Front end sqeaks...................
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Front end sqeaks...................
The front end on my brand used 00 F250 4 X 4 with 94,000 miles has started to squeak or maybe groan. Started after a load of concrete bags, 900 lbs, and pulling a heavy work trailer. It squeaks when hitting bumps and uneven areas while driving kind of like an old buckboard or something. There doesn't look like there is much to grease on the front end and the ball joints are nice and tight. What gives and how do I cure the problem?
Howard
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Have someone (or two people) bounce the front end up and down while you lay under the front end looking for the source of the noise.
I would look at:
Spring tip isolators
Spring bushings
Sway bar bushings
Sway bar end links
Steering linkage
Usually you can feel the suspect part vibrate when it makes noise.
Jay
I would look at:
Spring tip isolators
Spring bushings
Sway bar bushings
Sway bar end links
Steering linkage
Usually you can feel the suspect part vibrate when it makes noise.
Jay
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