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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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Congrats on the baby!!! just found out that my wheel cylinder is busted in the pass. rear and a rock hit my fender and chipped the paint to the metal!!! right on top too so you can see it really good. but other than that it is going.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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Dude congrads on the baby! My cousin just had hers yesterday too!

My truck is down for a while broke a CV joint rock climbin I guess I should leave that to the jeeps.. lol and my plug wires burned up.

So on a lighter note I found some accel 9000 series plug wires super cheap on ebay! they sell for $130 at kragen and these were only $40! They brand new and everything and comes with a 1 year warrenty. here the link for the V8 set if you want the V6 set just type dodge dakota accel in the serach.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ACCEL...Q5fAccessories
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 12:21 AM
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Thanks guys! Fox how did you brake the CV axle? I've been trying on the rocks but nothin! Got Pics! Give details so I can avoid it.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad96_3.9
bike rack looks good, i have been wanting to make one of those too. i need to replace all my stuff up front too, just the ball joints and tierods hopefullt, i swaped the front end bushing a year ago and put some really cheap ball joints and tie rods in there so i get to do that over again now. still have to fix my tranny mount too, whenever i get on it real hard i can hear the tranny hit the tunnel, so i am sure i am going to be breaking a motor mount too here pretty soon, lol. so you are not the only one that is having troubles with there daakota, but for all of the stuff mine has been trough, i guess it can act up a little once and a while.

Be careful, the mount that they sell at oreilly and autozone doesnt have the correct holes drilled out (if at all).

Yeah the extreme heat of summer and cold of winter is always hardest on vehicles. I blew the silenoid in my starter this last summer and so did my GF in her car. Got that replaced just before winter. Then my fuel pump went out in November. Just got the ball joints and new wheels on the truck with a new alignment and I am pleased with it now. I still need to replace the switch for the resume on cruise control, replace the bushing on the wind shield wipers, and replace the timing chain and water pump. But once all of that is done, I am sure something else will rear its ugly head :P But I do love MY FIRST TRUCK. And I definitely plan on keeping it for a long time to come.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy4x4RT
Thanks guys! Fox how did you brake the CV axle? I've been trying on the rocks but nothin! Got Pics! Give details so I can avoid it.
I got both my axles in a rutt and I guess I just torqued it enough wherre the pass axle snaped. The one other thing I think of is if I slammed it on a nice sharp rock.

I didn't even know I broke it till I got to the top of the hill and got on the road and something was makin noise on the passger side. Unfortuly there is no pictures it was one those days where your buddy says lets go and you just go and forget things like a cammera and tow strap
 
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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Dang Fox that sucks! Where did it brake right on the saft or the cv. Lets see a pic of it now. Thats why I keep a camera in the truck, but the batterys are always dead. And tow strap is under the back seats. Today I just finished my front end of my truck. All 4 ball joints, (last week) all 4 tie rod ends, Idler arm, pitman arm. Tomarrow Ill go back to firestone and realine it.
 
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