I'm new to the DML as well, having just also bought my '00 Dakota Quad.
Everything you've described on your truck I've also seen on mine. Great to know
there is a place to share experiences.
'00 Dakota Quad Sport
2wd - Sport Plus - HD Service
The Coughlin Family wrote:
> I'm Will Coughlin and I've got a 2000 reg. cab 2wd,
> 4.7L/5-spd/3.92sg(9.25in) truck and I have a few answers (or suggestions) to
> your questions.The noise you hear when releasing and engaging the clutch
> while in nuetral is partly the transmission,as you suspect, but most of it
> is the classic, noisy dodge throwout bearing.Mine is one of the quietest
> I've heard in a dakota or a ram and it can still be heard over idle
> conversation in nuetral.The gear whine you describe is normal, because this
> is,after all, a truck transmission.First gear is rather low, and the
> internals of the transmission get spinning rather fast when you wind first
> gear out.Most of the gear noise you describe occurs in first gear, right?The
> notchiness you describe would concern me, maybe more or less if I could
> drive the truck myself and compare it to all of the others I have driven
> with the NV-3500 transmission in them.I observe a rather loud clunk when
> shifting out of first on my way to second.I haven't been able to determine
> where this originates, but it does concern me.Sorry for the long post, but I
> wanted to address all of your concerns as best I knew how.Congratulations on
> your wife's new truck, and wlcome to the DML.For more 4.7L or 4.7L/5-spd
> info, you may want to communicate with Myself, Will('00 reg.cab,2wd,
> 4.7L/5-spd/3.92sg), chris lambert('00 4.7L/5-spd/3.55 club cab),or matt
> barret('00 reg. cab 2wd, 4.7L/5-spd/3.92sg) anyway gotta go, welcome!! Will
> coughlin@centuryinter.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Luke White <lukewhite@emeraldis.com>
> To: Dakota Mailing List <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 8:12 PM
> Subject: DML: Intro. and 5-speed transmission question
>
> >My wife and I (believe it or not, it's my wife's truck) just bought a 2000
> >Quad Cab 4.7L, 5-speed, LS diff., tire and handling package, etc. We've
> had
> >it about a week and a half now. To me the 1-2, 2-1, and sometimes the 2-3
> >shifts are VERY notchy. 3-4 and 4-5 (and 5-4, 4-3) are smooth as silk.
> >Yesterday, while taking my wife's mom out for her birthday, my wife was
> >driving and the truck jumped out of first gear to neutral - apparently
> >because first gear was only partially engaged. This is my wife's first
> >5-speed, so I don't believe she realized first gear wasn't completely
> >engaged. For those of you with a similar powertrain combination - is this
> >notchiness (sp??) normal? I am debating whether to bug the dealer about
> it.
> >I realize it's a "heavy duty" truck transmission, but I am puzzled as to
> why
> >certain shifts are very smooth and others are notchy.
> >
> >Also, is this transmission particularly loud? I've noticed significant,
> but
> >not objectionable, gear whine - again, ok, I realize it's a truck. I've
> >also noticed that if you let the clutch in and out while in neutral, you
> can
> >actually hear the gear train spin up and down - never actually heard that
> >before in a car I've owned.
> >
> >Any insight on these items would be *greatly* appreciated.
> >
> >Also, also - does anyone out there autocross their truck? We plan to run
> it
> >occasionally for kicks. We're both very impressed by how well it sticks in
> >the corners.
> >
> >Later,
> >
> >Luke and Kathryn White
> >'00 Dakota Quad Cab
> >
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