Dodge Trans

From : jtedm ameritech net

Q: geeze tom. just had to correct me didnt you or am i like you and he allowed to express myself for once it read at first like a reply in the conversation wed been having then the comment about someone to me since i first saw it in email it seemed he implied me directly thinking dc was god. i reminded him that many of the things he considers to be standard equipment on all vehicles seat belts a/c etc. were first developed by chrysler engineers. yes to me it was an attack and i felt that my efforts did not justify such treatment. and i dont believe what i posted here based upon that email from him justifies such treatment as you have given me either. tbone wrote gees budd you take things far to personally in here. perhaps he accidentally hit the reply button instead of the reply group button since the exact thing was also posted to the ng. it is easy to do with lookout express. but even if he did send it to you directly big deal. he didnt attack you or even say that you were wrong he simply voiced his opinions on the situation. i completely agree with him on two of his issues. 9 brakes are too small to be used on a pu and serviceability has become a distant thought in the building of many new vehicles. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving this clown sent this post to me direct because i guess i had been trying to help him. i dont consider his action appropriate in light of my effort to help him. i dont know what i did to warrant receiving this tirade other than trying to be helpful. he is now on my blocked email list. budd dick wrote i used the booster & mc off the same vehicle a 2000 durango. didnt think i could go wrong with that combo. i assumed with so many people complaning about high pedal preasure that chrysler engineers had screwed up on the 97-98. they changed the design in 99 to something that works good. they could have kept the bolt pattern the same on the booster so that the newer model would easily interchange. rear brake drums of 9 dia is a design flaw on a pickup 10 was optional then 11 in 2000 & now rear disc. cant blame dc for the 97 it was chrysler then. my 88 dakota had 9 also changed the axle on that when it failed to a 10 posi setup with heavyer springs off doner truck wish i had it back. chrysler removed the front axle disconnect on new series so now the front end parts wear out. my front c/v are worn out too as a result. ball joints on old 88 had 150k on them & were still tight. this 97 is ready for its 3rd. set no grease fittings on orginal equip i bought moog with grease fittings & lifetime warrany this time. i had complete pedal travel to the floor when bleeding so travel is not an issue. damiler chrysler is not god they screw up more than most auto manufactures. there designs do not take into account that these vehicles will have to be serviced economicaly. having to remove the fender liner to remove the mastercylinder is not resonable nor is removing the dashboard to replace the heater or ac componets. i have read reports of owerers of 2001 durango having to replace the heater core 3-5 times allready at $800 a pop. probably not a future dc customer! and i am a former employee of chrysler. dick you went with a smaller size master cylinder iirc which give you a mechanical advantage which lowers pedal pressure but requires more pedal travel to do the job. you may have reduced your reserve pedal to a less than safe amount by doing so. remember i did not recommend a smaller cylinder.. .

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From : paul jensen

my son has a 99 dodge ram 1500 2wd at 53.00 out went the tyranny after $2900 he has his back. i know i will never buy a dodge or a chrysler product ever. made to cheap .

From : tom lawrence

heres a post i made on replacing those joints just so the original poster doesnt get confused this is for a double-cardan cv joint which on the rams is only found on the front driveshaft at the transfer case. .

From : gary glaenzer

i have a 99 dodge and i think my front u-joint in the axle is going out. i hear a clicking when having the wheel turned right or left. what does that cost now days to replace i dont know if it is called technically a u-joint. it is. its about a 2 hour job plus the cost of the u-joint. should be around $200 to have it done at a local garage - dealer would probably charge $350. .

From : max340

on sun 03 aug 2003 141442 gmt budd cochran mr-d150@citlink.net wrote this clown sent this post to me direct because i guess i had been trying to help him. i dont consider his action appropriate in light of my effort to help him. i dont know what i did to warrant receiving this tirade other than trying to be helpful. he is now on my blocked email list. budd well thats just gotta break his heart. dick wrote i used the booster & mc off the same vehicle a 2000 durango. didnt think i could go wrong with that combo. i assumed with so many people complaning about high pedal preasure that chrysler engineers had screwed up on the 97-98. they changed the design in 99 to something that works good. they could have kept the bolt pattern the same on the booster so that the newer model would easily interchange. rear brake drums of 9 dia is a design flaw on a pickup 10 was optional then 11 in 2000 & now rear disc. cant blame dc for the 97 it was chrysler then. my 88 dakota had 9 also changed the axle on that when it failed to a 10 posi setup with heavyer springs off doner truck wish i had it back. chrysler removed the front axle disconnect on new series so now the front end parts wear out. my front c/v are worn out too as a result. ball joints on old 88 had 150k on them & were still tight. this 97 is ready for its 3rd. set no grease fittings on orginal equip i bought moog with grease fittings & lifetime warrany this time. i had complete pedal travel to the floor when bleeding so travel is not an issue. damiler chrysler is not god they screw up more than most auto manufactures. there designs do not take into account that these vehicles will have to be serviced economicaly. having to remove the fender liner to remove the mastercylinder is not resonable nor is removing the dashboard to replace the heater or ac componets. i have read reports of owerers of 2001 durango having to replace the heater core 3-5 times allready at $800 a pop. probably not a future dc customer! and i am a former employee of chrysler. dick you went with a smaller size master cylinder iirc which give you a mechanical advantage which lowers pedal pressure but requires more pedal travel to do the job. you may have reduced your reserve pedal to a less than safe amount by doing so. remember i did not recommend a smaller cylinder.. .

From : jerry

we had the flash done on our 99 5.9 durango. all it did was cut the power in half by retarding the spark. after that the cruise control was even uncomfortable to use because it kept chasing the speed & didnt have the power to maintain highway speed. we took it in 15 times to 3 different dealers and finally they probably reprogrammed it i bet. they said they found a leak in the thermostat gasket but it had a bit more power. that engine just runs too hot with too high of a compression not to ping. it should be run with 89 octane. they mention other tsbs like routing the spark plug wires away from the valve covers & wrapping them up. that has been done to mine but i imagine they are just cheap wires. the spark plugs are garbage too. youll probably be ok just replacing those. my next upgrade will be a cold air intake after i take care of the ball joint defect. i have platinum plugs old wires k&n filter i turned the inputfor the air box to allow more airflow and i installed one of those 10k resistors inline with the idle air controller to advance the spark and installed a 160deg thermo which is a bit too cold. havent had a ping in over 20k and have a total of 57k on it. all i can say is do not let dc flash that chip youll regret it. exhaust every other option. thanks t yep i meant dc. are they saying what the cause of the pinging is or why folks are losing power with the fix scout .

From : sydney68

because flowmaster uses alot of the same muffler rather than testing application by application to see what will give gains. flowmaster is mainly for sound. i have a 98 dakota 5.2 l v8 and recently installed a flowmaster exhaust cat back system. now my mileage dropped about 25%. what gives i thought these high flow *increased* fuel economy comments are welcomed .

From : toxictavrn

yeah go get a ford. i know 4 people that had there trannys go out before 10k on pickups and explorers. much better than a dodge! so if i change my transmission fluid every 15 000 miles i shouldnt have these transmission problems that plague about 75% of any chrysler product i dont tow i am not slamming chrysler i have 2 but lets be real what is the first thing out of anyones mouth when you ask them about chrysler products and reliability jb -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 80000 groups - 16 different servers! =----- .

From : jay smith

my dad had his chevy chuck one at 60000 and doesnt tow anything. i do change my trans. fluid about every 50k with only mopar parts and myself have had no problems and look forward to trading in my 94 grand cherokee 120k on a 04 hemi ram quad cab!! jb i am not slamming chrysler i have 2 but lets be real what is the first thing out of anyones mouth when you ask them about chrysler products and reliability i dont have to ask about reliability mine have never failed to deliver satisfactory performance over time. sure ive done some repairs here and there but ive never had an engine go out a trans get smoked or any other major failure when i used the vehicle within reason and sometimes far beyond reason. max spam filters why purify an undesired substance -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 80000 groups - 16 different servers! =----- .

From : jbjay smith

i do change my trans. fluid about every 50k with only mopar parts and myself have had no problems and look forward to trading in my 94 grand cherokee 120k on a 04 hemi ram quad cab!! jb i am not slamming chrysler i have 2 but lets be real what is the first thing out of anyones mouth when you ask them about chrysler products and reliability i dont have to ask about reliability mine have never failed to deliver satisfactory performance over time. sure ive done some repairs here and there but ive never had an engine go out a trans get smoked or any other major failure when i used the vehicle within reason and sometimes far beyond reason. max spam filters why purify an undesired substance -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 80000 groups - 16 different servers! =----- .