Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
[Re: RangerDan440]
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when you checked the u joints was the pinion loose? also did you check the u joints by pulling the shaft? ive seen them whiped out and feel ok in the truck. ive also seen alot of 9 1/4s toss the clip that hold the track lock clutches in the diff carrier and then it grinds the right bearing cap before it ejects...then the rear is full of metal and it eats itself up...got one on the lift now that did that...00 1500 120k no hitch! if it was me id pop the cover and take a peek.
not being a lim slip it very well could be the pin oblonging the hole in the carrier...either way a clunk is the trans taking up the last...lash is the space between things...so if its all winding up somehtings moving somewhere
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Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
[Re: RangerDan440]
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12/06/12 03:40 AM
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clunk when put in drive I'd think high idle speed/excessive backlash. On the vibration could put the rear up on stands remove the wheels/tires and reinstall lug nuts & have some one run it up to speed & you outside safely checking for vibration to at least eliminate the rear tires/wheels. dont forget to remind him to brake the driveline to a standstill before he moves the gear selector as it's easy to lose track of that since the vehicle ain't moving DAMHIK. Holler what it ends up being
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Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
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12/06/12 12:22 PM
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Ive seen guys chech the joints while the shaft was hooked up.They will say they are good.I almost always pull the shaft to check them.That and if the rear is hanging unless the joint is pretty much falling out they usually wont move.Pull the shaft and check them.Ive seen too many bad one not called.Rocky
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Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
[Re: RangerDan440]
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12/07/12 08:12 PM
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Is it 2 or 4 wheel drive?
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Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
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12/08/12 01:19 PM
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Ive seen guys chech the joints while the shaft was hooked up.They will say they are good.I almost always pull the shaft to check them.That and if the rear is hanging unless the joint is pretty much falling out they usually wont move.Pull the shaft and check them.Ive seen too many bad one not called.Rocky
Im with Rocky. U-joint.  Just did the same thing on my 04 Ram 2500. I was "whats that damn vibration Ive got?". Crawled under there ah the U-joints are good. Another month goes by, what the heck is that vibe?! Let me pull the driveshaft. Son of a bean the rear joint is wobbly. oops. 
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Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
[Re: RangerDan440]
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12/22/12 01:13 AM
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After installing the new one make sure it moves thru its travel with no binding in both planes (front) & 1 plane (rear). Most all dont as installing the ujoint shifts the mounting holes in the shaft out of square. Set the shaft on its side with it just off the ground so the ujoint is off the ground & whack each shaft ear (2 are on each end) right behind the ujoint round end cap with a BFH/brass drift several times till it moves free & in some cases may need to remove/reinstall/rewhack the new ujoint till it's good
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Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
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12/22/12 09:25 AM
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Just dont whack it too hard if its aluminum.Ive seen them crack when joints get replaced.Rocky
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Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
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12/22/12 10:49 AM
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update; I tore it apart today and it was indeed a bad U-joint but what I couldnt see until it came apart was the inside of the yoke was scarred from the U-joint binding. I guess I didnt grease it enough when I installed it a couple of years ago.
Hmm... I wonder what I'm going to find on mine...
the 04 Dakota is squeeking when moving. sound changes with throttle input, if I give it more throttle, the axle wraps up, changes the angle of the U-joints, and the sound goes away, lift, the axle unwraps, maybe even wraps the opposite way a little, and the sound comes back.
no clunks yet though.
And I'd be the Dakota has the same U-joints as the Ram. Same engine, Same Trans, Same Rear end.
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Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
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12/22/12 11:15 AM
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if its squeeking the needles are dry, just a matter of time before the disintegrate...change it now before you tear it up
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Re: 04 Ram 1500 clunks in drive/bad vibration at speed
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12/22/12 03:32 PM
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use a press or a socket on an aluminum shaft I use a ball joint press...alum shafts are a pain
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74 gremlin x 360
65 mustang 347
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03 Mach 1
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