Yep:
Same problem only mine happened with a 727 tranny in the back. I had to
stop but the tranny didn't and the tailshaft went right into the back of
the cab. Never worried about to much, but then I sold the truck, oh well.
Scott Miller
89 Shelby Dakota #322
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> From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Re: Front Bed Bends?
> Date: Friday, September 05, 1997 3:55 PM
>
> At 02:11 PM 9/5/97 -0500, Michael Clark wrote:
> [...]
> >Yep, I had a 15 gallon water jug setting in the back (near the tailgate)
> >once when I hit my brakes..... you can imagine what happened next. It
> >wasn't very bad, mine didn't touch the cab but the top part of the bed
> >was left with a buckle in it. Couple of tougs by hand and it came back
> >into line. I have noticed the same "bend" on a lot of dakotas.
>
>
> We can't win. :-)
>
> If you stick something in the back of the bed, Murphy's law will
> guarantee that you'll have to brake hard before getting to your
> destination. If you try to outsmart Murphy and put it in the front
> of the bed, it'll slam back against the tailgate as soon as you
> put your foot into it. :-)
>
> To say nothing of cargo sliding from side to side while turning.
> Argh!!
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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