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Daniel
Dodge Dakota
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4/19/2004
19:39:47
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 Subject: 2 wd Wheel hop
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Two weeks ago I bought a 98 2 wd v6 Dakota with 93K miles from a used car dealer. It has been in the shop the last 10 days and they are ready to buy it back because they can't find anyone to fix it. From a dead stop under quick acceleration I get 3 guick jolts in the drive train. I thought it was the transmission but they serviced the transmission and found no problems with it. They say the right rear wheel is hopping. They checked the brakes with nothing found. Tomorrow they are going to check the rear end. Should I take them up on their offer to buy it back?
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Yes
Dodge Dakota
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4/19/2004
19:52:37
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Save yourself future hassles and get rid of it while you still have a chance to come out of this ordeal without a serious loss of cash.
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00R/T CC
Dodge Dakota
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4/19/2004
20:20:17
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Agree.
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rich
Dodge Dakota
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4/19/2004
22:19:12
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Wheel hop can be easily reduced by putting a clamp on the springs, or traction bars, but I would give it back in favor of the v8
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.boB
Dodge Dakota
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4/20/2004
11:55:06
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I doubt that it's wheel hop. Wheel hop is caused by having more torque than traction. Usually not an issue with a V6, unless you have real crappy tires. I'd be taking a close look at the differential.
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eddy
Dodge Dakota
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4/21/2004
14:42:25
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I just to be able to make it happen really easily on my truck and that was a 4 cylinder Ranger with less than 150 pounds of torque.
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rich
Dodge Dakota
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4/21/2004
22:18:04
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I could get wheel hop out of my 4cyl s-10
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gen1dak
Dodge Dakota
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4/22/2004
01:05:14
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Some fresh gas-charged shocks might be all you need to stop the hop.
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