Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Kdp

[kglenn]

I know this has been talked about over and over but I would like to hear your thoughts on this. My daughter has taken over my 01 to go to college and it don't look like I will ever get it back. I'm looking into buying my 96 1 ton back that has 212000 trouble free miles on it. With this many miles should I still be concernd about the KDP?

 

[Jschafer]

My 94 had 300k on it when I found out about this problem when I got in there, it had not moved at all, but now it never will. It only took about 3 hrs and $28 for a front seal that to me was cheap peace of mind.

 

[Joe G.]

E-mail me at -- email address removed -- for instructions on how to install a blocking tab for the KDP.

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

A minority of kdps never move, a minority fall out early, and the rest move slowly, you are rolling the dice every day.

 

[TMitch]

When I bought my truck with 50,000 miles on it, the kdp was the first thing I did. When we opened it up it was hanging 3/4's of the way out. I don't regret fixing it for one minute and I especially thank my neighbour who warned me about it and regretably didn't fix his in time. His KDP fell out at around 140,000 miles and cracked his timing cover.

 

[GRW]

After talking to someone that had one fall out.

I was happy to have put the time and money into fixing it.

It wasn't that hard, and not that time consuming.

If I buy another one, it will be the first thing I do.