when i turn my steering wheel left or right from the straight position it makes a loud clicking noise from somewher upfront, been at the shop several times cant find the problem, all the ball joint are good, and some are new, but cant find the loud clicking, any ideas what to check? *(96 dodge ram 1500 4x4)

 

Are you moving when you hear the noise or sitting still and turning the wheel?
Are you in 2h or 4h or 4l?
Do you have a lift?
Is it just one click as opposed to several or a clunk?
Do you feel it or only hear it?

 

You said the ball joints are good. Did the shop check the u-joints?

 

when im standing it makes noise pretty much or if im driving under 5 mph, im in 2h(rear wheel drive only), no only 1 clunk each way i turn left or right, no lift, and i only hear it dont feel anything, ujoint were checked and are good,

 

Have you ever replaced your track bar? Have you checked all of your steering joints? Have you tried to move the intermediate steering shaft from under the hood? Is there a lot of play in your steering wheel? Do you have wheel spacers?

 

yes track bar is new, steering joints all seem fine, ye i tried to move the steering joint under the hood and there is no play, and there is no play in my steering wheel, when i touch it a little my wheels turn so there is 0% play, no wheel spacers

 

Got me stumped. Take a really really good look around all of the frame mounting points for the steering box, spring hangers, etc. Make sure nothing is cracked. Maybe something in the steering box. See if you can get someone to help you. Have them turn the wheel with it in Park and put your hand on different things to see if you can feel the click somewhere.

 

ye ill try to do that, thanks a lot, do you think it can be the steering box? can anything go bad in there and make that clicking noise?

 

Maybe a bad tooth in the box but that seems unlikely to me.

 

Change your wheel u-joints. I know you checked them but if you didn't pull them apart you don't know for sure. Mine looked fine and had no play in them but once they were apart the grease was gone and they were full of rust(shot)