Doug,
It sounds like the bearings in the transmission. Have you checked your
fluid level? Make sure you have plenty of fluid. Before you add any fluid
though, I would drain the transmission and measure just how much fluid you
do have in it. This way you'll know if it wasn't filled properly after the
rebuild. It will also let you check the drain plug for metal filings.
The TO bearings on our trucks are notoriously noisy. Nothing mechanically
wrong with them, but they are noisy.
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Myers [mailto:doug.myers2@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:01 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: NV-3500 grinding noises/hard to shift from stop
Hi,
What would cause this to happen? It makes intermittent grinding noises
when stopped, and loud grinding noises intermittently when driving,
especially under load (i.e. going up a hill, etc). The trans was just
rebuilt, but the noise is still there. The clutch is a centerforce
dual-friction, and the pilot and throw-out bearings were replaced when I
swapped in the 360. The throwout bearing is rattling in neutral with the
pedal released (3rd one to go bad in 50,000 miles). Any ideas? Could the
throwout bearing, if bad, be causing all of this?
-- Doug Myers '99 Dakota 5.9L/5-speed/3.92SG - 14.3@98mph
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