99 Silverado squeaks in reverse

craynium · February 24, 2004

My 1999 Silverado squeaks when i back up, in both 2wd and 4wd. Gentle brake pressure does not affect the noise. No noise going forward. All ideas appreciated! thanks!

ness5575 · February 24, 2004

just had that happen to me. it was the u-joints. had to have the 2 rear u-joints replaced...

asilverblazer · February 24, 2004

Bubba14 · February 24, 2004

Yep U joints, had to have mine replaced last fall.

Imkunfused · February 24, 2004

If you replace the ujoint yourself, be real careful.. its easy to damage the alluminum shafts, and you have to use a ujoint that has a special coating on the caps so the metal does not react with the alluminum.

craynium · February 24, 2004

can you tell me what to expect in terms of dealer cost to replace the u-joints? what will happen if i delay the repair?

many thanks!

Imkunfused · February 24, 2004

I wouldnt deal with the dealer if you dont have to. Pull the shaft and go to your local driveline shop. Where i used to work, the joints were around 20 for the allumium coated caps, and 5$ labor per joint. The dealer would probably charge you 2x-4x that if its not under warrenty

And if you delay the repair.. nothing, unless the tunion snaps off the joint because you wore it down.. then you are now out a 400-600$ driveline and whatever damage it decided to do to your truck as it exited it spinning at 2500r rounds per minute

99silveradoz71 · February 25, 2004

Just had the front and rear U's done this morning after an "ee ee" noise when starting and rolling at idle.

ness5575 · February 25, 2004

i had mine replaced by the dealer under my gmpp. i saw the sheet with the price on it and I want to say for both rear u-joints it was $230. i have no idea if the price is different for the gmpp price as opposed to what they would charge a customer paying themselves...