Ok my 4wd shifter has been rattlin every since I bought my truck and its finally drove me crazy . It will shake around especially on my dirt road and make a hidious Klack ity Klack ity Klack noise . Has anyone else had this problem if so what did you do... PLEASE help! <br> Wheels

 

my buddies doesn't really go clickity clack...but more of a sound like a CD case rattelin in the door pockets...ya know?<br><br>his is a 97 3/4 ton 4x4 extended cab auto CTD...

 

There is a spring on the T-case shifter that will lose it's tension and cause this.<br>Remove boot and tighten the tension on this spring and it should stop this prob.<br><br> : Eddie : 8)

 

And there is a TSB on getting this fixed. Dealer did mine for me when he was fixing the rear end he broke by not lubing it.<br><br>Don Miller<br>97 2500, #8 plate, 3k springs, PDR 370's, Scotty II, 16 deg timing, custom Trans by Frank.<br>

 

I took an exhaust flange spring (looks like a valve spring with one narrow end) and inserted it in the space below the side-to-side shifter pivot. The existing spring ends go through the tabs and hold the new spring in place. The shift lever ends up being pushed towards the passenger side. I compressed the spring with needle-nose Vicegrips and propped a stick between the shifter and the drivers kick panel to open up the gap. Tricky to get the spring in but it worked like a charm.<br>p.s. Wear safety glasses. I had that spring go wizzin past my head at about 100mph.

 

I just put a very small, very stylish bunji cord around and hooked both ends under nieth dash- keeps her quit for now! ;D

 

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I just put a very small, very stylish bunji cord around and hooked both ends under nieth dash- keeps her quit for now! ;D
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Yeah they have many colors to choose from. I used the red white and blue one. ;D
DM01

 

Thanks guys I'll have to take it apart and check it out.... or maybe those bungees will do the trick . But this will have to wait until I figure out why my truck wont stay runnin :'(. Just happened this mornin :'(. It would crank up but it just wouldnt keep an idle or anything .<br> Wheels<br><br>

 

The 92 I had did it from day one. I got so tired of hearing it that I finally put a moving blanket over it and kept the radio up loud. I took it to the dealer several times and they could never fix it..

 

I stuck my paint bomb can between the shifter and the side wall to stop the annoying rattle!<br>