Rascal, check your oil pressure switch (sending unit) also. On my Gen
1, it blew and had me thinking rear main... man was I relieved when I
found the real culprit!
Nothing like an extended weekend to bond with your dakota. The BFH and
persuader bar are the most useful tools I have. Those and a couple of
"specialty" bent wrenches and screwdrivers. My favorite is the Gen 1
O2 sensor wrench I fabricated. I should patent that baby.
Don
89 Dakota Convertible 4X4
74 Dart Sport 340
CT (60 degrees & rainy Sat, 15 degrees & snowy Sun - I was also
working on the truck. Mapp gas melts ice quick.)
On 1/18/06, Rick Barnes <rascal@scrtc.com> wrote:
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> Oh man Bob, DAKSY is testing you big time...mine has started leaking a
> little oil from what appears to be the rear main...hope is a valve cover but
> it started kinda suddenly, that seems odd. Oh well, oil is cheap..
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of DAKSY
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:25 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Another Man Bonding with His DAK story (sorta long)
>
>
> Hey, DML!
> Well, just spent a wonderful weekend (PLUS!) bonding with the DAKSY
> (again)...
> Had the pinion bearings in the rear end replaced a coupla months ago, & the
> mech
> tole me that the rear brake shoes were due for replacement (OEM - 114+K)..
> So, WTF, I grabbed a set of shoes from NAPA & geared myself up to tackle
> the task last Saturday after my weekly dump run...
> She was due for an oil change, too, so I did that first...
> Rolled her off the ramps & blocked the wheels
> Jacked up the rear end with the toy scissors jack from under the
> rear seat & my big ole 3-ton floor jack...
> Stuck a coupla jack stands underneath for safety's sake & tried to pull the
> wheels...
> *sheeesh* the idiots at Sears who put the new sneaks on musta had their
> torque wrench
> set for 85n-m instead of 85lbs-ft! I hadda JUMP on a 24" breaker bar with a
> heavy-duty
> impact socket on the end the break the damn lugs free...
> So I get the lug & wheels off & try to pull off the drums...Yeah...right...
> OK, I try to hammer off the drums with my big ole lead
> hammer...Yeah...right...
> I hadda collapse the adjusters COMPLETELY & then use the BFLH!
> THAT got em off!
> Shoes still had a bit of stoppage left, but the drums were worn deep - 1/8"
> or more...
> So I tear down the driver side - leaving the passenger side intact as a
> guide - the way I was taught -
> & start the reassembly....
> UH-OH! the NAPA shoes are just a tad (2" diametral) too big...
> So I grab Susan's Blazer & cruise to NAPA, about 4-1/2 miles away & switch
> the
> 11s for 9s & head home...
> The 50 degree temps have now turned to 50 deg & rainy but HEY I've got the
> right shoes
> Let's do this!
> So the reassembly starts & I get through to the install the shoe-to-shoe
> spring & it freekin snaps...
> Back to NAPA for a $6.99 spring set that I shoulda bought in the first
> place...
> While I'm there, I decide to go for drums - IF they have them - & they
> do...($57ea)...
> So I head home & by now it's really pouring & it's getting dark & I figger -
> screw it -
> I have EVERYTHING I need - I'll finish tomorrow (Sunday)...
> So, I pick up everything & toss it in the garage...
> Fast forward to Sunday AM & the pouring rain turned to blizzard!
> Great...
> Throw the Carhartts on & the snowblower starts with the first pull...
> Good...1/2 hr & I'll be back to work on the brakes...
> Bad...I get the shoe-to-shoe spring in & WTF?!?!?!? Where the HELL is the
> Anchor Plate???
> You know - the litle tee-shaped thingie that keeps the shoes seated against
> the back plate & goes on before the adjuster cable & the upper springs...
> Not there...Not in the garage...I drag a BIG magnet all around the driveway
> & it's not there either...
> OK...BACK to NAPA...the guy finally figgers out what I need & says he can't
> get it...
> Advance Auto - Can't get it...DEALER ITEM!
> Doo-Doo!
> I call my bud who's a parts mgr at Clifton Park Dodge World & he says to
> call him Monday at work, he might have one...
> Great...
> So I watch football & do x-word puzzles & basically loaf thru Sunday...
> Monday AM, I hafta work new CPDW, so I drop in on him & he checks his puter
> & brings out a coupla
> bags of misc. parts & NOT!
> He manages to find a couple in Massachussetts & orders them for me ($2.25
> ea)...
> So...
> Tuesday he calls me & they're in...
> I get a ride home from work with a bud & get right into it...
> Put the new Anchor Plate on & the adjuster & the new springs in and...
> Yep...there it is, laying right in front of me...the damn OEM ANCHOR
> PLATE...ARRRRRRRRGH!
> Oh, well...two hours later I've got the new drums on & the tires
> rotated...& the shoes adjusted...
> AND MY FLOOR JACK'S HYDRAULICS HAVE FROZEN & IT WON'T GO DOWN!
> Ok...no prob...I lower the toy jack & move it to the other side & lift the
> rear end higher than the floor jack & pull the floor jack out...& the
> freekin thing goes down! UNBELIEVABLE!
> Anyhoo, I drop her down...torque all the lugnuts to 85lbs-ft & climb in
> I step on the brakes & WE GOT PEDAL!
> YEAH, BAYBEE!
> Took her for a spin & we are back in action!
> Now it sounds like the bearing in the alternator is gonna crap out & Get
> This...the OEM HD alternator is $410!
> Reman is $140, so I grabbed that & a new serp belt & if bearing sh*ts the
> bed I'm ready for another bonding (bondage?)
> fiasco!
> L8r,
>
> Bob Smith (DAKSY2K on AIM)
> 2K DAK SY Sport + V6 4X4 5Speed
>
> WebPage URL: http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
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