Check the holes in the frame brackets that the torsion bars go through. I
had a rattle that sounded to me like a loose brake caliper (would go away
when I was on the brakes as well). The torsion bar was hitting the side
of a bracket. The noise started at almost the same time as yours, around
25k miles, and it was just one side. The hole through the bracket on the
passenger side had been enlarged from the factory it looked like, because
it was cut larger but had factory paint. The dealer simply enlarged the
hole on the driver side so that the torsion bar wasn't hitting. There may
even be a TSB on this, someone told me they read about the problem in
Popular Mechanics.
/Curt
Chelsea, MI
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
Sammon287@aol.com
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 9:53 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: front wheel rattle
My 2000 SLT+, 4wd, 4.7/5sp Dak (23,000 miles) has developed a rattle
over
bumps which seems to be coming from the left front wheel. I raised the
front
end and checked everything I could think of to no avail. I pulled the
wheel
and checked the brake dust shield/ splash guard, suspension joints,
bushings,
etc. I don't know how to adjust the wheel bearings on this thing yet, but
there is no discernible play with the wheel mounted. Any ideas?
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