Steering Clunking

nut2424 · February 28, 2008

recently i have been experiencing some steering vibrations making a little clunking noise...my buddy told me that gm trucks have had recalls on the steering rods....is this a problem with the steering rods or is it the steering column? it usually only happens when i start turning the wheel which leads me to believe it has to do with the tie rods....let me know what you think

alaska511 · February 28, 2008

if yours is still within it's warranty period, have your dealer do the intermediate shaft update...if not do it yourself. Do a search on the intermediate steering shaft, there is a ton of info. Those of us that have or have had an 800 series truck have all had it done I think

cfbcovers · February 28, 2008

out of warranty ...so i am fixing mine friday when the part gets here....

www.gmpartsdirect.com

only like 50 bucks and easy to install!!!

nut2424 · February 28, 2008

oh nice...what is the part number? if you dont mind

thanks

C & A s Dad · February 28, 2008

Not to take anything away from GM's third design of the I shaft because I have had one on my Yuk XL for about a month. My Dealer covered it under warrnty. However, if you are doing this yourself, you may want to consider a Dorman # 425 176 I shaft. This shaft has been redesigned and looks very sturdy compared to the OE shaft. Not sure where you are located but I know we now have them avail through CARQUEST. If you do not have a CQ store in your market, O Reilly also handled Dorman products.