This is the carrier bearing jeff wyler in springfield said is normal wear no repair needed and charged me 80.00 to tell me that.He said al 3500;s shudder or shake when empty when taking off.

 

im confused? what am i looking at?

 

It is a carrier bearing.Look at the tears in the rubber.

 

I hope you laughed at him when he told you it would cost you $80 for him to tell you that!

Please tell me you didn't pay for that!?

 

what the hell is that brown thing? and is the bearing in the rubber?

 

I had to pay the inspection fee to get my truck back.I am going to another dealer tommorow.I am planning to send the pics and a complaint to dodge as soon as I can see who to send it too.

 

Whoa, that's why I always have my keyless remote and another key in my pocket and give anyone servicing my truck just a key.

What do you mean find out who to talk to? Go right back to those clowns and talk to the GM or owner of the dealership. Did you buy the truck from them?

 

Wreed ,you must be kidding me.You have never seen a drive shaft or a carrier bearing.

 

What brown thing? The rusty object on top? That is the driveshaft. The "carrier bearing" is more like a center support for the split shaft. Mine is an actual bearing, that one looks like it is just a rubber bushing from the picture.


All 3500's shudder on take off? You should have that fella's job!

 

Brown thing is the driveshaft. The carrier bearing(s) support multiple piece driveshafts. Long wheel base Dodge's have a two piece driveshaft.

 

No my dealer is30 miles from me.This is a local dealer I thought this would be a no brainer warranty repair.I thought how could even a idiot could tell it was bad.

 

YES. LWB Dodge's have been doing it since 1989.

Before you go calling people a "dummy" you should check to see if they're right first!

 

thanks bisgeo now i understand!

 

Its not the carrier bearing causing the shuddering. Its U joints. Them rubber dingies rip on about all of them...really doesnt have an effect on shudder.

 

Well, it goes away when you space the carrier bearing down. The U-joints technically might be causing the shudder but it's directly related to the postioning of the carrier bearing.