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Replying to: utter1 (Sep 15, 2005 5:00 pm)
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Replying to: bpeebles (Sep 15, 2005 5:14 pm) |
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Almost 70k miles, now I hear a whine from the rear end direction.. Checked the rear diff for synthetic fluid levels as is fine and even looks/feels fine .. Don't feel any wobble at any certain speeds but definite whine. Anyone have something similar after all these miles? Wondering how many folks might have had to change their u-joints at 70k?? The whine increases in loudness as I drive faster..I used to remember when u-joints wore out on my older vehicles that you would feel the vehicle shake at a consistent speed..45-50mph.. Seemed to notice that this noise just started about a day or 2 ago..Any background help is appreciated as I am leaning towards getting the u-joints looked at and/or replaced..or jack it up myself and see if the driveshaft feels loose.. I dont get any banging in gears although it would seem less with a manual then an automatic trans.. bahhhh Thanks, Ger
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Replying to: dodgetrukn (Oct 18, 2005 2:48 pm) Bookitty
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Replying to: dodgetrukn (Oct 18, 2005 2:48 pm) However, I would not expect a Ujoint to cause a "whine". That would be more like center bearing (if you have one) or rear end. Question: Does the whine change amplitude when ACCELLERATING or DECELLERATING? ...What about at constant 'cruze' ? |
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Replying to: bookitty (Oct 18, 2005 4:11 pm) The whine noise pitch seems to get higher with more speed and lower with less speed as does the volume increase and decrease with acceleration and decceleration. It sounds like its coming from the back seat to rear of the truck..but definitely just started happening 1-2 days ago..Oh. and at constant cruise, the whining sound remains the same. Just wondering bookitty..how many miles did your truck have before exhibiting this noise..? thanks for the response(s)..Ger
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Replying to: dodgetrukn (Oct 18, 2005 5:21 pm) Bookitty
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Replying to: bookitty (Oct 19, 2005 12:01 pm) |
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Bookitty, Bruce, All... Dealer is rebuilding the rear differential. Was told the carrier and pinion bearings were bad. I originally thought carrier bearings were for the driveshaft..My warranty approved the repair. Dropped truck off thurs night, should get it back monday.  My truck was built in april-2001. I had mentioned about flushing and replacing my p/s fluid with synthetic. I was told DODGE does not make synthetic for the p/s unit. I thought dodge put syn in ~ > june of 2001 trucks.. Told them forget about that. I will look for the Redline, and pull the low pressure hose off and drain turning the wheel lock to lock?? then refill with redline synthetic as I have read others have done. I am just a bit concerned not to lock up the p/s pump when the fluid comes out..Guess a bit nervous.. Comments?? thanks, Ger.
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Replying to: dodgetrukn (Oct 21, 2005 8:57 am) The first time I changed it, I used "normal" PS fluid.... my steering was VERY stiff on cold mornings. The next time, I used RedLine and that totally fixed my stiff steeing in the cold weather. I had no issues with PS pump after refilling. I found that the first time I started the engine, the new fluid turned into foam from all the air in the system. I just stopped the engine and let it sit for a few minutes to allow the air to percalate out of the fluid. It may take a few days for the fluid-level to settle out to a constant level. Just check it daily for a while. It is impossible to get ALL of the old fluid out using this method... but it is less risky than removing the hoses from the PS rack to drain it. If you are concerned about it, just change fluid again after about a month to ensure that the system is mostly new fluid. Since it takes less than a quart to change it and is not very hard to do, this is not really a bad idea. |
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