Re: Re: Intro. and 5-speed transmission question

From: Aurelio Lopez (aureliol@bellsouth.net)
Date: Mon Jun 05 2000 - 08:48:52 EDT


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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