On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 12:45, David Margrave <david.margrave@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
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>> you feel it in the steering wheel more than anywhere else, right?
>>
>> Steering shaft. The cab moves around as you stop due to the soft cab mount bushings, and the slip in the steering shaft is getting sticky.
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>> It's not too bad a job but the part price is murder. One you find in a junkyard will probably be no better than yours. I've done a bunch of custom crap to mine but I've spent much more in yokes and joints and steering slop than if I'd just spent the $300 or so in the first place.
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>> Mike
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> Thanks, your description sounds like what I have.
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> As for the part, the local dodge dealer quoted 179.55 for a 'lower
> coupling' and it would take 3-5 days to special order.
> chryslerpartsdirect.com has "LOWER COUPLING, Dakota, Power Steering,
> 4WD - 1992-00 - 1992-00" for 94-96 for $147.42. The illustration is
> pretty crummy, so I'm not 100% sure. This is lower than your price,
> does this sound like the right part to you?
When I got "the clunk" on my '99 (at 35,500 miles - no, I'm not
kidding!), they replaced the intermediate steering shaft.
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