2004 1500 AWD

My problem is I get a vibration and a clunking sound when my wheel is at about 2 o clock. I don't notice it past that point, when I'm going straight, or when I turning left. Its not really in the steering wheel, mostly feel it in the floor.

I just replaced my power steering pump, rack and pinion, tie rods, and upper control arms. I had my tires balanced and my truck aligned.

I didn't have this problem prior to the parts being replaced and work done. My guess is a bad wheel bearing. Because it was really misaligned, perhaps the bearings aren't in the track they used too be and now it's loose. However, I don't have any grinding or play when I move the wheel.

I've got new wheel bearings, shocks and lower ball joints going in, hoping one of those fixes it.

If anyone has any input that would be awesome!

 

Did you do the work or a shop ? If it was a shop I would be complaining , if it was you I would check the parts installed for any play , before installing more new parts , it could be bearings maybe , but I would look closer at the new parts installed first , make sure tie rods are secure and look at the control arms , did they have new ball joints as well ? and look at the bushings ,,if a shop did the work I would look very closely at the new parts and make sure they are new

 

I did the work. The control arm had ball joints. A shop secured the control arms. I'm going to tighten up the tie rods, but if there was any play in them, it *should* have come up as an issue when aligning it.

 

that year 4x4 has cv joints up front, I'd check those out.

 

I'm thinking it might be, but they dont make any sounds or bind up when making sharp turns.

 

Have you re-checked and properly torqued your wheel nuts since having it apart?

 

Jack up the vehicle by placing the jack on the lower control arm, that way the suspension is loaded. Grab the wheel with both hands spread apart in 6:00 and 9:15 positions. Rock back and forth hard. Also have someone rock the steering wheel hard back and forth.
That should expose a few culprits.