95 dakota rear end problems

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Q: you only love them until the rubber needs replacing....i am glad my 04 1500 has 17s. price truck tires in a 20 size.....bfg ats are over 300 each.....as opposed to 189 for the same size for my 17 inch rims. i have never paid over $100 each for truck tires name brands too. i check out the tire shops in the area and ask for new take-offs. plenty of people removing perfectly good tires and rims and installing aftermarket. if you are not really picky about brand or style it is a cheap way to go. greg . 222 285747 180720041913208663%jim@epix.net i bought my 95 dakota when it had 90k miles on it. when i first bought it i felt a shimmy when i stepped on the brakes which i figured was just a rotor. it wasnt bad so i let it go for a while. when it got worse i decided to replace the rotor. it didnt work. time goes by miles add on the problem became worse... a constant shimmy while driving getting worse when i stepped on the brake. a friend told me it was probably my front bearing. i lifted the truck and tested that scenerio... it was bad. replaced it but still didnt fix the problem. more time more miles problem gets worse. i then realized that it was in the rear not the front. the truck needed new tires so i got a new set... when the mechanic spin-balanced one of the back wheels he said one of my rims was bent. after just buying new tires i didnt have the cash for new rims so i let it wait. more time more miles and the problem grows bad enough that i can actually look in my side mirror and watch the wheel wobble. i finally get a new set of rims thinking my problems are over. nope didnt change at all. by that point i was afraid my axle was bent. i took the truck in to a mechanic once again to have him take the rear end apart. the axle is fine but he told me there were two things that could be the culprit... my left outer bearing looked worn and i had a brake fluid leak that was dripping fluid on the pads. i wasnt too keen on the fluid on the pad idea but since there was a leak i had to replace it. he also replaced the bearing. well that certainly put a major dent on the problem but it didnt fix it. having 150k on the truck now the latest fix only took the problem back to how it was when i had 100k on the truck. what else could it be nobody ive talked to can give me any sort of explanation. id keep on replacing everything in hopes that ill get it sooner or later but by that point id have a new truck and no money in my bank account ;- any help would be greatly appreciated. .

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From : dick puter413atyahoo com

ask your mechanic if he checked the pinion bearing or crush sleeve. .. i took the truck in to a mechanic once again to have him take the rear end apart. --- outgoing mail is certified virus free. checked by avg anti-virus system http//www.grisoft.com. version 6.0.718 / virus database 474 - release date 7/9/2004 .

From : nitpik

the wheel still wobbles if so something is bent rim or axle .. id say axle. previous owner slid into a curb at high speed. i bought my 95 dakota when it had 90k miles on it. when i first bought it i felt a shimmy when i stepped on the brakes which i figured was just a rotor. it wasnt bad so i let it go for a while. when it got worse i decided to replace the rotor. it didnt work. time goes by miles add on the problem became worse... a constant shimmy while driving getting worse when i stepped on the brake. a friend told me it was probably my front bearing. i lifted the truck and tested that scenerio... it was bad. replaced it but still didnt fix the problem. more time more miles problem gets worse. i then realized that it was in the rear not the front. the truck needed new tires so i got a new set... when the mechanic spin-balanced one of the back wheels he said one of my rims was bent. after just buying new tires i didnt have the cash for new rims so i let it wait. more time more miles and the problem grows bad enough that i can actually look in my side mirror and watch the wheel wobble. i finally get a new set of rims thinking my problems are over. nope didnt change at all. by that point i was afraid my axle was bent. i took the truck in to a mechanic once again to have him take the rear end apart. the axle is fine but he told me there were two things that could be the culprit... my left outer bearing looked worn and i had a brake fluid leak that was dripping fluid on the pads. i wasnt too keen on the fluid on the pad idea but since there was a leak i had to replace it. he also replaced the bearing. well that certainly put a major dent on the problem but it didnt fix it. having 150k on the truck now the latest fix only took the problem back to how it was when i had 100k on the truck. what else could it be nobody ive talked to can give me any sort of explanation. id keep on replacing everything in hopes that ill get it sooner or later but by that point id have a new truck and no money in my bank account ;- any help would be greatly appreciated. .

From : Annonymous

there were two things that could be the culprit... my left outer bearing looked worn and i had a brake fluid leak that was dripping fluid on the pads. i wasnt too keen on the fluid on the pad idea but since there was a leak i had to replace it. he also replaced the bearing. well that certainly put a major dent on the problem but it didnt fix it. having 150k on the truck now the latest fix only took the problem back to how it was when i had 100k on the truck. what else could it be nobody ive talked to can give me any sort of explanation. id keep on replacing everything in hopes that ill get it sooner or later but by that point id have a new truck and no money in my bank account ;- any help would be greatly appreciated. .