Front U-Join
From : eric schattschneider
Q: 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 : miles
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. thanks eric .
From : tom lawrence
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 thats fine but am wondering what sort of maintenence your son did to the truck. by 53000 miles it should have had some transmission maintenence performed. whas it done .
From : tom lawrence
sounds like the cv joint. im not familiar with ram front ends but on my small cars if youre having a shop replace it i find it cheaper to replace the entire shaft as labor is easier. rams have single-cardan u-joints in their axles not cv joints. labor is about the same to replace a u joint as it is to replace the entire axle shaft maybe an extra half hour on changing the joint but parts costs are around $20 for the u-joint and probably $500 or so for the axle assembly. what would you rather pay .
From : tom lawrence
should i take it in if you think you have a problem you should take it to the dealer if the truck is under warranty. the clunk you hear could be a number of things including u-joints. max spam filters why purify an undesired substance .
From : gary glaenzer
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 thats fine but am wondering what sort of maintenence your son did to the truck. by 53000 miles it should have had some transmission maintenence performed. whas it done by my schedule it should have had at least 3 services 15k under normal use 4 if he hauls a lot 12k and 5 if he tows 10k .
From : redneck tookover hell
thats because there arent any!!!!!!!!! this is a rack and pinion mechanism i dont see any steering stops outside the rack... sean .
From : miles
speed sensor on rear end. i have 1999 dodge ram 1500 my abs an brake light came on and the speedometer is not working. .
From : eric schattschneider
tom wrote 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 hmm. only thing i can think of is that city mpg may decrease from reduced low end torque. out on the highway it may increase or stay the same but you should have a slight increase in mid range torque. .
From : stephen harding
my 97 2500 drives great and doesnt wear tires yet when i took it to have the alignment checked they said it was out of spec and couldnt be adjusted. they recommended a frame shop. randy wrote have a 2000 1 ton dually w/cummins engine and 4x4. had the truck in for front end alignment but the dam thing still pulls to the right. its like the steering box is off a little. if i straighten out the steering wheel it will go a little to the right and have to turn it a little to the left to keep it straight but still wants to pull. any suggestions my own 2001 1500 pulls to the right as did my 1999 1500. i have heard over and over from ram owners who say theirs also pulls to the right. each time a dealer aligns it they are told its in spec. .