On Dec 3, 2006, at 2:34, Terrible Tom wrote:
> In your attempts to track down the noise, do *not* attempt to drive
> ANY four wheel drive Dodge Dakota with one or both of the CV axles
> removed. The spindle nuts keep the wheel bearing and hub units
> together. Driving with a CV shaft out *will* cause hub failure.
+1
And I see many cases where joints only make noise under load or
greater than normal angle as they begin to fail.
Get under the truck with the tcase it N or 2 (so there is no load on
the front driveline) and try to wiggle all the joints. Nothing
should have any significant lateral or rotational slop.
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