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Here's the story, I've always had a little speratic creaking from what seems to be the front end of my 90 F-150 4x4, but i've never been able to pinpoint it. Then I added a 4" Superlift. Now, the creak has gotten worse. It seems that whenever I apply the brakes and move the steering wheel, there's a very repititous creaking noise, which usually (not always) stops if I rev the engine or release the breaks (which can be hard with a clutch at a stoplight on a hill). It does do it without the brakes being applied, just not nearly as much. If i turn the wheels just right, it will usually do it too. I haven't noticed any problems while driving though....
Any help or ideas are greatly apreciated.
I have replaced front axle pivot bushings, radius arm bushings, coils, shocks, and pitman arm.
90 F-150 4x4, 300-6 5sp
Any help or ideas are greatly apreciated.
I have replaced front axle pivot bushings, radius arm bushings, coils, shocks, and pitman arm.
90 F-150 4x4, 300-6 5sp
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This is something similar that was posted a few days ago and the owner found the 3 bolts holding the steering box to the frame were loose . That is also an area where the frame has cracked on older models causing the noise you hear . Have a look in that area and see what you find .
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Paul also suggested checking the rivots that mount various components to the frame. I used a small hammer and starting tapping each one, listening for changes in sound. I found several that were loose. Then I put the truck on jack stands, relieving the suspension of all the weight. I found two more that were loose.
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I've already replaced the Radius Arms rivets with Bolts when i replaced the radius arm brackets. Those rivets sure were a pain in the A$$, but my air chisel sure did help a lot. I checked the steering box, and the bolts were pretty damn tight, so i torqued them anyways. I checked the frame, it's boxed right there, pretty stout and no visible fractures. I'll make sure to check all the rivets for looseness.
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I'm not a 4WD drive expert, but isn't there some sort of a track bar from the diff. case to the frame that keeps the axle from shifting side to side. I know the older solid axle 4X's had them with a bushing on each end ,and, those bushings would go out rapidly. Another area of strange noise/creacks/clunks is the front mount for the rear leaf spring. It seems that there is always a small gap between the bushing center and the frame bracket. This allows the leaf to move side to side which causes a noise when the metal bushing center contacts each side of the frame mount. The solution is to remove the bolt, put a thin washer on each side of the bushing, and reinstall and tighten down until the bracket quenches the spring bushing.
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