I haven't brought mine in yet but my 98 does the same thing.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Rankin <Krrankin@earthlink.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 7:14 PM
Subject: DML: Front axle gear clank
>I need to know if anyone has experienced this before. I own a 96 Dak CC V8
>4x4 (auto). I hear a slight gear clanking from 5-40 mph while driving from
>the front right wheel area (after that, wind noise drowns it out). It
>changes pitch with vehicle speed, but is not engine dependant. It kinda
>sounds like someone sticking a metal rod into a spoked bicycle wheel while
>it's spinning. In fact, If I shut off the engine while in neutral (I know,
>not good for trans, but it was just for a second) the noise remains. 2wd
>or 4wd doesn't change the noise at all. I took it to the local dodge
>dealer, and they verified the noise but couldn't find it (time for a new
>dodge dealer). They pulled the wheel, brakes and hub, but found nothing
>out of the ordinary.
>I'm thinking that its in the front axle or gear assembly, but am not sure.
>Gonna take it to another dodge dealer a little further away for 2nd opinion
>(it under extended warranty). Anybody have any ideas?
>
>
>Kevin Rankin
>KRRankin@earthlink.net
>
>"Out of the modem, through the server,
>past the router, around the firewall,
>NOTHIN' BUT NET!!"
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