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I have a creaking noise when turning but only while the truck is moving.  If I turn the steering wheel and hold it in a turned position the creaking stops, but as soon as I start moving it again and as long as the truck is under load / moving it creaks again when turning the wheel.

 

So far the dealership has re-greased the intermediate shaft, re torqued all suspension and steering components and replaced the steering column.

 

 

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Welcome to the club. Mine will make the noise whether or not I'm in motion. Mine has been greased as well and has also had the upper and lower steering shaft changed out, with zero luck.

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My recollection was that someone had this issue on a GMT900 and that model suspension carried over to the K2.  They stated that there were 2 large bolts on the front crossmember that needed re-torqueing . 

 

"you need to have the front Cross member TIGHTENED.......GM DOCUMENT #4645801"

 

Link to another thread.  One guy had a loose steering stabilizer. 

 

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My recollection was that someone had this issue on a GMT900 and that model suspension carried over to the K2.  They stated that there were 2 large bolts on the front crossmember that needed re-torqueing . 
 
"you need to have the front Cross member TIGHTENED.......GM DOCUMENT #4645801"
 
Link to another thread.  One guy had a loose steering stabilizer. 
 
Thanks for sharing, I hadn't seen this.

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If you've added side steps, nerf bars or running boards that fasten to your truck using the cab bolt points for mounting them, you could possibly have contact between the board mount and the chassis bolt mount pocket.  This can be fixed by adding some thick body washers between the cab body and the board fixtures to give some extra clearance so that things don't touch when the body torques over when you turn or apply the brakes.

 

Just a thought.

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On ‎9‎/‎7‎/‎2018 at 2:02 PM, B R A D said:

Welcome to the club. Mine will make the noise whether or not I'm in motion. Mine has been greased as well and has also had the upper and lower steering shaft changed out, with zero luck.

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On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 8:03 AM, B R A D said:

Thanks for sharing, I hadn't seen this.

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On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 7:26 AM, Spurshot said:

My recollection was that someone had this issue on a GMT900 and that model suspension carried over to the K2.  They stated that there were 2 large bolts on the front crossmember that needed re-torqueing . 

 

"you need to have the front Cross member TIGHTENED.......GM DOCUMENT #4645801"

 

Link to another thread.  One guy had a loose steering stabilizer. 

 

 

On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 3:23 PM, BigBlueLB756 said:

If you've added side steps, nerf bars or running boards that fasten to your truck using the cab bolt points for mounting them, you could possibly have contact between the board mount and the chassis bolt mount pocket.  This can be fixed by adding some thick body washers between the cab body and the board fixtures to give some extra clearance so that things don't touch when the body torques over when you turn or apply the brakes.

 

Just a thought.

 

 

Thanks for all of the info guys, I'll check into each of these suggestions.  I'll report back with my findings.

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Like2Detail New Member

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Just curious if the original noise sounded like it was coming from the dash?  I have a 19 Yukon XL Denali and it's "creaking" during low speed turns and driving me crazy.  Have pulled apart much fo the dash with no luck.

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