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I was thinking intermediate steering shaft. Except for the brake pedal
thing, that's EXACTLY what I was experiencing when mine started wearing.
On 9/9/2004 4:29 PM, Rick Barnes wrote:
| That might be a slightly loosened shock
|
| Rascal
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
| [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Chocolate
| Salty Balls - CSB -
| Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 3:30 PM
| To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
| Subject: Re: DML: ball joint recall?
|
|
| Out of curiosity, how would one tell if said "ball joints" were going
bad?
| I have been having some issues with something or another in my front end.
|
| When I stop, accelerate, or take a sharp turn and straighten the wheel i
| feel some sort of "bumb" in the steering wheel and a bit in the break
pedal
| (in the case of stopping, or turning). I have also noticed that recently
| when I go over speed bumps or just road debris that I am getting a
similar
| feeling, like someting is hitting the steering column, or loose in the
front
|
| end somewhere.
|
| I don't think it's the bearings, or tie-rods. I've jacked each side
up and
| wiggled each front wheel and they both seem quite solid.
|
| I have a 2000 dakota slt 4.7L
|
| Sorry if this is a really crappy explanation. I just dread taking the
truck
|
| to the dealer. Any ideas would be great.
|
| Thanks!
| Sam
|
|>From: Andy Levy <andy.levy@gmail.com>
|>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
|>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
|>Subject: Re: DML: ball joint recall?
|>Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:37:33 -0400
|>
|>
|>Recently? No. There were rumors that it was going to happen, the
|>NHTSA was looking into the complaints a year ago, but so far no
|>indication that there will be a recall, and in fact the noise has died
|>down a lot.
|>
|>
|>On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:10:19 -0500, werlax@hotmail.com
|><werlax@hotmail.com> wrote:
|>
|>>I was just speaking with our local tire guy about getting some winter
|>
|>tires.
|>
|>>He also has done all of my alignment work. He mentioned that Dodge will
|>>likely be recalling the ball joints on the Dakotas and that I should
|>
|>keep my
|>
|>>receipts. I don't know where he gets his information, but I'm wondering
|
|
|>if
|>
|>>anyone has heard anything about this recently? I haven't done my lower
|>
|>ball
|>
|>>joints yet. Should I hold off, or just go ahead and do them? I figured
|
|
|>if
|>
|>>they're talking recall soon, I'd just have the dealer take care of it.
|>>Thanks for any info,
|>>Mark
|>>
|>>
|
|
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