Ron, I thought that the cab bolt fix was for "turning onto an incline"..
Like when you get your frame tweaked up like a pretzel...
Hop
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 1:46 PM
Subject: DML: RE: popping/clunking noise
> Hey Russ,
>
> Torque down your cab bolts and see if that eliminates the noise. This is
> only a temporary fix. If it was the problem, take your truck back to your
> dealer. Tell them there's a TSB for the cab bolts and to give you the
> shorter ones. I leave it to you to tell them what to do with the other
> ones.
>
> Ron
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Russ Borman
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:36 AM
> To: Dakota Mailing List
> Subject: DML: popping/clunking noise
>
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I took my truck in on Monday to have this noise
> looked at. It happens at low speeds while turning and
> sometimes I hear a single pop while braking. Anyways,
> first, one of the service managers calls me at work
> and says that there are some bolts missing from my
> "aftermarket" exhaust and that was causing the noise.
> So I was like whatever, and I go to pick up the truck.
> The paperwork, says that my front skiplate is loose
> and one bolt is missing from it. The bolt has been
> missing for the past 15,000 miles and I never heard
> the noise until recently. Oh, and also they said my
> "aftermarket" front shocks were loose.
> It seems like everytime I take my truck in, they
> scream "AFTERMARKET!!" and hand my truck back to me
> the same way it was when I left. I as so sick of this
> game.
> Anyways, sorry about the venting. Does anyone
> know what this noise might be?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Russ
> '99 CC SLT+ V8 4x4 auto
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