Expert: Skip Bollinger - 8/8/2006

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Hi skip,
My steering clunks or knocks at slower speeds turning left or right
ive seen some tsb's about the issue but no fixes
im pretty handy with a wrench just need the parts and instruction.
thanks

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Andy,
  What do the Technical Service Bulletins say the problem could be? Traditionally, if a vehicle with CV shafts "clunk" on a turn, the c/v joint is going bad. Have you gotten under the truck and "shook" the shafts going to the wheels? See if there is any movement in any of the four c/v joints.
  You say you are pretty handy with a wrench... Put the truck up with all 4 wheels off the ground. Start the truck, put in drive and listen to all 4 c/v joints with a stethescope or heater hose while someone turns the steering wheel. Be sure to have the truck in 4 wheel drive. This may not be a very good test as the front end will NOT be loaded and you may get an false reading.
  Anyway, I hope this gives you some direction. IF you find nothing wrong with the c/v joints, get back with me and we can look at plan "B".
Skip
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Skip,
it has to do with the steering colunm, the tsb's refereance maybe a lower coulnm bearing not sure,
my front end is tight this occurrs during right or left turns around 30 mph

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Andy,
  I'm a parts professional, not a tech. Let me print out your information and take it to work tomorrow to see if I can find out any information. Give me your eMail address or just send me an eMail to CarPartMan@aol.com. This way we can quit dancing around the stuff at AllExperts.com. There is nothing wrong with A/E, it is just easier to communicate outside of the venue.
Skip