It may already be posted here but....While on smooth pavement and the front suspension responding to mild surface irregularities, I hear light clunking noises and get some feed-back through the steering wheel and the floor panel near the accelerator. My truck has 19,800 miles. I'll have it on jacks in a couple of days rotating the wheels and performing the services so what could I expect to find while I'm inspecting steering linkage and ball joints? Thanks.

intermediate shaft....

Ball Joints and or upper control arm bushings. Truck is in right now for the same thing.

Mike

intermediate shaft....I'll second that!

just had mine in for the same thing ...it was the passenger side wheel bearing failed and now I feel the other side going to...only 25k miles.....I feel I should have never sold my F350. Tried a dodge and had to lemon law it and then got the Ford F350 100k miles and not one problem not even brakes...Now I have this 04 crew duramax and at 25k the problems are starting. I should have seen it coming with those twigs and branches they call fron suspension. Oh and I drive freeway only 100 miles round trip to and from work. Although I do have a 6" lift and 35 tires. SO did my Ford

Fords eat bearings too, and if you made it 100k on brakes in a Super Duty, those must have been some pulsatin' SOB's. Most Super Duty owners need the rotors turned every 25K to keep their teeth from shaking out.

intermediate shaft....
More info please or point me to a related thread.................

Thanks in advance,

OD

The brakes on the Ford had a slight warp that started around 75k I think it was from the tires "les Schwab TXR mud terrains. I have the same tires on my chevy and have had it in 2x now for warped rotors. This last weekend I went back to the tire shop and they are swapping me out for the new TOYO mud tires they say they have had alot of problems with the TXR tires being out of round. The good thing is I have my dealer by the nuts on this one they sold me the new truck with the lift wheels tires and edge installed with no mention in the paperwork that the aftermarket products void the warranty on the truck.
It will go in next week for the left wheel bearings

Intermediate steering shaft, especially if it is noticeable during turns on bumpy terrain.
BUt can happen just about anytime. Still it is most noticeable at lower speeds.
This has been a notorious problem for the 2003, and I think they solved the problem on the 2004 and later models.

It is under warranty , all you need to do is tell the service tech, that there is a CLUNKING noise and some feedback through the steering wheel. They will re-grease and possibly replace the part.

More info please or point me to a related thread.................

Thanks in advance,

OD
Found it.......................:D

http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18141&page=1&pp=10&highlight=steering+shaft

steering shaft, been lubing steering shafts on all chevy trucks since 1999

GM has not resolved the issue in 2004's. Tahoes, Suburbans, Yukon, Yukon XL, Silverado, Sierra, Avalanche...and all of the Caddilac badged versions of these, have the problem sooner or later. My 2001 Yukon XL 3/4 ton 8.1 had it. And the most recent GM I drove (rental) was a 2004 Chevy Tahoe with 15K miles and it has it too!

My 1994 K2500 did not have the problem so it is inherent to the models from 2000+.

Could also be your brake calipers rattling around. I have that problem as well. Sounds like a piece of something bouncing around in the truck bed, but coming from the front.