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I just got back to Atlanta via Airtran from Kansas City, MO friday and noticed a loud metal clanking noise when shifting park to reverse. Neutral to drive. Neutral to reverse. Also anytime i accelerated from a stop or anytime i applied the acelerator at all. Sounded like somwthing was spinning and finally catching up and grabbing. I got home, I chocked the tires, put the emergency brake on, put shifter in neutral, called the wife to change shift while i was under truck. The front driveshaft would spin almost a 1/4 turn.
, suddenly stop with a loud metal clank. It would do this going from neutral to reverse or neutral to drive everytime. It was hard to tell but sounded like the clank was coming from the differencal end of the drivshaft. Any ideas as to what might be causing this loose play? it is a 4x4, AWD and the problem is in the front driveshaft/diff area. '04 1500,5.7 Hemi, 4X4, AWD, heated fold out tow mirrors, tow hooks, skid plates,titan gauges,"Undercover" tonneau cover,spray in bed liner, MOPAR chrome fuel door, billet "HEMI" door insert (Ranchers), SRT-10 Start Button(still trying to decide best way to mount?), 3rd Strike polished CAI, TB spacer, Outerwears pre-filter, NGK Plugs, Red 8.2mm Taylor Short Thundervolt wire, (BFGoodrich All-terrain A/T KO 285-R70-17-retired after 62,567 miles) BFG Mud-Terrain KM2 285 R70-17, IGGEE blue/black seat covers, Jet Stream Air Scoop / Power Wire, AT3030XL muffler, Super Chips 3815, Custom Rumble Ram 4X4 Bed Stripe, NAPA HP slotted/drilled rotors w/ceramic adaptive one pads, 5 speed automatic transmission,3.92gears,Patriot blue with chrome trim.             |
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Secretary Georgia Chapter |
Help!!!
It's not the u-joints. enought Slack in the front differental and transaxle allowing the front driveshaft to rotate almost a 1/4 turn when shifting from neutral to drive or neutral to reverse? Hoping someone can share knowledge as to want they think it might be? Thanks
'04 1500,5.7 Hemi, 4X4, AWD, heated fold out tow mirrors, tow hooks, skid plates,titan gauges,"Undercover" tonneau cover,spray in bed liner, MOPAR chrome fuel door, billet "HEMI" door insert (Ranchers), SRT-10 Start Button(still trying to decide best way to mount?), 3rd Strike polished CAI, TB spacer, Outerwears pre-filter, NGK Plugs, Red 8.2mm Taylor Short Thundervolt wire, (BFGoodrich All-terrain A/T KO 285-R70-17-retired after 62,567 miles) BFG Mud-Terrain KM2 285 R70-17, IGGEE blue/black seat covers, Jet Stream Air Scoop / Power Wire, AT3030XL muffler, Super Chips 3815, Custom Rumble Ram 4X4 Bed Stripe, NAPA HP slotted/drilled rotors w/ceramic adaptive one pads, 5 speed automatic transmission,3.92gears,Patriot blue with chrome trim. |
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Secretary Georgia Chapter |
Just wanted to let everyone know the out come of my problem.
I took yesterday and today off to work on my truck. I thought before i pull the cover on the front diff i would look harder at the front u-joint. because it sounds like a u-joint.Well thank God it was the front u-joint...one cup totally worn out...no bearings left. No looseness, had to remove the drive shaft to get it out of bind. Ithe 1/4 turn of the drive shaft is normal??? i went ahead and bought the other two u-joints for the rear shaft. I'm from the old school and like grease fittings, but let the parts man talk me into the maintence free joints  . The last ones from the factory lasted 120,000 miles. What do y'all perfer as far as the type of u-joints-with or with out grease fittings?Also the 1/4 turn before stopping was most likely the freeplay allowed by the worn out bearing cap. '04 1500,5.7 Hemi, 4X4, AWD, heated fold out tow mirrors, tow hooks, skid plates,titan gauges,"Undercover" tonneau cover,spray in bed liner, MOPAR chrome fuel door, billet "HEMI" door insert (Ranchers), SRT-10 Start Button(still trying to decide best way to mount?), 3rd Strike polished CAI, TB spacer, Outerwears pre-filter, NGK Plugs, Red 8.2mm Taylor Short Thundervolt wire, (BFGoodrich All-terrain A/T KO 285-R70-17-retired after 62,567 miles) BFG Mud-Terrain KM2 285 R70-17, IGGEE blue/black seat covers, Jet Stream Air Scoop / Power Wire, AT3030XL muffler, Super Chips 3815, Custom Rumble Ram 4X4 Bed Stripe, NAPA HP slotted/drilled rotors w/ceramic adaptive one pads, 5 speed automatic transmission,3.92gears,Patriot blue with chrome trim.  |
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