Wow! Good safety color. That is one bright Durango. That would be hard to miss on the side of the road.

 

Perfect name, Orange Beast!!! I love it!

 

Gonzo:
Welcome to DDN. You might be our first member from Norway. Two things come to mind when I see that color.
The first, is that it needs a big 01 on the doors, ala The Dukes of Hazzard! The second, since I live in SW Ohio, is GO Bengals!!!!!

Don

 

@Gonzo Norway you could paint 2 brown and 1 white stripe down the middle and you would have a rolling Cleveland Browns (NFL) football team helmet rolling down the road!!

 

Ha, i love orange since im dutch and orange is the the dutch national color. Actually the color of our royaltie family with origins in Orange in the south-east of France. Thats why our natonal sportteams and supporters wear orange. I married a norwegian and live here for 14 years now but a big part of me will allways be dutch.

 

Hi, after fixing a grey 2002 4.7 i bought this orange beast. A 1999(2000 model) 5,9 SLT+
Run 295.000 kms and runs on petrol and gas(LPG) I am a dutchmen living in Ålesund Norway.
Had to fix quite a bit the last couple of months, like changing front brakes, waterpump, belt, exhaust and governer solenoid since it was not shifting. Also a bunch of sensors. Became a good client of Rockauto this year😊👍
Soon time to put the spiketires on, first snow fell on the mountains.

Uitstekend Minheer! I am US person waiting for Durango order. Lived in Nederland for a while. Enjoy your Orange Beast.

 

Managed to fuck up the windowmechanism in the driversdoor. Wanted to open the window but it was frozen. Yes bloody dum of me especially since i told my kid many times he should never do that...
I heard a snap and heard the mecanism going down but the window stayed Up. Put the mecanism up again( just moved it down a bit) and left it.
My question is , is there a piece that brakes in this cases and is it easy to get? Cant find it on Rockauto.

 

Managed to fuck up the windowmechanism in the driversdoor. Wanted to open the window but it was frozen. Yes bloody dum of me especially since i told my kid many times he should never do that...
I heard a snap and heard the mecanism going down but the window stayed Up. Put the mecanism up again( just moved it down a bit) and left it.
My question is , is there a piece that brakes in this cases and is it easy to get? Cant find it on Rockauto.

You might get lucky and just snapped the lever off of the track. You will need to pull the door panel to see what actually happened.

 

Thx,will do that when spring comes. Got 2 feet of snow at the moment.

 

Welcome to the Forum from West Virginia. Glad you joined us. Lots of helpful folks on here.

 

Thx, but i am here already since sept 2021. Posted a bit an got good help with putting my Orange Beast back into good condition.

 

I could
But why i would?

 

I could
But why i would?

Just joking with you. It was more of a poke at @Don Fox because the Bengals and Browns are rival football team here in the State of Ohio

 

Gonzo:
I have learned that Gen 1, 2, and likely now Gen 3 windows should not be opened (or attempted) when it's likely they are frozen.
I've been in the McDonald's drive thru many a time, having to open the door to order and receive my goodies due to frozen windows.

Don

 

Just no end on snow this year.

 

Holy Crap!!

 

Fixed the driversdoor window today. Easy fix. It just popped out of the rails where it sits in rubber. Could have just pushed it back probably but took of the doorpanel to see what i was doing. Didnt take more than 15 min.
Nice working in the warm sun with good old AC/DC ,if you want blood.... (live) on my upgraded stereo.
Old rock still rocks! (RIP Bon)

 

Good morning Gonzo:
Acca Dacca, LOL!!!!!!!!!!

My go to song, and fav by AC/DC is Thunderstruck!
If the sound system in question can play it clearly at decent volume, I judge the system to be pretty good.
The Beats system in my '14 Charger R/T does it well!

Don

 

Been snowboarding today, took the Dodge

 

Been snowboarding today, took the Dodge
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Hi @Gonzo Norway is that an authentic (Setina) push bar?

If yes, is it legal in Norway?

Norway is not in the EU, so this information is not very helpful for me, but maybe there is a way to have a legal real push bar over here.
I really want to have one 😎
For political reasons.

btw. this is in EU, but not crucial, because this Durango is in special service, too, so with other rules as for private cars

🤫 there is a secret tipp:
attach it and🖕

Otherwise today I was pulled out by the cops for the first time after many years 😞

 

WOW all that snow!!

 

I'm only kidding the color is amazing + just the right hue for spinning tires and throwing mud on unsuspecting pedestrians.

 

OP, I LOVE the color! That's cool AND bada$$ all at the same time. Sweet!

 

Got an oilleak on a front driveshaft oilseal. See picture.
Need a bit of help to find the piece/ the name of it and tips how to change it.

 

Nobody?

 

Sorry I have a 2014 + unfortunately don't know enough about the previous Durangos to provide feedback.

Love the color though 😍

 

Its obviously called an Axle shaft seal. But there are a few types used, depending on differential/axles used.
Gotta dive under to look for marks/measure the stuff.
Changing is easy after removing the axle.

 

Changed the axleshaft seal. Whole axle came out, not only the outerpart. That resulted in that i had to remove the shockabsorber for the nessesary space. The 2 parts i got separated on the workbench. The seal itself was easy.
Unfortunately i found the upperballjoint shot so had to order a new one. Will come tomorrow i hope. My 2 year technical inspection runs out end of the week and no way he would pass with that balljoint. But after changing it and the lower balljoint on the left (shot rubber) he should pass. So gotta work a bit on him this week and see if i can get an inspection next week.

 

Hi Gonzo:
It's been a while. Was the leakage a drip, or more like a seep. Seeping is not normally an emergency, but if that would cause you to fail the inspection, that moves it up the importance ladder. The Gen 1 Durangos were known for being tough on the upper ball joints. There was a recall for them that included my then 2001 SLT Plus.

https://www.dodge.com/universal/webselfservice/pdf/D47.pdf

Don

 

Yeah , didnt do much on him this summer. (didnt need to)
The leakage made a spot of 10 by 10 cm on my driveway everytime i parked it. Just annoying.
Did the upper baljoint left side last inspection as well as the lower leftside.The rubber of the last is shot after 2 years. Bought a MOOG now.

 

Got the beast approved for 2 years in september.
Did a 600 km trip last saturday with a trailer to pick up a camper. The thing was cheap but too much waterdamage so left it.
Me and my mate got a nice day driving anyway and the beast enjoyed the trip as well. +13 C at home at the coast
but inland a bit of snow and just a few degrees

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Good to have studded tires.

 

Got the beast approved for 2 years in september.
Did a 600 km trip last saturday with a trailer to pick up a camper. The thing was cheap but too much waterdamage so left it.
Me and my mate got a nice day driving anyway and the beast enjoyed the trip as well. +13 C at home at the coast
but inland a bit of snow and just a few degrees View attachment 129574 View attachment 129575 .
Good to have studded tires.

The beast is at home in that weather. LOVE IT!