> It is my understanding that it is not the actually chain that is the
> problem. I was told that the gears are in fact the problem
> due to a coating they have on them....I believe it was called Magna-flux
(can
> someone confirm that??) Anyway, the coating sometimes wears too fast and
> chips away. This causes slack in the chain which produces a rattle or
slapping
> sound. I would assume that if the slack became large enough, and the
> gears became weak enough, the gears could strip.
I believe they use some sort of ceramic coating.. MagnaFlux is a process
that is used to check for stress cracks and fatigue in solid metal objects
(like a crankshaft).
Greg
95 Dakota Sport CC v6 5spd
Rahway NJ
ICQ: 283886
http://24.6.89.18/dakota/dodge.htm
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