interchange drums on Dakota

From : b dragon

Q: my 63 one ton axle bearing nut is 8 sided as opposed to hex. it is 2 3/4 sae. does anyone know where i can purchase a tool to remove and install this nut. tia. .

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From : dick puter413atyahoo com

i purchased a used hypertech module that still has the other vehicle information on it. the programmer wont program because it isnt a matching vin number. how do i reset the p-rom chip i wonder if its light sensitive eeprom. i cant believe i cant find anything about this i doubt it is because of great customer service at hypertech. thanks .

From : b dragon

you could spray wd40 in bearing area but i would worry about overspray on the belt. you should try some spary belt dressing on the belt both sides to see if it quietens or use the crayon trick i did. this will tell you if it is belt or bearing. if beaing you should be able to pinpoint it. try a piece of small diameter tubing about 2 feet long. put one end in your ear and search with the open end. if you narrow down to a bearing use a long screwdriver on the non-moving bearing bolt and press your ear against the screwdriver. youll be amazed at the types of noises you can hear.... bearing heading south -- fmb only one b in fmb hi all ive got a 99 doge grand caravan es 3.8l. the problem i have is a load continuous squealing sound coming from around the belt area when im not accelerating or at a standstill. ive had a mechanic check the belts etc to see whats causing the annoying squeal. he said the belts/tension and everything looks good and that a piece of crud or something has got stuck somewhere around the belts/pulleys and that it will probably disappear by itself over time. but it seems to be getting louder and even more annoying and i want to know if there would be any harm in me trying to spray some lubricant wd-40 or similar around the pulley shaft areas. thoughts about other possible causes and remedies would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance. jitendra .