RE: 12k maintenance

From: Gabriel A. Couriel (gcouriel@bellsouth.net)
Date: Mon Aug 11 2003 - 00:30:22 EDT


those ball joints will let go in a damned hurry... i just had all 4 of mine
replaced this summer. what fluid did you use in the rear? i used redline
last time, took no time to work into the LSD.

Gabe Couriel

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of
james.zito@ps.ge.com
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 7:01 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: 12k maintenance

Well I just got 12,000 miles on the Dakota so I did what the maintenance
schedule told me to, even though it seemed a little excessive.

Rotated tires, changed the oil inspected the brakes....hmmn ok that was all
easy now why do they want me to change the differential fluid, seems kinda
early for a change .....but ok I'll bite!

So I get the cover off and find that the oil was already pretty nasty after
just 12k. But on the up side I do have a limited spin differential.

Hate the fact that DC is too damn cheap to use an actual gasket or to use a
real filler plug instead of goofy rubber one.

The really ugly thing was looking @ the upper ball joints, man those suckers
are cheap and tiny looking, hope the Moog replacements are built better.

Jim
03 Dakota club cab
69 442 conv in pieces



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