RE: V6 CC owners....question for you.

From: Rick Barnes (rascal@scrtc.com)
Date: Sun Jun 10 2007 - 23:06:37 EDT


Could it be U joints?

Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Steve Preston
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 6:24 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: V6 CC owners....question for you.

Hey. Anybody else with a 42RE have a short "oop" noise
right when you shift into reverse? This is really
bugging me. Sounds like something binding up. It's a
lot worse when I'm facing downhill and shift to
reverse. Then it's more of a drawn out noise,like a
groan,but still lasting no longer than a second.
I checked for play at the driveshaft,and it seems
alright. Thought the transmission mount was doing
it,but it looks like it was designed to allow
side-to-side movement. I can grab the tailshaft of the
tranny and move it back and forth a little.

I had my wife shift from D to R while I looked
underneath,and there was no unusual movement. But when
I held the driveshaft as she shifted,I felt two
distinct movements,like it engages once,then again.
The driveshaft rotates perhaps an additional 1/4-1/2".
So now I'm thinking pinion damage or something (it's a
3.55). 37,000 miles. Another thing,it does in fact
have the characteristic "woooo" noise at certain
highway speeds. I believe this was an issue dealt with
on the list several years ago?

Sorry for the long post. Is it likely that a bad
pinion or worn diff is causing both sounds? Thanks!

Steve P.

--- Steve Preston <steveophonic@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> I bought some (Powerslot?) cross-drilled rotors with
> ceramic pads as a set off Ebay about a year and a
> half
> ago,and they've been great. Paid about $85.00 for
> everything,plus shipping. But I don't really race my
> truck (4.7 4X4 RC),so maybe they don't tend to hold
> up
> well with rigorous braking. But I was cleaning my
> wheels every week with wheel and tire cleaner,the
> stock rotors were badly rusted,and they squealed
> bad.
> Haven't had any of those problems since. Hope this
> helps.
>
> Steve P.
> --- Barry Oliver <barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > OK, I have identified a problem and now I would
> like
> > some opinions on
> > what is possibly causing it. I looked at my
> brakes
> > yesterday as part of
> > my exhaust repair [I pulled my pass wheel for
> > clearance] and my rotors
> > are totally toast, Rusty, Flaking and grooved.
> The
> > odd part is that my
> > pads look almost new. On the pass side at least I
> > have 7-8mm of pad,
> > inside and out. I'll post pictures as soon as my
> > camera charges, but I
> > have never seen this much disparity between rotor
> > wear and pad wear. It
> > seems to suggest that these pads are way too hard
> > for my rotors and are
> > eating them. Oh, this combination [Morse Ceramic
> > pads, NAPA top of the
> > line rotors] has almost 60k miles on it, and I was
> > expecting to have to
> > do brakes relatively soon anyway.
> >
> > By way of a possible solution, I was thinking
> about
> > upgrading to
> > Stainless steel slotted rotors. The Stainless for
> > two reasons, first
> > because I don't drive my truck every day and my
> > rotors do rust from
> > sitting, and second, because I understand that SS
> is
> > marginally harder
> > than the regular rotors. I am looking at the
> > slotted variety because I
> > guess every Dakota that has ever run drilled
> rotors
> > has had cracks..
> > [although I am still not 100% convinced that isn't
> > really a small
> > problem that has been blown way out of proportion
> by
> > a vocal minority on
> > the Internet..] The popular combo of powerslots
> and
> > hawk pads I think
> > has less appeal to me because of the combo of rust
> > [standard rotor
> > material] and increased brake dust over the
> > ceramics.
> >
> > Opinions?
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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