Ditto. I have the 3.55 with the limited slip, and I started
getting this whirring/humming noise at cruising speed. It got
worse to the point I could hear it at around 15 mph if I
listened close. Anyway, took it in and got the whole rearend
replaced at around 27K. They told me an axle bearing had
spun/come loose in the housing. I thought this was unique to my
truck, but sounds like Dodge had a number of failed rearends.
Probably should have had a recall, huh? 'Course that would cost
'em too much money, so that obviously won't happen. Bottom
line, take it to the dealer and make 'em replace your entire
rearend.
JY
--- Alex Ross <ajross50@mindspring.com> wrote:
> I had the same noise on my 97 with the 3.92 sure grip. I took
> it to my
> dealer under extended warranty and according to the bill of
> materials, they
> replaced the entire rear end (ring & pinion, bearings, seals,
> etc). They
> didn't tell me what the exact problem was, but the noise was
> gone when I
> picked it up.
>
> Alex
> 97 CC Sport V8 5spd
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ronald Wong <ron-wong@home.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 8:30 PM
> Subject: DML: RE: Rear end noise
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of David
> Carmany
> > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 5:16 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: Rear end noise
> >
> >
> > I noticed a whining comming from the rear of my vehicle. The
> whining is
> > basically inperceptible below 50 mph then is a contsant
> pitch and
> > increases in volume with increase of speed.. I took off the
> rear diff
> > cover and my gear oil looked good and I did find some "dust"
> in there.
> > It wasnt a lot and I found like 1 small shaving. I looked at
> the gears
> > and they all seem sharp and have "normal" wear. I put the
> cover back on
> > and bought the synthetic gear oil and the posi additive
> stuff and filled
> > her up. The noise is still there and I dont have a good idea
> of what it
> > could be.Any thoughts?
> >
> >
>
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