Here is the situation, I am looking for an inexpensive QC 4x4 to keep as a winter sled among other things and have found a '02 1500 GC 4x4 slt with 101,000 miles on the clock and the 4.7. I have owned an 05 Ram with the hemi and also a Dakota and Grand with the 4.7. None of these vehicles have failed me over the years that I owned them but none of them had this kind of miles either. Anyway, this truck makes a lot of noise when running down the road and I cannot tell whether it is coming from the tires or the driveline. So what I did was while rolling down the road at about 50 mph I put the truck in neutral and threw the transfer case in neutral also. The noise is still there. To me that means it has to be tire noise. Does this logic make sense or can it still be from the driveline?
Also, on vehicles with the manual transfer case is it common to have a bit of grind going from neutral to 2 hi? I think my 05 did this also but cannot remember. If you throw the lever with authority no grind but if you just limp wrist it it will grind a bit.
I'm a little spooked by these issues plus the selling dealer wanted to point out that the truck has no warranty. He even said "if the trans fails right after you leave here you have no recourse" as an example.
The truck seems priced right though at about $1000 above Galves wholesale and well below KBB retail good condition value by over $3000. Thoughts please...
Also, on vehicles with the manual transfer case is it common to have a bit of grind going from neutral to 2 hi? I think my 05 did this also but cannot remember. If you throw the lever with authority no grind but if you just limp wrist it it will grind a bit.
I'm a little spooked by these issues plus the selling dealer wanted to point out that the truck has no warranty. He even said "if the trans fails right after you leave here you have no recourse" as an example.
The truck seems priced right though at about $1000 above Galves wholesale and well below KBB retail good condition value by over $3000. Thoughts please...
