Anybody have any idea?
Front Drive Shaft CV Joint
It appears the CV joint on the front drive shaft (rear part of shaft, entering transfer case) is going bad. Clicking noise when I turn the front wheels by hand, and a "whirring" sound that varies with vehicle speed when I'm actually driving the truck. I've seen the repair kits (Auto-zone calls it a Driveshaft CV joint and Napa calls it a Propeller shaft repair kit), and was wondering how difficult a job is this? I'm comfortable changing u-joints, wheel hub assembly, etc. Would this be something that's doable? I can't find any directions for it online, not even You-tube. Anyone know?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Seriously? No one with a 3rd Generation Ram has experienced this problem with their front drive shaft?
Can ANYONE help me?
UPDATE: When I push up on the rear of the front drive shaft where it enters the transfer case, there's a bit of play - probably about 1/8". Seems to me that might indicate the front bearing in the transfer case is bad.
I called my dealership for a quote on replacing the bearing, and the service rep told me it would make more sense to replace the entire transfer case, as Parts & Labor on both jobs were withing $200 of each other, and the case replacement would come with a 3 yr/36,000 mile warranty - whereas the bearing replacement alone would only come with a one year/12000 mile warranty. The price for the transfer case replacement, by the way, was $2300.00. Man, these are expensive toys.
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I called my dealership for a quote on replacing the bearing, and the service rep told me it would make more sense to replace the entire transfer case, as Parts & Labor on both jobs were withing $200 of each other, and the case replacement would come with a 3 yr/36,000 mile warranty - whereas the bearing replacement alone would only come with a one year/12000 mile warranty. The price for the transfer case replacement, by the way, was $2300.00. Man, these are expensive toys.
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