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Old 12-10-2012, 10:22 AM
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Whenever I turn left I hear a noise coming from the wheel(s) on the left side... wondering if its a ball joint??? Help please...
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Look into unit bearings
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You're going to have to describe the noise.

The first thing you can do is check the torque on the lug nuts on all the wheels.
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I had a clunk/pop noise from my left front, checked all bolts on all front links. Source ended up being loose front left control arm.
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Sounds like a bed squealing... not a lot of noise but can be heard when radio is off.... I have the extended warranty but not sure if I should take it in or figure out the problem myself first... I don't want them to be like " there is nothing wrong with your vechile blah blah blah...
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Any solution to this? I'm having the same issue with mine
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Originally Posted by njfirefighter92
Any solution to this? I'm having the same issue with mine
Couple things that I had happen to me recently:

First squeak - bearable but there was a ujoint which only happened on one side when I turned.
Ujoint finally went and turned into a crunch.
Replaced the ujoint and it was fixed.

Another symptom was that it felt a little jerky when I turned, the steering wheel did not return smoothly.

Other recent squeak - only when I was turning, passenger side, the rubber protector on the brake line was rubbing on the shock when I turned. This is only because I installed bilstien shocks and they are a lot bigger then stock.
Tempory fix - put a dab of lubricant between the line and the shock.
Then go get a brake line relocation bracket.



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