Your going to have to unbolt your steering colunm from the firewall to
remove the steering knuckle. It has a spring load on it and can't be taken
apart without doing this. I don't know what your plan is other than greasing
the needle bearings in the u-joint. Chances are the bearings are worn and
need to be replaced anyway. Did it twice under warrantee years ago. Steve
>From: "Brian Tong" <thedude807@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Front End Popping
>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:09:17 -0700
>
>
>Every Dakota I have ever had has done this. I never bothered to do
>anything about until this one (it's my first nice one). A healthy dose of
>chasis lube in all the zerk fittings (including the front driveshaft)
>seemed to really tone the noise down. I still get it faintly, and I do
>believe it's the steering shaft, but I haven't had time to dissasemble it
>yet.
>
>It IS annoying, but probably not a safety issue.
>
>Brian
>
>'92 SC 3.9L 4x4
>'92 CC 5.2L 4x4
>'99 CC 5.2L 4x4
>
>
>>From: andy levy <andy-dml@levyclan.us>
>>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>>Subject: Re: DML: Front End Popping
>>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:52:18 -0400
>>
>>
>>Dan Jones wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Hi all, Im not sure what the problem is, but the front end of my 97' dak
>>>has been starting to "pop" more and more. Like when i press on the
>>>brakes commin up to a light or stop sign, i can feel like a pop come
>>>through the steering wheel and brake pedal or sometimes one or the other.
>>>It sometimes happens when i brake for a corner and when i straighten back
>>>out and start to go again it will pop when no brake pressure applied. I
>>>dont hear anything most of the time, but just feel it alot. Iv taken the
>>>wheels off and replaced the pads and checked the rotors and retightend
>>>things but nothing around their was the problem. Anyone have any ideas
>>>what might be causing this, before i take it someplace to get it looked
>>>at? thanks
>>
>>Steering shaft - the u-joint or the "slider" are worn. Some have fixed it
>>just by removing & reinstalling, others have had to replace.
>>
>>I should put this in the FAQ, this is not the first time it's come up in
>>the last month or so.
>>--
>>-andy
>>
>>http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
>>--------------------------------------------
>>"Whatever Adam does, do the opposite and you'll be fine"
>> -Bob Tom
>>--------------------------------------------
>>
>
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