Drivetrain KLUNK niose Dodge Dakota
From : bigwave
Q: while driving my 1999 dakotathe brake and abs light came on. checked level of brake fluid..ok. firm brake pedal then my speedometer worked intermittantly.here do i start to look for this problem are they related 82k miles well kept no prior problems whats the cause .
Replies:
From : jeff mayner
i agree with you there i must not have been driving it right like greg said off a cliff!!!!!! no rabbit you can not spank me! how about if we all have our finest leather on denny .
From : bigwave
this is driving everyone crazy. three different shops and the dealership cant figure it out. when i hit a bump at highway speed the whole truck starts shacking like a wheel coming off. has anyone had this trouble before yes. its called the death wobble for obvious reasons and is usually caused by a worn track bar ball joint at the frame end. you can verify this by running the engine and having someone turn the wheels lock to lock while you observe the joint. there should be no movement at all - any movement indicates a worn joint and is the cause of the shake the track bar is what prevents side-to-side movement of the front axle. repairs include a new stock bar a new aftermarket bar moog makes one replacement joints from lindstad or lukes link or a replacement bar from dt profab. .
From : bigwave
as a matter of fact i just did this today. the drive shaft does move back abd forth. i didnt measure it accurately with a ruler but eyeballing it i would say is moves about 1/8. i also jacked up the rear end so both tires were off the ground and tranny in first gear. i can move the tire on the rh side back and forth 1/2. i put a mark on the side of the tire near the tread and had my son hold a yardstick while i moved the tire back and forth. on the lh side i could barely move the tire back and forth. .
From : bigwave
closer gearing between 1st and 2nd is the biggest reason. also i feel the clutch on the 5600 13 will be better suited and will give me more miles. i also will be starting to pull some pretty heavy loads as well. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. in the battle between money and love money will always triumph i may have to change my signature...... no the 4500 is cast iron as well. i wont be skipping gears all the time. believe it or not there comes a time when some like myself can benefit from the additional gearing...like maybe plowing snow. its a big jump from 1st to 2nd on the 4500. also the larger clutch will benefit on the plowing and with heavy loads. i actually started this to see what sort of input people had as to being able to make it happen....not as a request for nay-sayers to shoot it down because they dont think its worth it. that being said please lets limit the input to positive only on this thread and if you want to post negatives...start a different thread as a courtesy to me and others that may be interested in possibly doing the same conversion. tia. a question if i may. why do you feel the change will be benificial for snow plowing roy .
From : Annonymous
sounds like its coming from the rear. .
From : christopher thompson
nosey wrote im happy with my mopar batteries. the factory installed batteries in my 99 2500 are 6 full years/64000 miles old. i know they will need replacement soon but im holding out just to see how long they last. maybe they send all of the good batteries down to mexico for the diesels. be careful ............. seems when they get ready to die there is little or no warning. could happen at the most inconvenient time like 100 miles from no where. jerry .
From : nitpik
i have seen this problem mentioned before so someone will know the answer for sure. they are related and it seems that its something that doesnt really make sense. just keep asking. while driving my 1999 dakotathe brake and abs light came on. checked level of brake fluid..ok. firm brake pedal then my speedometer worked intermittantly.here do i start to look for this problem are they related 82k miles well kept no prior problems whats the cause .
From : bob
i have heard it stated from some that the o2 sensors should be changed out at higher mileage even if they are not generating any trouble codes. i would like to hear others opinions on this. oldtimer .
From : rt
on 5 may 2005 074656 -0700 craig@metronet.com wrote my experience with mopar batteries is if it is anywhere near 18-24 months old get ready to replace it. any time over 18-24 months is a gift. and yes they just die out of the blue. my last mopar battery died exactly 5 minutes after i got home from work. i went out literally 5 mintues after i arrived home to go to the grocery store and it wouldnt start. oh and the green eye on top of the battery that supposedly tells you that its in good shape doesnt mean a damn thing ... ; craig c. the eye just means the sg of that cell is in the useable range and the liquid level is not below the recommended minimum. .
From : bigwave
im baffled.....every tranny shop here starts talking rebuild the minute i call....it shifts great till the trans fluid quits flowing....weird usually because if its something inside the trans worn pump maybe then its gotta be pulled... and at that point the extra labor to tear it completely down and re-build it is pretty minimal and parts arent all that much either full master rebuild kits can be had at retail for around $200... so if a shops going to go through the effort to pull the trans and fix something and guarantee that fix they want to be sure that two weeks later some other worn and unreplaced part doesnt fail causing them more work to re-pull and re-re-fix the trans. forget about explaining to the customer well ya see you only wanted us to repair the pump... now one of your piston seals let go so we have to charge you again because its a different problem... 99 out of a hundred customers will want to reach for the nearest heavy object to fling in their direction. .
From : Annonymous
any one have any experience using yokohama tires specifically the geolander at+ iis im looking to get a new set for my 96 ram cc 5.9l 4x2. i do mostly on road driving but like the option of a/t tires when it snows or if i have to go off the road. i am currently running on a set of cooper vipers that served me very well over the last 50k miles and it turns out they are no longer made. i like the wranglers by goodyear but they typically wear out fast in my own experience i had eagles on a car and they wore down quickly and the wranger rt/s on the ram wore down in about 40k. the cooper vipers were great better ratings then the goodyears and looked better too. what kind of tires have you been riding on. i would stay with a us made tire if it were me. sooner or later we will all regret the money we sent overseas when our jobs and country disappear. mike good gawd you protectionist yanks dont want to buy anything that isnt merican made but you expect the rest of the world to buy your products get a grip. ron .
From : tbone
a short block is just the block and its internal components pistons connecting rods crank but does not include the cam pushrods heads intake ... short block will generally include the cam and lifters. any that do not are better left in favor of those that do. i guess that depends on stock or performance. a basic stock short block may come with a cam but not a performance one. if you were going stock why would you use a short block anyway on the performance side they simply have no idea what i want to use the engine for what rpm range i want the power in what heads intake or fuel system i am going to use so how could they have any idea what cam to give me. now the cam bearings would be installed but usually not the cam itself. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving . 222 301184 wrene.8581$az3.889734@twister.southeast.rr.com there will always be some noise. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving thanks for all you responses. i did get a second opinion and was told rearend was okay but a ujoint was bad and there was a lot of play up front - possibly the tranny or transfer case. so i took it back to the original dealer and they replaced a ujoint on the rear driveshaft and also replaced the transfer case. theres still a very slight klunk on occasion but its a whole lot better than it was. all the work was covered under warranty included a brand new transfer case. bwd .
From : bigwave
thanks for all you responses. i did get a second opinion and was told rearend was okay but a ujoint was bad and there was a lot of play up front - possibly the tranny or transfer case. so i took it back to the original dealer and they replaced a ujoint on the rear driveshaft and also replaced the transfer case. theres still a very slight klunk on occasion but its a whole lot better than it was. all the work was covered under warranty included a brand new transfer case. bwd .
From : bigwave
http//7slotgrille.com/multimedia/working.wmv 18 meg 5 minute video of me working on man shit right click and save target as. wow... an amazing film... i laughed i cried... great plot good character development and oh my god - who ever saw that ending coming definately oscar potential... five stars! .
From : tbone
craig@metronet.com wrote my experience with mopar batteries is if it is anywhere near 18-24 months old get ready to replace it. any time over 18-24 months is a gift. and yes they just die out of the blue. my last mopar battery died exactly 5 minutes after i got home from work. i went out literally 5 mintues after i arrived home to go to the grocery store and it wouldnt start. im happy with my mopar batteries. the factory installed batteries in my 99 2500 are 6 full years/64000 miles old. i know they will need replacement soon but im holding out just to see how long they last. maybe they send all of the good batteries down to mexico for the diesels. .