2000 Dakota vibration
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I gotta agree with this sentiment. Rebuilding a rear is not a simple undertaking, need precision measuring equipment, and you MUST be EXTREMELY picky on tolerances and settings, otherwise, you end up with a rear that is noisey, at best, or blows itself up in short order, at worst.
Pick up a replacement, clean it up, change the fluid, etc, and just swap it in. That will end up being a LOT less expensive than a rebuild.
Pick up a replacement, clean it up, change the fluid, etc, and just swap it in. That will end up being a LOT less expensive than a rebuild.
#12
Rear axles are the same 97-03. Just various ratios (3.23, 3.55, 3.92) and the 00+ might have a different driveshaft coupler on it (Companion Flange vs Yoke). You can knock the pinion nut off and swap couplers, just make sure to red loctitie the snot out of the nut when you put it back on.
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sparky1971 (01-04-2022)
#13
Rear axles are the same 97-03. Just various ratios (3.23, 3.55, 3.92) and the 00+ might have a different driveshaft coupler on it (Companion Flange vs Yoke). You can knock the pinion nut off and swap couplers, just make sure to red loctitie the snot out of the nut when you put it back on.
Thank you. I went to the salvage yard today and the differential that I found online is a 3.55 so that's good. Unfortunately, it's still on the truck and won't be ready to pick up till sometime Wednesday, so I might have to wait until Saturday unless I can talk my wife into getting it for me. One question the salvage man asked was what size drums do I have, 9 or 11". I couldn't answer that because I didn't know two sizes were available. I now know mine has 9" but not sure on the axle I bought because I haven't seen it yet. Am I assuming correctly that the 8.25 has 9" and the 9.25 has 11" and I don't have anything to worry about? The only reason I ask is that I will probably throw new shoes, hardware. and wheel cylinders on while I'm at it and would like to get everything ahead of time instead of screwing around chasing part while I could be putting my truck together.
#14
You can swap out the hardware fairly easy. If the new axle has 11" drums you will just need to get an 11" brake kit with drums. The backing plate should be left on the axle as it just bolts into it. Also if you don't reuse the old drums make sure the new ones aren't warped. I got three in a row from three different parts stores all warped out of the box. the parts store should be able to test this with a micrometer.
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sparky1971 (01-05-2022)
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You can swap out the hardware fairly easy. If the new axle has 11" drums you will just need to get an 11" brake kit with drums. The backing plate should be left on the axle as it just bolts into it. Also if you don't reuse the old drums make sure the new ones aren't warped. I got three in a row from three different parts stores all warped out of the box. the parts store should be able to test this with a micrometer.
#16
I am getting noise out of my rear end (in my truck, haha) and checked that it's full of oil, all good but still noise. I wonder if previous owner ran it low, then filled it then sold I to me, I bought the truck cheap not running and got it going so couldn't test drive it...trans shifts nice but pretty loud humming at any speed over 20
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I am getting noise out of my rear end (in my truck, haha) and checked that it's full of oil, all good but still noise. I wonder if previous owner ran it low, then filled it then sold I to me, I bought the truck cheap not running and got it going so couldn't test drive it...trans shifts nice but pretty loud humming at any speed over 20
sure it's not just worn tires? Or axle bearings?
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TheDodgeBoi (01-06-2022)
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