MOOG upper balljoints for a 2000 2wd dak are p/n K7392, lowers are K7393. I
had to special order mine. If you're experiancing an intermittant "pop"
noise, you might want to check your wheel bearings, that was the culprit on
mine. Also, there's a TSB out there somewhere about a popping noise/feel in
the steering column on the gen III daks as well.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""DML"" <samjperez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:baalie$mf6$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > Have the same problem on my '00 dak 2x2 no mudding here but I have 70K > clocked on the odometer and have determined that my ball joints are the > culprit. The uppers that is. I have not been able to locate any MOOG and so > haven't did the swap. It is a real pain, not like it used to be they are not > pressed in rather they are riveted to the upper A-arm. :-( gonna take some > ingenuity to get the swap down and with summer fastly approaching and the > beach so close don't want to start that repair. It is not too bad it is an > intermittent pop noise. > > I would check your balljoints. I have the exact noise. Hope that shed some > light for ya > > > Sam P. > San Marcos, TX > > > > > ""Brian Tong"" <thedude807@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:BAY2-F42I8bP80sU1x500004384@hotmail.com... > > > > Like I said, I'v had three Dakota's Gen I, II, and III. All three had > this > > EXACT same problem. WHen I brake there is a slight "clunk" that I can > feel > > in the steering wheel and a little in the brake pedal. When I accelerate, > I > > feel it "clunk" just a little agian. Bouncing the front end does not > > produce the "clunk". It was so bad in my '92 you could hear it. My 89 > and > > now my 99 it's just enough to feel. It's not a continuouse noise, it only > > happens when wieght transfers to the front and then when it transfers back > > to the rear. The wierd thing is, on ALL THREE trucks, it started right > > after the first time I ran in through mud. > > > > I greased all the zerks and shook down the front, tight as a drum. > Nothing > > appears bent/broken or out of the ordinary. My old trucks had a lot of > > miles on them, so I chalked it up to worn bushings and never really > worried > > about, but now my newer one is doing it. > > > > Could it be the steering column? It moves around a LITTLE, but nothing > out > > of the ordinary. > > > > Any similar problems? More importantly, ANY FIXES?!?! > > > > > > >From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net> > > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > > >To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > > >Subject: DML: RE: Is this thing on? > > >Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 20:27:33 -0600 > > > > > > > > >What's up with the suspension? > > > > > >Email me offlist if you want. > > > > > >- Bernd > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > > >[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Brian Tong > > >Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 7:19 PM > > >To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > > >Subject: DML: Is this thing on? > > > > > > > > > > > >Ok, I'm pretty new to this, so I hope I'm doing it right. I just bought > > >a > > >'99 4x4 club cab and it's a great truck (my third Dakota so far), but > > >I'm > > >having a problem with the suspension and looking for some experienced > > >guesses. I don't want to go into the details until I know I'm getting > > >this > > >thing right. Anybody feel like taking the challenge? > > > > > >Brian > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > >
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