Dennis,
There is Technical Service Bulletin from Chrysler for '98 model Dakotas
to have
the cab mounting bolts replaced. The ones from the factory were not
hardened
properly and there was the potential of them breaking and the cab coming
loose
from the frame in an accident. My '98 R/T and my friend's '98 SLT both
started
popping real loud at the back of the Club Cab on the passenger side,
when turning
into eleveated driveways after a few thousand miles. I'd bet you have a
case to
get your truck repaired without any expense on your part.
Randy Fox
'98 FR CC R/T
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 01:08:26 -0600
From: Dennis Baker <dbaker@deltech.net>
Subject: DML: Defective Body/Cab Mounts?
I just took my 98' 4x4 CC off-loading for the first time and about a
week
later after I finally decided to wash off all the mud I uncovered
something
rather interesting. Apparently while off-roading the back of the cab
and the
front top portion of my bed rammed into each other... The funny thing is
that
while we were having fun we heard a loud pop and upon further inspection
couldn't hear a thing... It happened right after breaching the top of a
rather
steep hill at a very slow pace in 4-low.
It's not like we were hotrodding over moguls or anything... Anyway.. The
damage isn't a pretty sight... The back of the cab is dented and the
paint
is chipped off in a way that I find quite irritating... Basically it
looks
like I've got another one of Dodges crappy paint jobs where the paint
and
primmer simply flake off.
Has anyone had anything like this happen to them... I'm sitting here
thinking defective body bushings for starters and If they made it a 4x4
and
it took something this simple to mess it up I hear factory warranty
doing
some dent pulling and re-painting...
Any Ideas?
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