Dakota Balljoint

From : ed m

Q: thats right. i couldnt remember and didnt feel like going into the basement to get the paperwork to look it up. those are called anti-rattle clips. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph i may have to change my signature......on second thought i was right the first time. i had the front brakes done on my 02 durango a couple of months ago. about 2-3 weeks ago i was hearing what sounded like a rattling coming from the drivers side. this was when i went over bumps driving around town. i took it to my mechanic and they adjusted some dust shields and wheel well shields in the front tire areas and i thought that would take care of it. however the next day i heard the noise again called my mechanic and they suggested i take it back to my dealer which is what i did. they found that some clips were missing on the left front side that hold the pad in place. i took it back to my mechanic again since they did the brakes originally and they put the clips in place. since then ive had no problems. i dont know if this is the same for you but its something to inquire about. hello i replaced the front break on my 2002 dodge grant caravan with a new pair of pads with the rotors tuned last weekend. i checked and everything seemed to be done properly. but i noticed that when i applied the break especially when going downhill a kind of rattling noise came from one side of the break. this happened only when the break was applied somewhat heavily. i double-checked calipers rotors etc. and their installation and couldnt find nothing wrong. i would appreciate any advice or insights. thanks. - p .

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From : thesnoman

now normally i would leave well enough alone and stay out of these arguements....but here i go against better judgement. funny that is not the thought comming from the trans experts in here. according to them you always need it. i havent seen anyone state that you always need em. then you havent been here very long or are not following the threads. just about every time someone worries about longevity of their automatic transmission the first words that usually appear in here is to add a cooler followed by daily fluid flushes sarcasm here. it says so for extreme duty applications which you all seem to think that you fit into. the average truck owner is nowhere near a heavy duty schedule b type of use. ok out of a general motors owners manual for a 96 s series severe service/short trip definitions most trips are less than 5 to 10 miles especially important in sub freezing cond are most of your trips highest portion of mileage of this type and in sub freezing weather i didnt say short and freezing i just said that it empasised the added importance of this in freezing conditions. most trips include extensive idling defined further as frequent stop and go no extensive idling and stop and go are different things all together and again the key word is most. iow do you drive a taxi again if you read gms 96 s series owners manual it clearly states most trips include extensive idling such as frequent driving in stop-and-go traffic the parithisis is a direct copy from the owners manual i originally sited in my responce as an example it is not my interpetation of thier intention. you operate your vehicle in dusty conditions or off road this means most or all of the time not a few times a year and do you you tow a trailer as in most or all of the time not a few times per year. if the vehicle is used in an emergency service taxi or commercial application iow relate this condition to the conditions above and you will see what severe duty actually means. hmmm off the bat even for my old s15 i see 3 that apply and im betting the vast majority could find atleast one of those. really which ones and be realistic about it. ok you want reality of my driving here ya go bud! i live on a dirt road dusty condition maybe i drive 3.5 miles to work short trips maybe im a regular at the lake as in pullin the boat just about every weekend to the lake.... -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .