I had the same problem w/ the bearing's in the rear end of my dak it is a
lsd not sure of the size? They charged my for the bearing's because it was
out of waranty 3000 later they went out again. I threw a fit and mopar
honored the whole thing. That vibration is coming from the rear most likley.
Mine did it around 70-80 Mph. And stoped after they replaced them the 2nd
time. My control arm bushing's are out also and i don't have aftermarket
headers.. Also the output shaft on the gear box is wallowed out... Good
Luck
Thanks,
HOP.
Houston,TeXas
Metallic Red 97 SLT CC 4x4 5.2Mag Auto
Flomaster 3"Custom cat-back, 180 Tstat,
Accell wires, Brass cap& rotor,
K&N Drop-in,Champion Truck plugs,
Pirelli 32x11.50x15, Westin Nerf bars,
Tinted windows,4-6.5" 180Watt,2-15" Pioneers,VentShade's,
BugDeflectorII..
>From: Bob Mankin <bob@cadpros.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: "5 star" dealers
>Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 12:49:00 -0700
>
>"Bernd D. Ratsch" wrote:
> >
> > If you don't mind me asking...what happened? All of those guys are also
> > active in the Viper Racing program and didn't bother me with any
>warranty
> > issues when I was still in CA.
>
>Bernd,
>
>Items at issue:
>
>) Right side upper control arm bushings wasted - they point to the JBA
>headers. List member Mike Burgess just completed a road trip using
>temperature monitoring strips and found no excessive heat being put to
>the bushing from the headers.
>
>2) Noise in differential. Suspect improper ring and pinion setup. Been
>there from day 1. They have service records with my complaint on file to
>prove it. They claim the suspension modifications(it's lowered) are to
>blame. Funny, the excuse was different at 500 miles. They said then that
>all Club Cab Daks make that noise which is BS. They were going to
>replace bearings and potentially the ring and pinion as of last
>Wednesday. Once the Service Mgr. got involved because I wasn't happy
>they missed a delivery date and wouldn't respond to phone calls
>explaining why, he refused all service and voided the warranty.
>
>3) Front brake caliper bolt cross threaded from the factory. Since there
>is a TSB on this specifically on '98 model trucks I suspect I'm not the
>only one who has seen it. I supplied them the old bolts(I put new ones
>in when I swapped rotors and pads). They say there is no way to verify
>that I didn't strip them during re-installation. I asked them if they
>looked at the bolts I left for reference. No reply. It's a safety
>liability at this point. In the event of a catastrophic brake failure
>that could be pinned to that issue, I could see myself owning a chunk of
>that dealership based on negligence.
>
>4) High speed driveline vibration - another TSB listed for this. This
>one just got lost in the mess. It had already gone to hell in a hand
>basket before we even got here, though I think they are still insisting
>all late model DAKS have this problem and there is nothing they could
>do.
>
>That's in in a nutshell. Should have an attorney lined up by day's end.
>Once I finish the third party diagnostics to show the lowering job &
>headers are not at fault, I'll be set to go. Gonna get ugly. Curiously,
>neither Chris Johnson(serive writer) or Bruce Craft(middle mgr) had ever
>heard of the Magnuson-Moss Act, and I question whether Jim Garcia has
>based on his response. You'd think this is the first time someone has
>had an issue over after market parts with these guys.
>
>I find it even more hippocritical if they are racing enthusiasts and are
>giving me grief. During this whole process they have a nice looking
>lowered 2000 Quad Cab sitting in the showroom. Guess they're selling
>vehicles with warranties voided right off the showroom floor.
>
>Bob
>
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