Recent Content by DSorenson

Thanks for the coaching! I thought I'd follow-up on this thread in case anyone else finds it in a search. I did ultimately find the cause of the problem. The transfer case fluid was leaking from the U-joint end of the slip yoke. When I first discovered the problem my reaction was that the...

I have a 09 3500 4x4 dually that is leaking fluid from the rear extension housing on the transfercase. I have tried replacing the seal and the leak still persists, and may have even gotten worse. Based on comments in other threads I'm now planning on replacing both the extension housing bushing...

Thanks for the comments and insight into your experience, sounds very much like what I'm seeing! Yeah I kinda suspected that the marketing guys at these truck camper outfits push the engineers aside and get the upper hand when it comes to publishing specs, particularly weight. I missed my...

That's a good point. I'll have the truck down in Denver next week and I'll stop at one of the truck-stops that has truck scale.

Thanks for the comments Jim. I agree that spring failure would be a relatively rare event. I did some more measuring and experimenting with the camper on, partially on (partially resting on its jacks) and completely off. With the camper completely off the suspension evens out almost perfectly...

I recently purchased a slide-in camper to use with my 3500 SRW and been struggling the rear suspension. The camper weights ~2,250 lbs which should not be an issue for a 3500. To keep this story somewhat brief, in my quest to stabilize the ride and prevent bottoming out I have added Stabloads...

Thanks for the all the suggestions! I think I'll start with the Stable Loads and see how it goes from there. Don

I am considering installing a rear sway bar on my 2003 3500 to improve handling with our pickup camper (~2,600 lb) on board, and I thought I see if others had some recommendations to share. Right now the truck is stock height with a stock suspension and single rear wheels. I am going to...

I went ahead and did the lube change on the rear end this afternoon using the recommended $25/Qt Mopar lubricant. After asking a few more questions at the dealer I was told that on the 11-1/2 rear end in my truck you can either use the Mopar recommended lubricant without an additive or you can...

Thanks for all the great feed back! Sunday I did put some limited slip additive in the rear end and I do think that helped and confirms some of the suggestions posted in this thread. There's a bit of history in this regard with the truck as well. When I purchased it used 4 years ago I had am...

John, My focus on the drive shaft has been based on three items, related posts here on TDR, the fact that the drive shaft carrier bearing rubber mounting disintegrated (suggesting excessive shaft vibration) and commentary in the Dodge shop manual regarding the problem, see quote below. CENTER...

I'm looking for a bit of guidance with regard to a persistent problem I am having with the drive line on my 2003 Ram 3500 (long box, crew cab). Last spring I began to notice a vibration at launch, particularly when turning (e. g. a right or left turn from a stop light). Per suggestions on...

Everything seems to check out with regard to inspecting the hoses and exhaust manifold gaskets. With a wench I can definitely move the waste gate linkage back and forth, though it seemed a bit sticky when I first moved it (I simply took an appropriately sized open-end wrench placed it on the...

Is it definately a new sound or a semi-familiar sound that seems to be getting louder? The sound definitely isn't supposed to be there. I haven't had the truck long enough to know if it's getting worse, but typically when you purchase a vehicle used it was traded in for a reason, and this could...

Do you have an "open element" air filter? No Everything is standard OEM, as far as I know...