Hey...
how about a front drive Dakota? 8^P
I wonder what Chrysler would think of that!
(I hope we never see that one)
Unfourtunatly Your Dakota has the 7-1/4" (ring gear) diff which are known
for their whimpyness on the early Dakotas. I'm surprised it lasted as long
as it did! But not all is lost, It's usually just the bearings, unless it
REALY CRAPPED OUT!
As far as boneyards go Up near Montreal Canada there is an excellent scrap
yard that deals only in trucks (pickups to Kenworth) called
P A Truck Center
24 St.Charles
Mercier, Quebec
Canada
1-514-691-1847
1-800-361-9137
Talk to Peter, He put the SureGrip in my Dakota, and set up my old F@#D
F-150 with a Dana Posi
Good Luck.
Michael Jass
mjass@magi.com
Ottawa, Canada
'87 Dakota Fastback (3.9 V-6 carb 8^{ -> A-998 Loadfliite 3spd. 8^| -> 3.21
8-1/4" Suregrip 8^] )
'62 Cadillac Sedan de Ville
At 11:32 PM 2/18/97 -0800, you wrote:
>AAAUUUGHHHHH!!!!!
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>Just as I get the rough running/carb problems straightened out on the old
beast, the
>rear diff shits the bed during a snow storm. @#$%^&*!
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>Local shops are quoting $750 to a grand for repair. I guess it got really
torn up.
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>$700 for a boneyard rear. None in the area, so that includes shipping.
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>Anybody got any insight on what this should cost to fix? No mods, just the
oem type.
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>I'm thinking about turning the truck into a planter. :( OK I've vented,
but I still
>don't feel better. AAAUUUGHHHHH!!!!!
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>RD - 87 SE LB FWD formally 4x4
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