I've been reading posts the past few days from many people who have noise and/or problems with their 5-speed manual transmissions. I have a '96 CC, 5.2L, 5-speed, 4X4 that also has the same drive train problems described. It's now got 10,500 miles and had 3 entire clutch replacements (flywheel, disc, pressure plate, bearings) for a clutch chatter problem. The problem seems to be cured for now.
I also have the same whining, whirring, and clanking noises from the transmission itself. It's so bad that I can feel the clanking in the gearshift lever when going over rough roads or a rail road track. It's much worse when the clutch is depressed, and no load on the transmission. My dealer also says this is normal "drive line slack" and "gear clash" I have a hard time believing this, and they won't even look at the problem, they say there is nothing that can be done. I've found that I have the NV-3500 transmission. After reading the Dakota archives, it seems there has been posts about nosie and problems with this transmission before.
What do you guys think? Is this type of nosie normal? Has anybody had their's replaced or repaired? Has anybody had their's blow up on them?
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