Hello everyone, I'm new here in this forum. I have a 05 Dakota Club Cab 4x4 with the V6 in her. She's been a great truck and I noticed when I first got it I could hear a sqeal every once in awhile. Here lately I've been hearing this real bad squealing when I make a left turn. I did a search before I posted this and all of the results were for trucks that have leveling kits on them, my truck is stock except for the tires (Firestone A/T 265/70 16's) which I had replaced when I bought it 2 years ago. At first when I applied the brakes it would stop but now it continues no matter what. I thought maybe it was the wheel bearings/hub but after replacing those today I still have the squeal. Any ideas of what it could be? Thanks in advance...

 

I will move this to the 3rd Generation Dakota Sub-Forum.

 

Thank You

 

'05 Dak Quad V8

It's not all the time and only when I make a hard turn (as if pulling slowly into my driveway). Sounds like it's coming from the rear. It's more like a scraping (metal on metal) than a squeak. I suspect it could be time to change the rear drums but not sure why these would make a noise when turning. It's different than a brake squeak as if it was time to change them (I get that too).

 

sounds like you might have a dry ball joint in the steering knuckle... does it do it only when the truck is moving? does it do it only when moving the steering wheel?

 

No it only squeals when the truck is in gear, I havent heard it when I back up.