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#67 of 76 Re: CV joint causing noise? [tjfitz] by dodge96 Mar 25, 2008 (8:48 pm)
Replying to: tjfitz (Mar 25, 2008 3:42 am) Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, tjfitz! That sledge hammer noise is exactly what I heard, except it was when I was driving about 40. Scared the sh out of me the first time. When you say inner CV joint would that be inside the differential? I checked all the cv joints in the boots on the left and right front axle's and they looked fine. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again Replies to this message: tjfitz (Mar 26, 2008 7:57 pm)
#68 of 76 Front Differential Clunking by dodge96 Mar 24, 2008 (2:37 pm)
My front differential just started making a noise like a flat tire flopping on the road. I took the cover off and everything looked fine. When I had it up on jack stands I turned the front tires and could hear a lesser version of the noise but still could not pinpoint the problem.
#69 of 76 Re: Differential back together and in-service [tjfitz] by bpeebles Mar 26, 2008 (7:01 pm)
Replying to: tjfitz (Mar 25, 2008 6:07 am) THAT IS GREAT NEWS! I applaud your efforts to get your diff repaired. I am duly impressed!   Even though I have rebuilt engines and maintained mechanical things all my life - I do not think I would attempt what you have done.   I suppose you were NOT laying on your back in a dirt driveway - LOL
#70 of 76 Front Differential Output Leaking by gtownguy2 Mar 26, 2008 (7:25 pm)
Hi all;    I have been busy but using my 01 QC 4x4, 4.7,auto. Just turned 100k miles. I had to replace front driver bearing 85k and just did passenger front at 99k. Now I notice the driver output side on the front differential is leaking. Sort of out of the seal where the axle shaft goes in. Anyone else have this. Could it be my axles need to be replaced. ( I do hear clunking noises from the front end when I go over slight bumps-but I live with it.) they do not seem to make noises when I turn -so I thought the cv's are ok. It's almost as if somthing is loose. Could it be play in my axles? anyone have any experiences with these problems?   Thanks for any and all input.   Tom.
#71 of 76 Re: CV joint causing noise? [dodge96] by tjfitz Mar 26, 2008 (7:57 pm)
Replying to: dodge96 (Mar 25, 2008 8:48 pm) dodge96, I scribbled a reply last night but must have lost it somehow. My car had, on each axle, two CV joints: one inner, splined into the differential, the other at the outer end of the axle, splined into the wheel carrier.   The noise I had came from one of the inner CV joints and was truly scary. I thought I was breaking the driveline into pieces. I took the inner CV joint apart, and one of the balls was slipping out of its race and back in. I popped the ball back in and closed-up the CV and hoped for the best, and kept driving for five years. I just couldn't see paying big-bucks for a new inner CV joint. It seemed the only rebuilt ones were the outer CV joints because they are generally the ones to wear-out and I suppose there is a bigger market for them.   Somehow I went for five more years and then bought two reconditioned inner joints from a man in Ocala, Florida. He is an interesting character, a veteran of the U.S. Army airborne and now supplying CV joints for any car you can name (I think).   I don't know if your scary noise and shock is from a CV joint but it could be. Sorry I can't be much more help, but best of luck to you!
#72 of 76 RedLine lube by bpeebles Mar 27, 2008 (6:10 pm)
Now that I have been reading a flurry of appends about front/rear differential issues... I am SOOOO GLAD that I switched to RedLine lubricants when my Dak was just cutting its first tooth. (less than 20,000 miles)   The true synthetic basestock (NOT like Mobil1) of RedLine has protected all my Dakota gearcases. (manual xmission, xFerCase, differentials...etc)   I anticipate that my gearcases will never EVER have any measurable wear due to running RedLine lubes. (Over the useful life of my Dakota.) Replies to this message: tjfitz (Mar 27, 2008 7:17 pm)
#73 of 76 Re: RedLine lube [bpeebles] by tjfitz Mar 27, 2008 (7:17 pm)
Replying to: bpeebles (Mar 27, 2008 6:10 pm) bpeebles, I don't know what is happening with my replies on this forum. They don't seem to appear. Thanks for your kind words about my differential work, and I hope it holds-up. Seems OK so far. Maybe I'll go a few thousand miles and change my lubes to RedLine products.
#74 of 76 rear differential by briany4 May 13, 2008 (11:51 am)
I have had my 2001 QC to the dealer three times to fix the rearend. I am now having to go back again. Original failure was Dec '04 86k, everything but rear axle bearings were replaced. Pinion bearings then failed and were replaced under warranty Aug '05 101k. It started grinding again in Feb '07 125k. Although out of warranty, we agreed on a price to replace all bearings at one time, including the rear axle bearings. Now here we are, 14 months later at 150k, and the rear is again failing.I bought this truck new and I know it hasn't been abused. Is the dealer really that inept?, or am I missing something? Any help/suggestions on how to proceed with the dealer would be greatly appreciated.
#75 of 76 Re: front differential clunking [dodge96] by rich14 Jun 30, 2008 (5:44 am)
Replying to: dodge96 (Mar 24, 2008 9:10 pm) mine did the same thing and forun out that it was the driveshaft for the front axle, changed cvjoints and still had it till i took it to the garage and that is what it was
#76 of 76 Removing front shocks on '93 Dodge Dakota 2WD by clintonb Jul 28, 2008 (8:32 am)
I'm following instructions in a Haynes manual for removing the front shocks on my '93 Dodge Dakota. They mention removing the top nut of the front shock. However, I can't seem to really fit a wrench in that area. Also the nut and bolt look pretty rusted and I'm sure its going to take some muscle to break it loose.    So for those of you that have replaced your front shocks on a 2WD dakota, what tool did you use to remove that top nut? Did you use a socket wrench with a long extension? Did you use an impact wrench?    I'm welcome to any other advice you may have for removing the front shocks.    Thanks!

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