Re: Valid concerns,or just noises? (2001 RC 4X4)

From: steve preston (steves287dak@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Aug 29 2004 - 22:53:14 EDT


The upper control arm rubber bushings looked a little
cracked and dry,but they weren`t coming apart,so I`m
ruling those out for right now.

Putting the original brake pads back on might not have
been the best use of my time,but we`ll see. They`re
not squealy,but they are chirpy! :) Thanks.
Steve P.
--- Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Aug 29, 2004, at 18:13, steve preston wrote:
>
> > I had the front wheels off a few hours
> > ago,putting the original brake pads back on.
> While I was doing that,I
> > tried moving stuff the best I could,checking for
> > play,but I had the suspension unloaded,so nothing
> was
> > probably going to feel loose anyway.
>
> That sounds like good news for your wheel bearing -
> the hub assembly
> shouldn't care about suspension loading, so if it
> wasn't moving around
> with the brakes dismantled you might just be looking
> at some very bad
> ball joints.
> --
> Mike Maskalans
> <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dodge/>
> '84 RamCharger Daily Driver '98 Dakota under
> the knife
> mobile.612.618.4652 home.585.935.7129
>
>

                
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