Thanks for the correction Greg. Now I'm curious as to what it's really
called. Someone one here is bound to know.
--Aaron--
95 DSRC 4x4 V6
www.geocities.com/adakota4x4_95/
>From: "The Man From Utopia" <tmfu@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: RE: DML: update friend needs help
>Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 20:09:06 -0400
>
> > 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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