Front end squeaks when turning

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Nov 20, 2004 | 04:49 PM

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Front end squeaks when turning

When turning the steering wheel in my truck, i can hear a squeaking noise. is this something that i can grease or are the ball joints or tie rods bad? The truck has 115,000 miles on it and I am unsure of the maintenance on it. Are there parts that are recommended to be replaced with this many miles?
The truck is a 97 f150 offroad.
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Tim

Nov 20, 2004 | 05:53 PM

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Check your tierods! Do a search here for "tierods" and you can find alot of info.

Nov 20, 2004 | 06:28 PM

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With that mileage,I would check balljoints.Average 70-80,000,though I just replaced some that had 140,000 and were'nt that "bad".97-up are bad for squeeking,balljoints and pitman arm usually.