Creaking Noise?????

[juan214]

Anyone got a guess on this haven't started to look at yet. When backing up seems to be a creaking noise while the wheel is cut. It's sounds like it's coming from the left front. I have a video of it but I can not upload it to the site as intended. Both lower ball joints, both upper control arms, both stabilizer links, left hub and seal all replaced. Tie rods all tight.

 

[docraymund]

Check if the front caliper isn't scraping against the inside of the rim.

 

[juan214]

Pretty sure that's not it, but I'm going to look at it today. Wish I could post the video. Anyone know how I can post video on here.

 

[Dewayne]

Last year I had a creaking noise on left front and found it to be the body mount rubber on lower radiator core support . A little bit of lube made it quiet.

 

[1997SCEBFEX]

pitman arm lubed lately? they're notorious for that.

 

[juan214]

No grease fitting on the pitman arm only on the idler arm.

 

[juan214]

 

[Dewayne]

Check front axle shaft. I would either put expedition on 4 jack stands to pinpoint or have a local shop put it on a lift .

 

[hartsemperfi]

I have the same issue over bumps its loud as hell like people having sex on sqeaky bed

 

[1955moose]

Creaking is usually a worn or dry suspension part. A lot of cases it's when metal scrapes metal, or when the rubber or cushion wears away. Chevy pickups from the 70's and 80's were famous for this. The hardest part is locating whats causing it. I remember Buicks from 1950 thru 1958 or so would squeak as they went by you. My neighbors and family friends 1955 Buick would make a squeaky sound as it went over bumps and such. Lube everything with ruglyde or equivalent, and grease any fittings if you have them. Good luck, squeaks and rattles are one of the toughest things to diagnose on a vehicle.


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[juan214]

Planning on lubing the new front end parts (including the idler arm) again maybe something didn't get enough grease (or maybe the grease is old). I replaced both lower ball joints, both upper control arms with the ball joints, both stabilizer links, left hub and seal. Tie rods pitman, idler center link all seem tight. The truck just state safety inspection so the front end is tight.

 

[hartsemperfi]

Been talking to some fellow mechanics and reading other post ima go and look at the stabilizer bar bushings and possibly the torsion bars.

 

[juan214]

I had planned on changing the those bushings. Do not think the torsion bar would make any sound they go into fitted slots on both ends if im right (no real moving parts) they just twist.

 

[juan214]

I had planned on changing the those bushings. Do not think the torsion bar would make any sound they go into fitted slots on both ends if i'm right (no real moving parts) they just twist.

 

[1955moose]

I would think the torsion bars couldn't squeak, unless one is loose or broken. I like using a rubber lubricant called ruglyde. It's actually used as a tire mounting lube. You can find it either online or at shops that supply shops, like napa, or auto supply houses. I put it in a plastic spray bottle, like used for watering plants. Sometimes you get lucky spraying all the rubber underneath.


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[and0r]

sounds like a bad CV joint, my dude

go easy on the lift and the rough terrain!
did you slam into a curb really hard?
those don't just fail on their own without doing something special.
any stock/short arm lift will kill your CV over time, and severe impacts to the front end will also do it.
or perhaps a torn boot was left unattended

 

[juan214]

CV axles are a planned change I would say they are both original. Was waiting for the clicking to start. My right one the boot got pierced with a jack stand when the truck fell off it so I had planned on changing that one. The left seemed ok when I change the other parts. Bought both any way. The lift is the original EB lift. Only off roading the trucks done was to check the right CV axle for clicking to see if it was bad. Truck has never slammed into a curb really hard or in a major accident.

Planning to do two things
1) Lube the new parts and the pitman arm, See if the noise goes away
If the noise continues:
2) Change out the CV axles as planned