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Why would a front drive shaft on a 2002 dodge 2500 truck make a clanking sound like metal on metal not in the u-joints but the middle of the drive shaft.?
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∙ 15y ago
The pivot ball joint has failed. It is located between the double U-joints at the transfer case end.
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