Greetings From Iowa
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06-12-2011, 01:40 AM
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Greetings From Iowa
Greetings all from the wet soaked lands of the Midwest.
I have been lurking around these forums for a week now since I purchased a 1999 Dodge Dakota 4x4, 5.2L, ext cab, automatic with 146K miles.
As with any used vehicle there are going to items that need replaced, repair or overhauled and although I am somewhat mechanically inclined I am having some issues determining what parts are what and what they are called and how to go about oredering the best replacements parts as needed.
My first issue that I have had thus far with the truck is that I have found that there is a boot, actually 2 of them on the front axel assemblies. Found out today that the outter boot on the drivers side is cracked in half and the grease is leaking out.
I think there is a knuckle of some sort inside the boot that is protected by the grease but I could be wrong. Any how I am trying to determine if I need to just replace the boot with new grease or the entire saft assembly and if there is actually a cv joint or something at the end of the front drivers side shaft assembly.
Will continue to search the forums and web but any advice would be helpful.
The forums have my gears turning for future updates and mods for my Dakota but my first priority is to have a good solid running truck first with those new parts that usually wear out over time, like U-Joints, Ball Joints, Shocks and the like. Truck runs great and solid tranny thus far.
Have a great day
JB
I have been lurking around these forums for a week now since I purchased a 1999 Dodge Dakota 4x4, 5.2L, ext cab, automatic with 146K miles.
As with any used vehicle there are going to items that need replaced, repair or overhauled and although I am somewhat mechanically inclined I am having some issues determining what parts are what and what they are called and how to go about oredering the best replacements parts as needed.
My first issue that I have had thus far with the truck is that I have found that there is a boot, actually 2 of them on the front axel assemblies. Found out today that the outter boot on the drivers side is cracked in half and the grease is leaking out.
I think there is a knuckle of some sort inside the boot that is protected by the grease but I could be wrong. Any how I am trying to determine if I need to just replace the boot with new grease or the entire saft assembly and if there is actually a cv joint or something at the end of the front drivers side shaft assembly.
Will continue to search the forums and web but any advice would be helpful.
The forums have my gears turning for future updates and mods for my Dakota but my first priority is to have a good solid running truck first with those new parts that usually wear out over time, like U-Joints, Ball Joints, Shocks and the like. Truck runs great and solid tranny thus far.
Have a great day
JB
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