Sounds like it's almost clutch time....
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> dakota_5sp_v8
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 6:41 PM
> To: DML
> Subject: DML: RE: 5-spd man probs (kinda long)
>
>
>
> I hear the same thing on my dak. The whine starts when
> stopped but if the
> clutch is in the whine stops. Haven't thought about taking it
> in. The tranny
> is strong, takes my beatings off road, speed shifts ect.
> Because the tranny
> has been so reliable I have not investigated the noise.
>
> There is one thing that bothers me though and that is when the clutch
> engages when the pedal is released. When it was new it
> engaged mid span,
> then later it started to engage higher and higher now I
> barley push in the
> pedal to use the clutch.
>
> Is yours the same way?
>
> Joel
> http://www.zracer.com/dakota.htm
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Yates [mailto:j_hurricane_y@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 12:38 PM
> To: Dakota Truck
> Subject: DML: 5-spd man probs (kinda long)
>
>
> OK, I'll try to keep this as short as possible. I purchased my '98
> Dak CC with the 318 and the manual transimission back in May. Shortly
> afterward (couple weeks) the transmission starting making this
> 'whirring/rattle' noise at idle (sitting in neutral with the clutch
> disengaged). By the time I could get it to the shop it was sounding
> really bad. Turns out that somehow a seal or something was left out
> or at the factory and it threw all the oil in the tranny into the
> clutch housing--not a single drop came out of the trans; only metal
> shavings. So, they dropped in a new trans at the dealer and I thought
> I was all set. Well, about three days later, the truck locked up on
> me at a stoplight--what I mean is that it was in first gear, but it
> didn't move when I took the clutch out. I was finally able to get the
> truck rolling after moving the lever around and stomping on the gas
> pretty good. I heard something break loose and . . . you guessed it,
> the whirring/rattle at idle began again (the gears must of got bound
> somehow and I had to break some teeth loose to get it moving again).
> Needless to say, I was a little upset that my new toy was broken again
> but I didn't get mad at the service guys because I didn't think it was
> their fault. Well, they got me another tranny and that's the one
> that's still in it now (the 3rd one).
>
> My concern is that I once again hear a whirring while in neutral with
> the clutch disengaged (it goes away with the clutch pushed in). Does
> anybody else hear this? It seems to me that I shouldn't be able to
> hear any noises coming from the tranny--then again I've never had one
> apart so I'm sort of clueless. I don't want to get stranded somewhere
> after the trans blows up (assuming its defective), but I also don't
> have the time to take it to the dealer and have them listen for the
> noise. I actually did this already a few months ago when I first
> thought I was hearing the noise again and they claimed they couldn't
> hear anything abnormal. It seems to me that it sounds worse now, but
> it gets hard to tell after listening to it over time. For awhile I
> entertained the idea of getting the truck replaced under the 'lemon
> law,' but its too late now because I have over 12000 miles. I love
> the truck, though . . . I just want it to be as perfect as it can be
> 'ya know? Anyway, if anybody has any input, I'd appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> JY
>
>
>
>
>
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