RE: RE: Re: Rear end life, those that tow...

From: Rick Barnes (barnesrv@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Jun 15 2004 - 10:30:13 EDT


Aye, aye Victor,
1998 CC 2wd LSD pumpkin, serviced every 30k, (yeah I know 60k by the FSM, I
just do it when I get the tranny serviced), but never any trouble. I did
replace my U joints and that was a weird job, hard to find those. My 5.2
has 120,000 miles and I still have the original oxygen sensors, never have
cleaned the IAT, maybe I should do that one of these days...nahhhhhhhhh

Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
victor.williams@byers.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:07 AM
To: dml@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML:RE: Re: Rear end life, those that tow...

No problems with an young 1995 CC,original LSD rear end and no problems.
278,358 miles today with around 20k miles towing a 5000# 24' travel
trailer. I've been using Valvoline 80W-90 gear oil with mopar additive. I
don't think they make them like they used to.

Victor Williams
Marietta Ga
1995 CC Sport 2wd,5.9l,5sp,3.55LSD,MP sp intake,Flowkooler,K&N
dropin,Jardine catback,Flowmaster 70,CarSound Cat,Jacobs ign(disabled),MSD
8mm wires,Tow pkg,207rwhp,285rwtq - 278000 miles on truck.. 43,000 miles on
used engine

""Curt Coulter"" <curt@cjnetworking.com> wrote in message
news:200406141355.i5EDtWO18947@www4.dixiesys.com...
>
> Has anyone else had the rear end go out on their Dak? I've got a >2000
quad with the 3.92lsd, and it seems to be toast (waiting to hear >from
dealer how much to fix). Sounds to me like the pinion bearing is >bad,
after 62k miles.
>
> I'm thinking of letting them just keep the darned thing and bringing home
a Ram 2500 5.7 5 speed.
>
> /Curt
>



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