When I had the 94, 4x4, I replaced the Pitman Arm, It was still loose
compared to the 97, which is Rack and Pinion, but.. it did help it a bit....
I'd have a friend in the truck turning the wheel, while you look at the
pitman arm for any "play" you should be able to see if it has any play if he
moves the wheel back and forth about 1/8 of a turn....
__________________________________________________________
Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
`97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD:
Dual Exaust w/Flowmaster, Homemade K&N GEN II, 16" Electric Fan
180 T-stat, Accel 8.5's, Lakewood Traction Bars, F&B Stage 1 TB
ASP Pullies (Crank/Alt), Trans Go Shift Kit, BFG 275/60's
BEST 1/4 15.836 @ 84.93 MPH (w/o bars, 275's, ASP, Shift Kit, intake, tb,
fan)
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 2:48 PM
Subject: DML: Re: 4x4 front wheel bearings
> > Anyone know how long these are supposed to last, truck is stock has
> >140,000mi runs like a champ but the frontend is loose, also a brown goop
> is >dripping onto the rims, thought the boots may have split but cant
find
> any >cracks anyone have a similar experience?
>
> When you say the front end is loose.......have you checked the inner and
> outer tie rod ends first to see if they need replacing? How about the
upper
> and lwoer ball joints for wear? Bad ball joints with have 'slop' or 'play'
> when wiggling the tire up and down. Work/Bad tie rods will have 'slop' or
> 'play' when wiggling the tire side to side. If these are fine, I would
move
> on a check the idler arm for play as well as the pitman arm. I replaced my
> idler arm on my Dakota last year with about 95,000 miles on the part and I
> need to also replace my pitman arm now at 117,000 miles. All these front
end
> components I mentioned will cause the front end to be 'loose', if they are
> worn. I would rule these out first before checking the front hubs/wheel
> bearings. The bearings dont require periodic service like the front wheel
> bearings do on 2WD trucks, but they of course may need replacement. Good
> Luck!
> Kyle
> 93 Dkaota 4x4 V6
>
>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 11:47:00 EDT