Hate to be the nay sayer here but...
My 92 started doing that and I was told the same thing.....Turns out, it was
the input shaft bearings toasting themselves....
Now, any type of vibration (like a bearing about to belly up) will cause
this buzzy sound that goes away with slight pressure on the
shifter.....Yours very well could be a mal-adjusted lever.....
My point here is that you need to be very careful here, and watch for any
strange noise...DONT live with it, like I did for awhile......Get it fixed
while the thing is under warranty....Transfer case repairs get VERY VER VERY
expensive!!
At 09:58 PM 5/4/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Folks,
>
>I have a 98 Dakota CC V8 with the 5 spd manual transmission. For the last
few weeks
>I have been getting a really annoying noise from what appeared to be my
transmission.
>When I was cruising at about 50-70 mph, I was hearing a noise that sounded
like a
>bearing running dry.
>
>When I took it to the dealer, he drove it for a bit, and then mentioned
that they are
>seeing a lot of Daks with this rattling noise, and that it can be fixed by
readjusting the
>transfer case shift linkage.
>
>So, if you hear your Dak's transmission making a noise that sounds like a
dry bearing,
>try pulling back or pushing forward JUST A SLIGHT BIT on your transfer
shift lever.
>If the noise goes away, all you need is a simply linkage adjustment.
>
>
>
>
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