rear diff pinion is loose
From : burleigh
Q: %%%% curiosity question john what do you do for a living i bitch .
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From : tbone
what are they and what is so good about them. zoom zoom zoom idot!!! wow! i sure hope thats not what you have been telling other people who arent familiar with it. you know...for a guy who constantly brags about his hemi...i would think you would be able to form a basic explanation. nevertheless...im not surprised at your reasoning in your response. .
From : tbone
no. it sounds like the front pinion bearing has failed imagine that and will need to be replaced. the rear should also be replaced when this happens. you will -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving honeybs@radix.net beekeep wrote in can i adjust the loosness out of the pinion bearings i forgot to include the stats of my truck 98 dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 122000 miles standard trans. .
From : max340
papa smurf wrote papa smurf wrote papa smurf wrote papa smurf wrote scrape at mindspring dot com wrote on sun 06 jul 2003 222342 gmt exit exit@nomore.com wrote scrape at mindspring dot com wrote on sun 06 jul 2003 204007 gmt exit exit@nomore.com wrote forgive my lack of knowledge of us political parties as i am an englishman - i take it the democrats are the very right wing party and the republicans are the even more right wing party nope. youve got it wrong. the democrats are the socialists and the republicans are the liberals. democrats are socialists to be a socialist like tony blair or karl marx you need to believe in state ownership of big business. a command economy. redistribution of wealth. that the struggle between the proletariat and bourgeois is a politcal struggle. state provision of services. it still looks to me as though you have two right wing parties neither of whom would know socialism if it hit them in the face! ;- perhaps you need to look a bit closer. im not familiar with the phrase command economy but everything else you mentioned is dead on what the democrats want. really which industries have the democrats nationalised recently if they were socialists a national health service would be top of their list but they dont ssem to have provided one yet. we run into a little trouble with that one. since largely it is us companies fronting the bill for the r&d that provides cheapers better drugs and procedures for the rest of the world it becomes difficult for us to achieve a leechbased healthcare system without putting at least some of the cost on the non-producers. im afraid thats not true. global trade information services show that the us exported 8695 and imported 14309 gbp millions pharamceuticals in 2002. the uk by comparison exported 10031 and imported 7446. we dont put the costs on the non-producers so why would you need to id be very curious to see how pharameceuticals is defined to make that statistic true. same way the us govt defines it. id also be curious to know how many of said drugs are we originally developed or knockoffs thereof. none are knockoffs the uk is one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical developers not some 3rd world sweat shop copying us drugs. us giant pfizer is the worlds biggest pharmaceutical co. with 7.5% of the world market share. glaxosmithkline in the uk have 7.0% of the world market and none of the other us companies comes close. bear in mind that 53% of the worlds patents are registered to uk individuals or companies and a significant part of that is pharmaceutical. i was completely unaware of this. btw i am very much enjoying our conversation. do you have any links that i could look into this with always like to upgrade the worldview where it is flawed. it is rather enlightening isnt it always. it is nearly impossible to have a nice reasoned political arguement any more. both sides are so charged so pissed so wary of being lead it a trap and neither side really listening that mostly it rapidly breakdowns into ridiculous statements and personal attacks. and im just as guilty as this coming in with as much baggage as i have. its been very pleasent to have a discussion that hasnt hasnt imediately been reduced to the im a dickhead no youre a dickhead. level. agreed - i think party politics is treated a little less seriously here and is all the better for it but if youve ever watched the british parliament live its hard to take them seriously. on the whole however most mps do a good job of representing their constituencies and have to run an open surgery every week where their electorate have unfettered free access to them to complain about the bins not being emptied or whatever - its great leveller and brings them down to earth! istr getting the world market share figures for pfizer and gsk from their respective websites and the reference to 53% of the worlds patents being british was actually calculated by the japanese ministry industry in 1996 though i cant find the link currently. shame we are not as good at selling them as we are at inventing them. since this is totally unacceptable to leechvoters and hugely unpopular with those that would end up footing the rest of the bill it has trouble even being formed to come for a vote. take recent events where bush has said get me a healthcare bill ill sign it and then the press starts giving out the details that it will gasp cost some more than they are getting back they wanted the magical cow to pay for it all suddenly they are all up in arms and it probably wont get passed. im not saying you should have a national health service thats a choice for your electorate but i do suspect the arguments are not being fairly assessed. i call them like i see them. of course you do but i suspect political dogma gets in the way of a fair assessment of whether
From : tbone
papa smurf wrote papa smurf wrote we both believe similar things then but my belief in my fellow englishmen leads me to trust that their self-respect will allow them only to use entitlement as a last resort whereas you seem to think many americans will immediately give up trying if they can get the basics for free. forty years of experience has shown me that it works that way here. the more that is given the more they not only want but they more that they feel they deserve. pick a random person around my parts and on one hand they are proudly milking the system for what its worth and decrying the rich as selfish greedy and not paying their fair share. its both insane and maddening. of cpurse it doesnt help that the entitlements here are designed to make you more dependant. for instance unemployment discourages working by making it largely an all or nothing deal. you cant work a little and build your way up with slowly reduced benefits because that would lead too many people off the roles and not dependant on the government. the system wants to be milked. i certainly wouldnt criticise what is clearly your experience perhaps i am too much the optimist. the unemployed here get what is called job seekers allowance which is only paid if you can prove you are actively seeking a job and not excluding any offers unreasonably. it seems pretty effective along with our reasonably robust economy keeping unemployment down to 5%. oops hit reply prematurely. technically they have to looking for work but the enforcement on this comes and goes depending on who is in power. and they only have to looking within their speciality. our unemployment has reached the 10 year high of 6.4% which has caused almost orgiastic joy amoungst the press and anti-conservatives. bit less fussy here - you get a little time to find your preferred line of work if not its whatever pays the bills. and perhaps your countrymen give you reason to be more optimistic. ours is ladden with a growing number of social leeches. it should be pointed out by me that this country still has a strong backbone of incredible hard-working caring ethiced people as well. i think the values held by most britons of a strong work ethic and belief in self responsibility are also common in the americans i meet. but then you only meet the ones that have gotten it together enough to travel not the group that hangs out behind the 7-11 each night. very true but i still hang on to my prejudice that at heart the american majority are worthy people who share most of the aims and beliefs that are prevalent throughout our common history. -- julian. ---------- general melchett from blackadder describing his regiments coat of arms . . . .two dead frenchmen atop a pile of dead frenchmen. . . . . .
From : beekeep
on mon 07 jul 2003 140435 -0000 burleigh throttlejunkee@yahoo.com wrote honeybs@radix.net beekeep wrote in can i adjust the loosness out of the pinion bearings i forgot to include the stats of my truck 98 dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 122000 miles standard trans. you might get away with just replacing the front bearing. most likely it needs a total rebuild. there is a oem bearing set for a dodge 9 1/4 rear on ebay at the moment. http//cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayisapi.dllviewitem&item=2422172431&category=33731 you will need a couple of special tools to do the job yourself. a dial indicator a tool to set the preload on the carrier bearings an in-lb torque wrench to set the pinion bearing preload etc. also needed is an install kit which contains the crusher washer pinion shims marking compound and so forth. thats for a 9.25 yours may be different. your best bet is to have someone with experience do it. beekeep .
From : tom lawrence
i think that you may be confused again. i dont recall ever saying to replace the entire rear really here is the entire post no. it sounds like the front pinion bearing has failed imagine that and will need to be replaced. the rear should also be replaced when this happens. you will come on max... its pretty obvious he was referencing the rear pinion bearing - not the entire rear-end. front pinion bearing should be replaced... the rear should be replaced as well. .
From : max340
i have to disagree with consumer reports. they have a bias towards all japanese vehicles. they rarely rate an american vehicle as a recommendtion. i test drove a base tundra eight foot bed 2 door with a six cylinder. it had more noise a bouncier ride less interior room and worse gas mileage hard to believe than the dodge ram 1500 4.7. i decided to go with a real truck and went for the dodge. so far ive been happy. with 3800 miles it has been one of the best cars ive owned it averages about 14.85 mpg with a max of 17.85. i decided that the mileage was pitiful on all trucks including the six cylinder s-10 ranger etc. it sounds enough like a v-8 to let you know its there but then quiets down for cruising. i do agree that the back end does tend to go sideways if you hit a large bump or pothole. i dont know what they mean about hard to read gauges. i find the white guages very easy to read. ive lost most respect for consumer reports when it comes to vehicle rating. i know if its american they hate it and japanese they love it. this is because japanese cars and trucks are just better. as much as it pains me to admit it it is true. look at the latest jd power long term report. now good is that american cars are getting better than the european ones. so there is still hope. http//money.cnn.com/2003/07/08/pf/autos/bc.autos.durability/index.htmcnn=y es from reading this article it looks to me that jd powers included mercedes in the chrysler group. it states that the mercedes averaged 318 and the dailmer/chrysler average was 311. that would probably move the chryser number lower if mercedes was not included in the average. for the higher price you would pay for an import that even comes close to comparing to the quad cab you could replace anything that eventually goes wrong with the dodge. hd .
From : tbone
yes and youll need to use the 360 gaskets. will a 1985 4-barrel intake from a 360 v-8 fit a 1976 318 v-8 tia .
From : tom lawrence
thanks to those who replied especially those who replied directly. the sensor was bad. after reading toms post i was a bit worried as the speedometer worked fine. after a few days however the speedometer wouldnt work until i was going about 20mph. thanks again. lee bower stop getting ready to head to the dealer the abs light and brake light came on upon starting the truck. the light stays on at all times while the engine is running. what should or can i do taking it to the dealer is the last thing i want to do - right after visiting the dentist to get a root canal. unfortunately theres not a whole hell of a lot you can do. do you notice the rear wheels locking up under hard braking this would be an indication that the rwal has in effect turned itself off. if this is the case about the only thing you can hope for is that its a loose electrical connection at the cab module next to the master cylinder. first disconnect the battery to reset the cab module then remove the electrical connector from the cab skinny black cigar-box looking thing next to the brake master cylinder clean the connectors coat them with dielectric grease re-install and re-connect the battery. is there any flakiness with your speedometer 98s and up get both their rear wheel abs information and speed/odometer information from the same sensor - located on top of the rear differential. if you notice anything with your speedometer like not registering at all until you hit 15mph or so it could be the rear wheel speed sensor. this is about a $40 part and simple to change. does the brake pedal feel spongy at all like maybe somehow theres air in the system doubtful since you didnt mention anything about any work being performed that would have opened up the brake system but were reaching here. if so bleed the system or have it bled if you dont know how and then reset the brake computer as above by disconnecting the battery for a few minutes. aside from those three options im afraid you dont have much choice but to take it to the dealer. you cant extract any trouble codes from the brake system without a dealers scan tool. a generic obd-ii scan tool that you can buy/rent/borrow from local auto parts stores will only give you engine diagnostic codes. the brake system is completely proprietary. .
From : tbone
manual transmission clutch not releasing ok heres the truck. 1999 2500 diesel 5 speed. 57000 miles. no prior transmission or clutch problems. yesterday it was 100 degrees out and i drove the truck on a shopping errand about 50 miles away. i left the truck running at several stops. i noticed it was becoming stiff or difficult to shift. i couldnt get the truck into 2nd at one light so i left it in neutral while the light was red i had to kill the engine to put the tranny in gear and then restart. it was not releasing fully as when i started it to dragged the truck forward with the clutch depressed. i got on the interstate and headed home. after driving the 50 miles it now releases perfectly. the fluid reservoir is full. comments suggestions could the fluid in the system have boiled from the heat . 222 263079 su0ngv4gs21g2igqbre12fsdpn4nuletgp@4ax.com guzzler that would bury your results my trips were in a nissan that got about 25 mpg. also be sure that you arent fooled by the headwind/tailwind factor on whatever loop you choose. then dig up this thread and re-post with your data. im in so. calif and i only like driving north. i dont want to see new mexico or texas again unless its looking out an airplane window from 30000 feet. unless youre able to do the math or willing to do the experiment youll continue to guess. math you snipped it out of your reply. didnt you like to see how the drag of an 8mph wind obscures that 1-hp needed to gain elevation your hypothetical 1-horsepower extra engine isnt quite an accurate picture either. you cant divide a 20-horsepower engine into twenty 1-horsepower engines and say that theyll still drink the same amount of fuel. best regards martin aw i insulted texas and youre mad. i did live in waco for a couple years and liked it a bunch. the west half of the state is pretty bleak though. to each his own. no insult taken from a native from new mexico. we dont like californians unless they stay in california anyway. same with texans. woops! i live in texas now......does that make me a texan dont tell my folks they will disown me!! if you ever hear me say yall or fixin to fell free to slap me silly. btw this is tongue in cheek guys. i dont like the heat and humidity of north texas but prefer the desert. i do like the good well paying and prolific engineering jobs here though. live and visit where you like but its all america. sure beats anywhere in iraq iran siberia etc......... .
From : tbone
on tue 08 jul 2003 135805 gmt rt russandsandy@no.slimey.spammers.comcast.noteven.net wrote as much as i love my dodge it was assembled in mexico... rt 97 2500 xlt hd ccswb 5.9 gas hd 5 sp. which is part of america just not the usa... dodge is the all american truck. and lets keep it that way we are buying too much import crap as it is. cars shirts pants shoes hats all appliances t-vs sound cameras etc. do we make anything some cars that are half import parts and weapons of mass distruction is all i know of. almost all of our medical machines are seimans or such. what we need is the next microwave oven if you like and keep the technology for ourselves and sell it to the whole world. problem is the rest of the world doesnt have many consumers like us. so our government sold us out to the world market and the whole world makes money off of us and we have almost no market to sell to and make money. did you note how many mack trucks there were in iraq lots of mh-613s in the background of the pictures. inventor. .
From : burleigh
on mon 07 jul 2003 083721 gmt exit exit@nomore.com wrote i dont doubt the figures but surely this is precisely what would be expected in a rich economy and dare i say it be desirable from both a social and economic perspective. from another post of yours a little further down i bet you dont - im a right wing conservative. small & large c those two statements dont support each other. i suppose they could from a socialist viewpoint. tell me exit what beliefs of yours seperate you from your more liberal countrymen -- democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner .
From : neil nelson
on 6 jul 2003 134843 -0700 todd.roat@uc.edu todd w. roat wrote considering the ram 4x4 quad slt 4.7. however paranoid a bit because had a 1999 ram bought back in full on arbitration because of the infamous spark knock issue. loved the truck hated the knock. was told the hemi contains sensors to detect knocking and adjust the engine accordingly. however i am not getting the hemi now cant afford it but am getting the 4.7. does it also have such preventive measures against knock. also a couple peopel told me getting a 4.7 on ram is a waste engine too small for truck thoughts had a 4.8 in my previous chevy silverado which seemd powerful enough. the 4.7 replaced the 5.2/318 which is a pretty common setup used for years... most folks are ok with them others went for the 5.9/360.. as far as i know no knock issues with 4.7 .
From : beekeep
papa smurf wrote papa smurf wrote scrape at mindspring dot com wrote on sun 06 jul 2003 204007 gmt exit exit@nomore.com wrote forgive my lack of knowledge of us political parties as i am an englishman - i take it the democrats are the very right wing party and the republicans are the even more right wing party nope. youve got it wrong. the democrats are the socialists and the republicans are the liberals. democrats are socialists to be a socialist like tony blair or karl marx you need to believe in state ownership of big business. actually thats too much work for them they just believe in taxing it into submission. so no then. id put it down as a sort of. its not that they dont want it its just that they screw up each company that they try this one. they cant do it out right so its a lot of smoke and mirrors regulate everything so tightly that it might as well be run by the government ironically california calls this deregulation. but do they believe in it and lust for it i think so. so they have actually tried a compulsory purchase of a national industry which then subsequently failed a command economy. well i skipped this because im not sure what this means and im too lazy to look it up today. sorry - its an economy where the govt control the means of production. redistribution of wealth. big time. top 50% of wage earners pay 96.09% of income taxes hmmm. . . . . .could you elucidate please. the top half of all american wage earners pay almost all income taxes. nope that probably didnt help. damned irs moved everything around again ill have to go with this link http//www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/menu/irsfigures.guest.html i dont doubt the figures but surely this is precisely what would be expected in a rich economy and dare i say it be desirable from both a social and economic perspective. that the struggle between the proletariat and bourgeois is a politcal struggle. definately. state provision of services. dont know how strongly they feel about publicizing everything but they show do go ballistic whenever talk of privitizing something comes up. so what public services are provided by the democrats that arent by the republicans it still looks to me as though you have two right wing parties neither of whom would know socialism if it hit them in the face! ;- ok well just call em 4/5 socialists then.... not even 5% socialists - must try harder. wow if thats 5% then they must whip most kids straight out of the delivery room into a bubblewrap crate designed for safety and health while pushing the few producers to breaking point to keep society going. no too far from one of my concepts of hell. whats good side for the non-leeches you seem somewhat dogmatic - a nations success surely must not only be measured in dollars but also how it looks after its less fortunate citizens and i say this a right wing conservative. -- julian. ---------- general melchett from blackadder describing his regiments coat of arms . . . .two dead frenchmen atop a pile of dead frenchmen. . . . . .
From : max340
on mon 7 jul 2003 183832 -0700 barry white singingin@theafterlife.com wrote i worked for blue cross for about three years once and let me tell you the cost of health care has absolutely no relationship to the insurance premiums charged. its legalized extortion; like dealing with the mob... companies like blue cross piss money like it was water. they are non-profit so they have to make sure they dont show any profit every year; as a result you should see where they squander their booty they also invest in lost cause enterprises which are guaranteed money losers; thats not by accident either. blue cross/blue shield is in the process of going for profit in north carolina. loads of folks are bitching about that too. oh that will be a license to cornhole! nonnonono. it will be fine. my premiums only went up 40% this year. great expression by the way. i will use it freely as if id thought of it myself. obligatory grin garbage you would get sick if you saw how bcbs here in az just throws money around everywhere. of course as an employee you get free coverage which is great. but for those on the outside paying $350 a month for coverage is legalized robbery. and they have the balls to run ads on tv telling how cheap their coverage is. of course they quote rates for people like a 14 year old or a 30 year old. when you pass 40 you need a diamond or gold mine to pay the premiums. .
From : tbone
i highly recommend the spray-in bet liners. sure you cant drop cinderblocks on it from a two story building. but they are pretty darn tough and keep the bed in better shape then a drop in. on tue 08 jul 2003 003035 -0400 mopar man mopar@man.com wrote is it possible to have all of these items installed and work together - putco stainless steel bed caps and rails - cargo box preferably plastic - tonneau cover retractible 2001 dodge ram long box sure get an under-the-rail bedliner not an over-the-rail for starters. duraliner makes one. the front rail and tailgate covers are included but you can just cut them off if you want the redneck-chrome trim all the way around. most of the tonneau covers just clamp on anyway. doesnt matter if you have rails on or not. .
From : tbone
new ram 1500 hemi owner asking lots of questions to the group and loving the new truck. came with wheel/lug locks. in my folder of out the door brochures manuals extra keys and info was the bacg of 5 standard lugs. didnt think much of it because i assumed it would be covered in the manual. couldnt find it in the manual. how do they work how do you get them off if you have a flat and is there a special tool i shopuld have received thanks todd look again is it not 4 lug nuts and one key that fits into the hole on the locking lug nuts .