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I posted a Faint whine I am hearing at 45-55 mph in the Dak last week....I will be taking it to a Person who was recommended to do Dodge rear ends as we all know are Tricky at best...
I thought I would dump the old gear oil & do a complete change out, even though I just did this 3,000 miles ago, before I take it in for an official diagnoses...
I took Pic's of the gears if anyone wants to weigh in as to how they look as far as even wear, etc....They actually looked really good to me, but I may not know what to look for either!
No broken metal parts, in fact the only shavings I could distinguish if you want to call them shavings, were down by the magnet & it was more of a "Puree" looking stuff and not shiny at all, telling me that my gears are in good shape.
That doesnt mean that a Pinion bearing cant be on its way out (i.e. the whining noise) so I thought I would change out the fluid & try Amsoil this time as opposed to Royal purple last time to see if I could get "Lucky" and no more Whining!
I havent taking the Dak out yet to know, just wanted to post Pic;s of the Gears to get opinions of the visual condition.
Thanks all!
RJS......2003 Dakota v6 auto 2wd 8-1/4 rr end 3.55 lsd
I thought I would dump the old gear oil & do a complete change out, even though I just did this 3,000 miles ago, before I take it in for an official diagnoses...
I took Pic's of the gears if anyone wants to weigh in as to how they look as far as even wear, etc....They actually looked really good to me, but I may not know what to look for either!
No broken metal parts, in fact the only shavings I could distinguish if you want to call them shavings, were down by the magnet & it was more of a "Puree" looking stuff and not shiny at all, telling me that my gears are in good shape.
That doesnt mean that a Pinion bearing cant be on its way out (i.e. the whining noise) so I thought I would change out the fluid & try Amsoil this time as opposed to Royal purple last time to see if I could get "Lucky" and no more Whining!
I havent taking the Dak out yet to know, just wanted to post Pic;s of the Gears to get opinions of the visual condition.
Thanks all!
RJS......2003 Dakota v6 auto 2wd 8-1/4 rr end 3.55 lsd