Squeaky steering
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Squeaky steering
98 F150 4.6 4x4. When I turn my steering wheel to one side or the other it squeaks. The sound is coming from the engine side of the firewall and sounds like a rubber bushing or a joint. Is there a grease fitting or something on the steering column that should be lubricated on occassion?
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'97's were known for the "lubricated for life" joint at the end of the Pitman Arm squeaking.
I bought a needle tip for my grease gun, and stabbed the rubber boot around the backside. Put enough grease into it to swell the joint's rubber boot some.
Figured that was a temporary fix, that it would return and I'd have to replace the Pitman Arm. Never squeaked again. It's been many years since I did that.
Don't know if 1998's were any different.
I bought a needle tip for my grease gun, and stabbed the rubber boot around the backside. Put enough grease into it to swell the joint's rubber boot some.
Figured that was a temporary fix, that it would return and I'd have to replace the Pitman Arm. Never squeaked again. It's been many years since I did that.
Don't know if 1998's were any different.
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