1999 FORD f150 4x4 XLT

When i drive the truck straight, turn left, turn right and even backup i get a Squeaking noise coming from the front and it is loud.

When the truck is in park and i turn the wheel back and fourth it still Squeaks even inches at a time turning it i can hear the Squeaking noise.

I can have the truck shut off and i put my weight on the front bumper making it bounce up and down i can still hear the same Squeaking noise

But when i jacked up the front end and turned the wheel back and fourth the nose is gone and seems to be great.

Sounds like the Squeaking noise is coming from the driver side

Thx for the advice to what this can be

 

Might be a ball joint. mine was anyway.

 

Thank you i will keep this in mind.

Any other options will be greatly appreciated

 

When you jack a vehicle up,the suspension all drops down and pre-loads weight on the steering linkage, springs, ball joints, etc.. If you can slide under far enough, without using a jack, to get a hand on each tie rod end, steering (Pitman arm), and reaching behind the wheels, the upper/lower ball joints. Doing these one at a time with someone flipping the steering wheel back and forth can often pinpoint the dry joint. Better yet, a cheap mechanics stethoscope really will make the job easy.

Dave

 

All right and thank you

 

jack the tire up 3 inches off the ground. take a 4 ft 2 x 4 and put the end 6 inches under the tire pointing outward away from teh axle. lift the 2 x 4 up and down against the tire to lift the truck slightly. look at the ball joint while doing this. if it moves more than 1/16 inch, its shot. (internal slop between the stud and ball).

 

I will give this a shot tomorrow.

Thx again and this site rocks

 

Did you find out what the squeak was then?

 

I was getting a squeak similar to this, it was the sway bar end links. Drove me nuts for week or two.