That's what I was thinking too. Especially with that year and engine.
""Ronald Wong"" <ron-wong@home.com> wrote in message
news:NDBBIHDGKKJOIJDEOCBMIEBOEMAA.ron-wong@home.com...
> Marble in a glass jar sounds like suspicious pinging to me......
>
> Ron
> 00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
> http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Brian Mingle
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 10:56 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: New to the list
>
>
> Hi Everybody!
>
> I am not only new to the list, but new to the Dakota owners world. I just
> purchased a 98 Dakota Club Cab Sport 4x4 with a V8, and love it! I have
> wanted a Dakota for about 5 years now, and am glad to be a proud owner of
> one! I do, however, have a question about a noise that I am hearing in the
> front end, and wondered if anyone on the list ever experienced the same
> problem.
>
> When the truck is stopped, no noise. When I start moving I hear a sound,
> that resembles the sound of a marble in a glass jar. As I go faster, the
> noise gets louder. It then sounds like I am dragging a chain. I took the
> truck to dealership, where I purchased it, and they told me it was the
> brake pad moving in the caliper, and that Dodge was famous for that.
>
> Are they on the up and up, or is there a problem with the front end, I.E
> accident damage that they didn't disclose, transfer case, or transmission.
>
> I am glad to be a member of the list. And thank you for any help you may
be
> able to provide.
>
> Brian S. Mingle
> 98 Dakota Club Cab Sport 4x4
> V8-Magnum 318
> Color: Forest Green
>
>
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