Thats Great Jason, They put the Bullet Proof in my Truck and it's perfect!
Jim Knox, 91 Dak 318 LA, suregrip
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 7:54 PM
Subject: DML: Gear whine results
>
> Just wanted to post the results of the gear noise, in case anyone was
> curious. Basically, they said that there's nothing wrong. They thought
> maybe the backlash needed to be adjusted to get rid of the noise, but they
> tried the whole range from 8 - 12 thousandths with no effect. The pattern
> is perfect, so they don't see any reason to worry about it. The owner's
> theory was that because the rear gears are used, they started on a certain
> wear pattern in Bob's truck, and now that they're starting to wear
slightly
> differently they're making noise due to some kind of harmonic or
> something. Makes sense to me... that would explain why it's loudest right
> at one certain speed. He said it would be virtually impossible to set
them
> up precisely the way they were before, and the only practical way to get
> rid of the noise would be to put in a brand new gear set. As long as we
> can live with the noise, there is no extra material floating around, the
> bearings are fine, and everything looks good.
>
> I was happy that they didn't charge anything for their time, or the new
> Amsoil they put back in when they closed it up. Makes up for getting
> reamed on the rental car (when did those get so expensive?) They didn't
> add any extra friction modifier to the fluid, but since I got a free fluid
> change I wasn't going to complain. I'll probably get a tube of the stuff
> and add it, even though the Amsoil is supposed to have it already.
>
> The owner said he would personally guarantee that there was no problem. I
> told him "Okay, but if the rear end self-destructs next week in Wyoming,
> I'm calling YOU to come get me." :-) (He said it wouldn't.)
>
> So, I guess that's that. Now I've just got to get the other truck healthy
> again.
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
>
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