Dodge Dakota Front Drive Shaft CV Joint Repair (fix crunching noise when in 4x4)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ส.ค. 2019
- Have a grinding, crunching noise when you put your truck in 4X4? I thought it was my transfer case at first but it was actually a bad CV joint on the front driveshaft. They tend to dry out especially if your cover boot is damaged or completely gone like mine was. FYI I couldn't get the bearing off with a bearing puller. I had to use a 20 ton press (probably don't need something that big) but it was the toughest part about this repair. Make sure you get as much grease in the bearing housing as possible because you will need to drop it to add grease again.
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Very helpful, took an afternoon but saved me about $300 or more in labor (got a whole reconditioned drive shaft = $250). Thank you very much.
My husband finally got his kit today, and his biggest problem was getting those front bolts out to drop the shaft!!! Everything else came apart pretty easily. Good thing the new kit came with a different snap ring because his was snapped in half. ha..Let's see how good this one works!! We need 4 wheel drive here in Alaska!
I just did the repair and sure enough this was the problem! Thanks for saving me a buttload of $$$$!
Nice! glad this could help
Good video! thanks - My 2003 Durango needs this done, runs fine on 2wheel drive but in 4wd the banging starts!
Haha yep 👍
Great video man thank you.
Awesome Video. No Bullshit, just information !!!!!!!!
Thanks!!
Great Video. One thing, though. I took apart the factory cv joint and there was a gasket on the boot side as well, so I looked closer at my kit, and sure enough there were two gaskets stuck so tightly together that they looked like a single.
Huh, well at least you caught it!
Doing this job on our 05 Dakota (aka, 'Money Pit") We wound up using a 5 ton 3 jaw puller and that shaft finally gave up on the old bearing. Word of warning: Buy this via Amazon or RockAuto. The local parts houses want over $150++ for this kit!! We've ordered ours in for under $50 bucks. The 'kit' should be in our hands in a few days. We've already done the cleaning and disassembly. All mating surfaces coated in "Fluid Film" pending the next time we work on it. We'll clean it off with the brake clean to ensure a neat and clean install.
Question: (I'll have to check history, as my notifies are shut off) In the absence of channel lock pliers. To get those end caps 'clipped' onto the bearing shell. We are thinking of using the old half-moon pressure distributors along with nuts/bolts in all 6 holes and slowly draw both caps onto the bearing housing. It's a safe bet once the assembly is installed onto the transfer case at the required torque (22.5 ft lbs) it will likely snug things down even more. Just wondering about using those 6 holes and pieces to pop both shells into place.
I think that should work
Excellent video! you, sir , are my hero.
Thanks!
@@appalachiandiy2415 It was refreshing to see an instructional video that wasn't six minutes of posturing and telling me how great the video is going to be if I actually live long enough to get through the introduction. You also did a great job of showing the job getting done rather than showing the results and describing what you did off-camera. Thank you again for doing it right!
@@thomasgartman4025 Thank you!
Very helpful! Thank you. I almost had to spend $250 I got her for 6 bucks at the yard if this one doesn't work I will just buy one online brand new like you did.
$6 nice! let me know if the yard one works for you. Id be interested how long it lasts. thanks!
Thank you so much! I thought this was my t-case
As did I at first. Simple fix compared to dropping a transfer case!
This guy rocks.
Thanks!
Thanks broski
Excellent! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Thanks helped a bunch....mine came apart a little easier.
Oh good! mine was a bear!
What do you think about using grease that isn't cv specific? Many people speak out against that. Not saying I agree just curious. Also curious how its doing now 3 years later.
Thanks
Absolutely!
I replaced the front lower control arms and now this front axle is rubbing on the exhaust? I don't know how to fix it
Great vid brother.. gonna attempt mine in next week or so. Volume is cranked on the radio until then lol
haha nice! hope you got some good subs that thing is loud crunching down the road!
Haha it sure as shit is
@@appalachiandiy2415 or, just remove your front driveshaft.
@@zzz7zzz9 yea you could do that too.
I let my oem one go so long with no boot I had to replace the shaft because I stripped the splines off the shaft while out plowing
so i wasnt able to just replace the cv joint .
l found an after market shaft for 200$ that had u joints at both ends thru pro shaft online .
Wow, glad you found one cheap
I was able to get the front driveline detached however I was not able to locate the driveline pushed out in a way to allow movement forward, the catalytic converters are in the way, the only option is to remove the exhaust system or cut the cross member exhaust pipe. did I miss something?? I put it all back together for now but the truck is parked...
figured it out ...
Have you had ever had any issues with using a basic but tacky grease like say blue terrapin in a cv joint? Threw some in mine that was failing so i pressed as much as i could without taking it off (last hail mary) and honestly i think it made it worse lol changing it out today so we’ll see if that’s my issue. Clunking on braking and acceleration and based on the state of my cv im leaning towards that. 98 zj. Replaced control arms last year all bushings are good basically entire suspension was redone with the lift except upper control arms. Doing that as well to correct drive line angles and hopefully let that cv last longer
Never used the stuff. If the cv is bad, she's toast, no matter what you do
Great video. I had the same terrible time removing the bearing. But now the new one will not slide on, very tight. Should I hammer it home or is there a possibility that the bearing is not sized properly or the shaft splines are not proper size. I don’t really want to get it half way on and it not go on or off without destroying the new bearing. It’s a dorman part and not cheap. Any thoughts?
Did you take a wire wheel to the splines? mine was rusty, some scaling may make it a tight fit. I would get all the rust off, lubricate the splines with grease, and use a deadblow hammer to finish it off. good luck!
Appalachian DIY thanks for the reply. I did take a wire brush on a drill to it and used the edge of a half moon file to clean the grooves. It wasn’t really that rusty and now it’s shiny bare metal. The new one will only go on about a 1/16 of an inch and is really tight. So I’m going to try grease or anti-seize and pound it on. I got it on thanks for your help.
@@jerrybeck8812 Nice!
My friend forgot to mark the shaft when he took it off what should I do when I install the new one ?
@@Roberto-vr1od Just put it back together, if there seems to be noticeable vibration rotate the shaft until it goes away. pain in the butt but it shouldn't be too terrible.
Can it make a thumping noise that has playing loose when in transfer case you move it forward and back by hand.
Like while driving you can feel thumping forward and backwards during all speeds under 35 and more at highway.
I have an 2002 4wd dakota sport 3.9 it does need replaced.
Rear drive shaft is fine but rear differential fluid does need change the casing looks like it had been leaking before I bought it.
Possible, mine was more of a grinding noise
Where in PA are you located? Im in PA as well with an 04 Dakota that needs fixing
Central PA, but I'm not a mechanic, just work on my own stuff
Would that cause truck jumping around in 4wd fine in 2wd but starts sounding awful and jumping
Also it will just shake to shit when accelerating at anything over 1500rpm
Is this applicable to 2wd as well. I was told they have the CV joint as well.
I Dont know why a 2wd would have this. there should not be any transfer case as a 4wd woiuld
Yes
I had to take mine to the machine shop to have it pressed out. The gear puller and impact gun didn't do anything. Paid $30.
Where are you located? I want you to do my Dakota, i'm in Kingsport Tn
haha its gonna be a drive. I live in Pennsylvania
Yeah, but why does that boot continue to break off?
you talking about the rubber one that covers the joint?
Could this also be causing a noise when I’m not in 4WD?
Yes even while not in 4 wheel mine made a noise
yes, because the front always turns, in 4wd or not.
Hey I finally got the truck and when I'm putting the metal band on the rubber it wont get tight enough and the rubber can slide left and right is this okay?
It should be snug. It's there so water and dirt dont get into the joint. As long as you think it will keep that stuff out you should be ok
@@appalachiandiy2415 man idk I've been trying to get it tighter just wont even get tighter and I can still move the whole thing back and forth and spin it like a wheel
@@camrynloghry631 whats causing it to not tighten up? Mine cinched up good. Is there a kink in the band?
its bent a little so I have to pull it tight and bend it or it just loosens back up I got it to where it barely moved then once I flattened the prongs it was loose again! Its fighting me
Is this the same on a 97 Dakota v6 4x4, it's making the same noise you describe.
I believe that the same gen as mine so it's a good chance it is. Even if its not the problem I'm sure it could use a good lube if you tore it apart
@@appalachiandiy2415 thanks
@@rticblue2843 Absolutely!
I'm in Michigan, just picked this up. 1997 dodge dakota v6 4x4, 116k. Spotless inside and out. It's originally from South Carolina.
@@rticblue2843 yea they dont have to contend with the salt like we do up here.
Will this one work on my 04 4.7?
Im not quite sure. Best thing to do is go onto a site like rock auto and see if it gives you the same part number for a 3.7 as a 4.7
Yes it will work l. Any dakota from 01-07
Do you still have this CV joint in is it holding up good?
@camryn Loghry yep, still going strong after almost 2 years now. no foreseeable issues as of now
Awesome thank you for your quick reply I'm gonna send it and get one for my 01 Durango!!! Awesome video by the way!!!💯
@@camrynloghry631 thank you! And good luck
What grease did you use or recommend using?
What part number what's that kit?
there is a link in the description to the exact one I used
Wouldn't you hear that noise in 2wd also?
No. Mine you only could hear in 4x4
@@appalachiandiy2415 Thank you sir, I must have a different problem. I bought a new driveshaft and got a used transfercase just in case - hope I don't have to change the transfercase.
@@xAnAngelOfDeathx Hope not. The cv joint isn't crazy expensive so changing it wouldn't be a bad thing either