00 dodge ram 2500 front end noise
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00 dodge ram 2500 front end noise
Hello, guys and girls.
My ram has 121k miles. When I am stop the truck and turn the wheels to the right (from center to the right), a squeek noise - sounds like something is rubbing - comes from the passenger side front tire, it does not happen when I turn it to the left. If I jack the truck, the noise disapears, I check the upper ball joint by checking for any play sideways and top bottom on the tire, hard solid. I changed the brake pads, the passenger side caliper was badly rusted so I replaced, the hose also had two deformations so I put in a new one. I also replaced the front struts - it leaked oil. Also I lube the front end at every oil change. Please help if you can think of any other way to troubleshoot the problem. Thank you.
My ram has 121k miles. When I am stop the truck and turn the wheels to the right (from center to the right), a squeek noise - sounds like something is rubbing - comes from the passenger side front tire, it does not happen when I turn it to the left. If I jack the truck, the noise disapears, I check the upper ball joint by checking for any play sideways and top bottom on the tire, hard solid. I changed the brake pads, the passenger side caliper was badly rusted so I replaced, the hose also had two deformations so I put in a new one. I also replaced the front struts - it leaked oil. Also I lube the front end at every oil change. Please help if you can think of any other way to troubleshoot the problem. Thank you.
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RE: 00 dodge ram 2500 front end noise
Dear Debian,
Thank you for your answer. I went to Napa and got a set of injector needles for my grease gun (part# 700-1193 $5.95). There is a 1/4" space just between the ball joint and the knuckle where you can see the rubber cap for the ball joint, I very carefully inserted the needle and pumped grease there, thank God the noise is gone. There is no play on the tire so I believe I got it just in time for major damage. Thank you very much for your answer.
Thank you for your answer. I went to Napa and got a set of injector needles for my grease gun (part# 700-1193 $5.95). There is a 1/4" space just between the ball joint and the knuckle where you can see the rubber cap for the ball joint, I very carefully inserted the needle and pumped grease there, thank God the noise is gone. There is no play on the tire so I believe I got it just in time for major damage. Thank you very much for your answer.