Depending on the mileage, you may want to try removing your front driveshaft
(4 bolts that are not really held in that tight). t could be u-joints in
the driveshaft causing it.
But, then again, I haven't heard the problem, so I can't say exactly what it
is.
If it's still there, nothing's lost but a little bit of easy wrenching time
(it's still drivable without it, just no 4wd.
Chris
"David Gersic" <info@zaccaria-pinball.com> wrote in message
news:200612021041.28079.info@zaccaria-pinball.com...
>
> We got our first snow of the year yesterday (about 10-12" of the stuff),
> and
> with it my first use of the 4WD on my '01 Dakota. I'm getting a funny
> noise
> from the front end, and am pretty sure it's the passenger side CV that's
> doing it. This is an '01 6 cyl, 5Sp, 4WD extended cab. It's new to me as
> of
> June, and I have no maintenance history available.
>
> The sound I'm getting is a combination of a rattle that sounds kinda like
> a
> really bad detonation noise from an engine, along with a clanky kinda
> sound.
> It's worse when accelerating, is audible when decelerating in gear, but
> stops
> entirely in 2WD. It also stops when the truck is at speed and I let off
> the
> gas just enough to no longer be accelerating but not enough to decelerate
> either. If 4WD is engaged, it'll also do it when braking with the trans
> in
> neutral.
>
> Reading through the FSM, it looks like I'm looking at at least one, maybe
> both, of the CV joints being bad. Since it sounds like it's coming from
> the
> passenger side, that's the one I'm betting on.
>
> Is there anything else I should be checking before I start removing the CV
> joints here? Or does this seem like a reasonable diagnosis?
>
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