On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:46:11 GMT, "John" <cuda-426@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Hello group,
>
>My friend has a '94 Dakota v6 2wd manual, when he takes a left turn you
hear
>a noise that sounds like rubbing gravel together in your hands. Of course
>first thought was wheel bearings, but it is coming from the back. Now his
>dad was a mechanic ( a while ago), so they took off the diff cover and
>nothing seemed out of the ordinary but replaced a few gears and the pins
>that hold the axel in (this is what they told me, I wasn't there). Still
>does it. Then we starting looking at the brake drums and backing plates
and
>the left drum looks like its rubbing on the bottom of the backing plate.
We
>switched the drums from side to side but it still does it. His dad
thought
>maybe the axel wore some to cause the drum it move in and out, he
contacted
>a friend at a dodge dealer****p in the parts dept, he said they have never
>sold an axel for that truck. So here are my couple of questions, has
anyone
>heard of this happening? Any thoughts of what would cause this? Any help
>would be appeciated.
>
>Thanks
>John
>
Thoughts? Like a bad axel/wheel bearing? Maybe?
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