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Frozen001 Enthusiast

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I am beginning to notice a similar noise in the steering wheel of my '04 2500HD that my '00 1500 had... Could it be the intermediate steering shaft problem again???

ShortCrew Enthusiast

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I am beginning to notice a similar noise in the steering wheel of my '04 2500HD that my '00 1500 had...  Could it be the intermediate steering shaft problem again???

 

 

 

 

I had the same problem on my '03 HD. Dealer installed a revised steering shaft. I believe there is a TSB on this. Now its smooth as butter.

 

Take yours in, its a warranty repair.

Bgdsub72 Enthusiast

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I have the same noise and clunk too. Mine is at the dealership right now having some warranty brake work done, so I asked them to check that out too.

smooth68 Enthusiast

smooth68

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Same here - Seems the factory sealed grease fitting dries out due to being close to the exhaust manifolds. Dealer replaced under warranty.

smooth68 Enthusiast

smooth68

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Not to worry...the replacement fixes the problem. I've got 20,000 on mine (gulp!) and haven't had the problem return. Same on my friends 2004 Chevy HD.

 

Worse case is it may need more grease at some point. I never really looked at the replacement part to see if it has a grease zerk or something...

Bgdsub72 Enthusiast

Bgdsub72

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well, I have driven mine about 40 miles with the new shaft and the clunk and play in the steering is 100% gone. Now I am just waiting to see how long it lasts for.

smooth68 Enthusiast

smooth68

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Mine has been in for about 2 months - this includes one 1300 mile trip to Texas and no clunks. = )

weissmj Enthusiast

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I had the original problem at 20000, and then they regreased it. It returned at 29000 and they swapped it out.

 

As of this morning, 39000 and hasn't returned yet.

revrnd Senior Enthusiast

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Part is on B/O.

 

 

 

 

I guess more than 1 dealer is replacing them. I've just noticed the front end clunk in mine as well. After I had the shaft on my 2000 K2500 replaced, it never came back. You would think that they'd be able fix this problem after 5 years.

05_2500HD Enthusiast

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My 05 is doing the same thing....brought it to the dealer twice but they swear the TSB doesn't cover 05 yet I know what I am feeling....does anyone know if the 05's definately don't suffer from this ? I am ready to buy the new shaft myself and put it on if it will solve the problem.

dewfpo Senior Enthusiast

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I've got the clunk in my 05 with 2,200 miles on it.

 

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