Handley
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- Nov 14, 2016
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- Ram Year
- 2000
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- Magnum 5.2L
Greetings to all,
I've recently joined the Dodge family, buying myself a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500, a few weeks ago. I bought it with full disclosure that there was issues with the 4-Wheel drive, but with all else the truck offered, I decided to buy it. Recently, with winter being right around the corner, I decided to test it to see what was going on. Note: The previous owner did mention something about the front axle or something. Anyway, I threw it into 4 and the light came on. I lightly pressed the gas and the truck moved, but it sure didn't want to. (Few feet at least) There was this clunking/grinding noise. Wheels would screech, didn't want to turn, etc. Okay, obviously there is an issue, so I tried to put it back into 2...and it didn't want to. Kept trying to engage/disengage over and over. Finally, I just threw it into reverse and all was fine. At the end of it all, as soon as I started driving, there is a new light tick noise under the truck. So, I come here. For the most part I know my ways around a vehicle, but I've never had a problem with my old '94 Jeep Cherokee's 4x4, so I have no experience dealing with such systems. If something has any idea of what's going on and can point me in the right direction, it would be highly appreciated!
I've recently joined the Dodge family, buying myself a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500, a few weeks ago. I bought it with full disclosure that there was issues with the 4-Wheel drive, but with all else the truck offered, I decided to buy it. Recently, with winter being right around the corner, I decided to test it to see what was going on. Note: The previous owner did mention something about the front axle or something. Anyway, I threw it into 4 and the light came on. I lightly pressed the gas and the truck moved, but it sure didn't want to. (Few feet at least) There was this clunking/grinding noise. Wheels would screech, didn't want to turn, etc. Okay, obviously there is an issue, so I tried to put it back into 2...and it didn't want to. Kept trying to engage/disengage over and over. Finally, I just threw it into reverse and all was fine. At the end of it all, as soon as I started driving, there is a new light tick noise under the truck. So, I come here. For the most part I know my ways around a vehicle, but I've never had a problem with my old '94 Jeep Cherokee's 4x4, so I have no experience dealing with such systems. If something has any idea of what's going on and can point me in the right direction, it would be highly appreciated!
