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Why Does My Truck Hate Me?
RUGERGUNZ
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My truck and I dont see Eye to Eye much. At around 80,000 miles some strange noises came from the manual transmission. A rebuild followed replacing all bearings and clutch. On the way home from Canada (cheaper to go to Canada to rebuild tranny), the seal in the rear differential blew dumping all oil and overheating it. Took it to my local garage and had bearings and seals replaced. 3000 miles later the transmission made noises again. Took it back to Canada and they rebuilt the tranny for free as they didnt tighten 4 bolts enough and the oil leaked out. After that the front tire snapped a bolt and lug nut and tried to leave the truck.
That brings us to today. Coming home from Canada with wood flooring, heard a big bang. The truck drove fine as long as I was on the gas, let off the gas and it made bad sounds. I need a whole new rear end, apparently when all the oil was lost last time it warped the gears and the stress fianlly got to them. Luckily my local guy has a rear end that will fit my truck and it shouldnt be long till it get it back.
But I ask you, why does my truck hate me.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Ben Franklin
That brings us to today. Coming home from Canada with wood flooring, heard a big bang. The truck drove fine as long as I was on the gas, let off the gas and it made bad sounds. I need a whole new rear end, apparently when all the oil was lost last time it warped the gears and the stress fianlly got to them. Luckily my local guy has a rear end that will fit my truck and it shouldnt be long till it get it back.
But I ask you, why does my truck hate me.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Ben Franklin
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"Keep turnin to the RIGHT"
I wish I could say it was a ford, but..
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Ben Franklin
"Keep turnin to the RIGHT"
I had some similar problems with a 3/4 ton chevy that was a 94 model also. It was 4 wheel drive and the transmission went to hell about 70000 miles or so. Always had hell with the hydraulic cluth also, had to keep changing the slave cylinder , if that is what you call it. Sense then i wised up and started getting automatic transmissions and that solved the problem. Best dam truck you can ever own is a 1/2 ton extended cab Z71. I just got one a few weeks ago and i love it. Good gas mileage , plenty of power , and it shifts into 4wheel automaticly with a push of a button.
"Keep turnin to the RIGHT"
Don't agree on the gas milage(12-16) but other than that[^]
Muggster
SUPPORT THE I.N.S. , THE COUNTRY THEY SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN
Im a Chevy fan through and through and take alot of the blame for my truck being broke most of the time. I treat em like they are Baja Racers offroad.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Ben Franklin
WELL AREN`T I JUST ONE BIG F`ING RAY OF SUNSHINE.
"Keep turnin to the RIGHT"
NRA Life Member ---"A pocket knife, a clean hankey, and a pistol... things I can use." - Ted Nugent
SUPPORT THE I.N.S. , THE COUNTRY THEY SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
WACA Historian & Life Member
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Ben Franklin
Greg
Former
USMC
ANGLICO
Larry
Do you fart in it a lot? Let cigarette ashes float all over the place? Spill the occasional beer? Allow onions and bits of lettuce to accumulate along the floor mat to rot and mildew? And do you wipe down the headlamps occasionally? Trucks really like that. It's like scratching a kitty-cat's head.
Bert H. -- Is your New Venture the 1500 or 3500 series. Both are the same size case but have different load ratings. This is what the Canadian mechanic told me, but I have no way of proving it.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Ben Franklin
Hello RugerGunz... The transmission in my Dakota is the NV 1500. The NV 3500 is used in the full size Ram (with a V8 gas engine).
Forgot to mention... I believe what the Canadian mechanic told you... the Dodge Magnum V6 is the Magnum 5.2 (318 CID) with two cylinders missing. The transmission and bellhousing are identically sized for the Dodge Magnum 3.9 V6, 5.2 V8 and 5.9 V8.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
WACA Historian & Life Member
Do you fart in it a lot? Let cigarette ashes float all over the place? Spill the occasional beer? Allow onions and bits of lettuce to accumulate along the floor mat to rot and mildew? And do you wipe down the headlamps occasionally? Trucks really like that. It's like scratching a kitty-cat's head.
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Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
WACA Historian & Life Member
Merc
Insignia?
Nos nullus habitum rancidum insignia!
"Tolerating things you may not necessarily like is part of being free" - Larry Flynt
Oh Hoppe's No. 9 you are so fine.
I need to get me some more of those bullet propulsion devices.
One shot, one kill, 29 more for the thrill.