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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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from the steering or suspension idk. but i hit all the grease points i could find(5) and water came out 3 but its still there , very loud when i turn the wheel back and forth and sometimes when you get in, i can make a video if needed
 
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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I had a loud squeak a while back when the truck moved that ended up being the driveshaft u-joints
 
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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Does it squeak all the time, just when you turn, or ... ?

From the sound of your post, it does it mostly only when you turn the wheel, especially at a stop/low speeds. When that happened to mine, turned out to be needing new u-joints.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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Does it squeek while you are driving only or even at idle when turning the wheel?
 
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Old Aug 22, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Sounds like belt is stretched or idler pulley bearing is bad.Or the tensioner.
 

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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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the ball joints are being replaced tommorow as i am told that is the problem and seeing the rubber surround is shreaded on them, getting both sides done for 650$ and a free brakes change(supposedly free) others were telling my dad its at least a 1000$ job
 
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Old Aug 26, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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it squeaks when i turn and suspension goes up and down from jumping or bumps
 
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