I purchased a 2003 Ram van 1500 a month ago. There's a strange kind of a whine in the rear wheels when turning to the right or left. A friend of mine said this is typical of differentials with positraction. Is this true? Or does it represent a problem? Turning the truck is the only time I hear this noise. Clark
Differential whine
Jul 21, 2006
4 Replies
That noise is not typical with posi/LSD. How many miles? Dodge diffs are pretty famous for dying at about 60-80K miles. Rebuild costs about $850 around here.
My 01 Dakota R/T w/3.92 LSD has done it since brand new.
Turns it out it was the u-joint making the noise.
Thanks for the post-back.
Ken
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