I'm a few days behind. But, the tranny mount is certainly worth a check.
Just push up on the tailshaft, and see it the mount is separating.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: Hop <hopsdak@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2003 6:41 PM
Subject: DML: Tranny Mounts on '97...
>
>Well.. I'm scratching my head here. After lifting my dakota with a 3" body
>lift i've ran into a problem. Now the fan rubs on the fan shroud. It only
>does it when i'm heavy in the skinny pedal. Well.. i thought that it might
>be the torque of the engine. You know when you step on it the motor rotate
>torwards the pass side..
>Not in this case.. The motor mounts look fine. And instead of the engine
>twisting left or right the whole thing moves forward and backwards. Could
>there be a tranny mount out? I've never seen a motor, and the whole drive
>train move forward and backwards. Any help would be appreciated...
>---
>Thanks, Hop
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