I have a 03 2500 Duramax, Allison. This has been one great truck. A month or so ago I had the sterring shaft lubicated at my Chevy dealer. I had noise in the front end while backing out of my garage and making a hard turn. The noise went away for awhile but came back after a month or so. I took it back today and they are going to replace the sterring shaft. I had a 99 GMC with this problem and a new shaft fixed it. It drove like something loose in the front end. Has GM not improved the sterring shaft in four years??? The new part is on order.


Tom

I have the clunk as well they lubed mine and backordered the part.

Wonder if this is what I am feeling in mine. I cant really hear anything to speak of, but can feel it in the wheel when turning (very slight). Is this the same symtoms as yours ? If so, Im sure not looking forward to removing all the goodies before I take it in.

no part change. Seen this all to many times. I wounder if one could tap a zerk fitting and grese it often.

This truck is not near as bad as the 99 GMC. In a turn you can feel like something is loose and heard a clunk. Mine does it the most when backing out of the garage and making a hard turn. Today I was going up a ramp slowly and could feel it in the sterring. The old GMC was like a lot of loose motion in the wheel. After replacement of the shaft it drove like it was new again. I only drove it a few more months before getting this Duramax. I got a frind that has a 03 Chevy 1500 and he is getting a new shaft also. I would have thought they would have taken care of this by now.


Tom

thats the feel..........



Its a 3 dollar part from china......

I had mide done yesterday, it took one weak to get the shaft. The differance is night and day in the steering.

thats the feel..........

Its a 3 dollar part from china......



Ditto ... "China" sure comes up often on this forum ...oil, tailgate cables and steering shafts. I'm sure GM got some kind of steering shaft/tailgate cable pkg deal. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gif

Well I took my truck in today, was told they had the part to fix it. They told me after I had been there for an hour that the repair would be more extensive than they thought and did not have the proper parts (shaft and accessory stuff needed). I told them that I took the day off and that did not seem to matter then they told me that I could bring it back in about a month or so. They did not even lube the shaft or anything, so I still have the clunk and I am not happy about it...http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley7.gif

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i supposedly got the "new" intermediate shaft put in my truck about 3 1/2 weeks ago...all was fine til this morning....did it twice w/in an hr...somewhat p.oed about it....i dont think im gonna bother taking it back in to get lubed or another new shaft since it doesnt seem to make much of a difference...30g's and this is what i get...http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley18.gif

if properly greased, the problem will go away for a loooonnnngggg time.


New shaft doesnt seem to be a huge improvement from what I have found

Whats all this new shaft talk? Thot the prob was w/the box (w/CB lable) input bearing ~ did I miss shumtin?

Took mine in and they put a new shaft in.

I had my chinese tailgate cables replaced and I mentioned the non-smothness in the steering. They replaced the intermediate shaft. It helped quite a bit but not as good as new. I only have 22K on the truck.