Matt,
When I have had my limited slip act up, it would shudder a little when
I turned. The Chrysler dope needed the additive and without it, the
diff would chatter. I would bet the Amsoil or Royal Purple are
superior by far to the Mopar stuff and do not need the additive,
however, I cannot imagine that it could not hurt a bit to have it in
there. Racheting sound?, I would bet that is not a diff though, like
you said if it were that loud, it would likely come apart already.
That could even be the cab rubbing somewhere...
Rascal
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:48 AM, Matt Beazer<teseract@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>
>
> I shot a little brake cleaner in the pumpkin only and let it evaporate
> really well before putting the cover on.
>
> I'm worried though, the ratcheting noise from the truck seems to be pretty
> loud going around tight corners... I can't tell if it's the front or rear
> though since I have no one to drive it while I walk alongside and listen for
> the noise. I'm hoping it's just the rear diff clutches in the suregrip
> making noise from there not being enough limited slip conditioner in it.
> It's definitely a ratcheting noise, though, kind of like the sound of the
> safety latch in the teeth of a lift. The Amsoil bottle said it didn't need
> any additional additive; this time I ordered some limited slip additive to
> put in there too.
>
> Either that or it's my CV joints in the front end, but the boots are intact,
> and I'd be surprised if they're worn out by 134k. I don't think it's the
> wheel bearings because it doesn't seem to be load dependent, it's just
> steering angle dependent at slow speeds.
>
> I HATE not knowing what a noise is! For all I know the rear end is about to
> detonate, but it's smooth in a straight line... knowing my luck it'll spit
> it's guts all over the ground tomorrow!
>
> MattB
>
>
>
> Scott Lane wrote:
>>
>> do you guys flush out the diff when you remove the cover and change the
>> dope?
>>
>> Rascal
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Brian<hskr@cox.net> wrote:
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