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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 95RAM360
you should flush the PS system and make sure all the fluid is the same when you refill it. dont mix match brands
Quick how-to? However this may be a good idea... I don't think this will solve my squeaking issue unless it has to do with the arm connected to power steering pump.

The squeaking happens when the truck bounces as well.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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Quick how to! have someone push down and pull up on the bumper while you look, listen and try to pinpoint the noise.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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I draw the fluid out with a turkey baster and a hose,then put new in.I do this every 2 years and it still has the factory pump in it going on 445,000.
 
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by zman17
Quick how to! have someone push down and pull up on the bumper while you look, listen and try to pinpoint the noise.
Sounds like a plan to me.

EDIT: So I had someone push and jump on the front end and I really couldn't pinpoint the squeaking. I think its either the coils or where the frame pivots in the front. The steel in the front that has two more steel pieces on either side that are connected by bolts and the outer steel pieces pivot...

Or it could be anywhere from the where the power steering pump connects to the tie rods to the control arms.

Recommendations? I'll be storing the truck away in three days for the winter. Outside, with a cover. And it doesn't snow often here in Kentucky. Normally snows mid-January or late February and I won't be back until June-July.
 

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