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SQEEKY FRONT END NOISE - 6/4/2008 12:17:35 PM   
brandy2679

 

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I HAVE A 99 EXPIDITION AND I ALL OF A SUDDEN GOT A SQUEEKY NOISE WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS AND WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF THE TIME IT WILL MAKE A LOUD SCRAPPING SQUEEK SOUND, ANY IDEAS.  i HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE MY BALL BARRINGS SINCE THEY ARE NONE GREASABLE ONES INSTALLED FROM THE FACTORY.  JUST SEEMS WEIRD THAT IT WOULD DO THAT WHEN AT A STOP TURNING THE WHEEL.
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RE: SQEEKY FRONT END NOISE - 6/4/2008 7:19:46 PM   
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Ball joints, not bearings and that is what it is.  There are two remedies, but I don''t know if you want to know what they are!

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RE: SQEEKY FRONT END NOISE - 6/5/2008 3:43:40 AM   
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Don''t be cheap.  It''s better and safer to replace "ALL" of the ball joints.  First they squeek, then when you least expect it one of them will let loose and BAM, you''ve got a tire going left, right, up or down sideways.

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RE: SQEEKY FRONT END NOISE - 6/16/2008 7:09:19 PM   
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most likely the creaking or squeking is he sway bar bushings.. the ball joints will more so become loose and get a clunking noise from the front end,, have someone check the sway bar links and bushings and also for excessive play in the ball joints. easy enought to have it inspected.

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