dodgeram1500griff
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Hey, new guy here..
I'm driving my truck.. 112,000 miles no issues until today. I turn down a dirt road and drive maybe 1/4 mile and I hear a noise that sounds like a grind or a dragging sound.. So I think either I've got a flat or maybe my ebrake might be engaged.. Tires fine.. So I start driving and the noise comes and goes.. Loud/ not loud. I pull over and I notice a slight leak which looks to originate from the point where the drive shaft connects to the differential.. Its not dripping its just wet. So I come home.. Once I get on pavement after about a mile the noise stops. Took it easy on the way home ( maybe a 15 mile ride) no noise, no vibration, no smell.. Nothing..
My main concern is in reading info on google ; the rear ends seem to fail regularly on this generation truck.. And I can't really get into a shop until Wednesday when I'm off.. Does anyone have an idea what might be wrong? I'm freaking out because I don't have 2000$ to dump on a repair or the ability to buy a new vehicle..
Help!
I'm driving my truck.. 112,000 miles no issues until today. I turn down a dirt road and drive maybe 1/4 mile and I hear a noise that sounds like a grind or a dragging sound.. So I think either I've got a flat or maybe my ebrake might be engaged.. Tires fine.. So I start driving and the noise comes and goes.. Loud/ not loud. I pull over and I notice a slight leak which looks to originate from the point where the drive shaft connects to the differential.. Its not dripping its just wet. So I come home.. Once I get on pavement after about a mile the noise stops. Took it easy on the way home ( maybe a 15 mile ride) no noise, no vibration, no smell.. Nothing..
My main concern is in reading info on google ; the rear ends seem to fail regularly on this generation truck.. And I can't really get into a shop until Wednesday when I'm off.. Does anyone have an idea what might be wrong? I'm freaking out because I don't have 2000$ to dump on a repair or the ability to buy a new vehicle..
Help!
