This clunk seems to be a constant on Dakotas all the way back to 92 (mine
does it)......
It is the steering shaft coupling that seems to do it....I have had the
trouble since the truck was a year old, and 5 years later, it hasnt chaged
for the better or worse.
At 06:40 AM 3/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I have about 250 miles on my 98 2WD CC 5.2l and I think I have a
>front end problem. I get a "light clunk" through the steering
>every now and then. I can't seem to repeat it, but it happens
>when I accelerate or make slow speed corners. I also seem to see a
>little feathering on the outside of the front tires. At 250 miles
>it is a bit hard to tell if the wear is funny or not.
>
>I want to head this off at the pass before I eat tires. The one
>thing I will do myself it grease the whole front end to see if
>they left a dry joint. Any help from the list would be appreciated.
>
>Has anyone else had this "light clunk"?
>
>The 2WD front end problems I have read about have resulted in rapid
>tire wear. Have there been any other symptoms?
>
>Has anyone fixed it and what was the fix?
>
>Drive Safe,
>
>
>
>
>Joe Dille
>
>Telford PA USA
>(joe@dille.montgomery.pa.us)
>
>
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