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TRANSMISSION TROUBLESHOOTING 89 Dodge Dakota

From : justcantwin

Q: might want to check this site out. lot of shops use it for the latest information. www.alignmentspecs.com i recently replaced upper ball joints on a 96 dodge 3500 1-ton van. this vehicle uses pressed-in ball joints and i replaced them with a standard c-frame tool. after a few months one of the ball joints backed itself out this is a poor design imo. i pressed it back in and tack-welded it in a few spots. so far its holding just fine. in order to do the weld i removed the upper a-frame. of course i didnt think to mark its position uses no shims just slotted bolt holes to adjust caster/camber until id already loosened the bolts and let things shift. id like to get the truck properly in alignment. if thats not possible at least driveably close until i buy new tires and have a shop fine-tune it. i think i can measure camber with a plumb bob and toe-ins a no-brainer but how in the devil can i measure caster also is there an online reference where i can find the alignment specs for my vehicle best regards martin .

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From : max dodge

that is when most find out that the lift pump is not working. when the lift pump fails the injector pump will pull the fuel and all appears okay. when you change the filter then it becomes real apparent the lift pump has gone south and your injector pump is right behind. roy quit making sense dammit its annoying! ;^ i thought the lack of power symptoms would be very noticeable but after a bit of research i discovered several people claimed not to notice any power difference until after changing a failed pump. remember who youre talking to. its his job to be annoying... bg hi fur face how ya doin roy denny .