2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission The stupid dang SQUEAK

[spratt]

Hold the gear selector up slightly and if that stops it lube the shift linkage

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

As for the shift lever linkage it seems to need the most lubing on the upper side of the bushings, the side that's hardest to get at!

 

[JohnBoy5]

Just a thought but have you ever dropped or moved you fuel tank? I looked for a very annoying squeak for over a year. Couldn't be sure where it came from. Looked at my maintenance log when I replaced a fuel sending unit and thought I'd take a look at the tank position. Sure enough moving the tank fully forward did the trick. Part of the tank was rubbing on the rear cab panel and sending noise everywhere.

i have had it out a few times. i will look at that tonight when i get off work!

 

[JohnBoy5]

Hold the gear selector up slightly and if that stops it lube the shift linkage

I have tried this and its a no go. dang i want to find it. i am starting to think its the cracked dash under the cover. but i did jb weld all the cracks to one another.....

 

[JohnBoy5]

OK well after lots of aggregation I found it. It’s the steering shaft under the hood. The rag joint it worn. i put a little pb blaster on it and bam it was quiet again. I will be replacing this shaft with the one from genos very soon.

 

[Tractorat]

Im probably not getting the same noise that you are then. The noise my truck makes is more of a hollow sounding rattle. But, I think I will check out the steering shaft anyways. Just how did you determine it was the steering shaft ? Were you able to reproduce the noise by someone turning the wheel ?

 

[JohnBoy5]

Well I was on my way home from work yesterday and it was the last straw. When I got home I jacked the truck up and supported the back end with 2 jack stands as close to the rear bumper as I could. Then I took the jack and a small block of wood and jacked up the front of the truck using the cross member. I then began to rock the truck back and forth making sure to flex the frame. I could hear the noise but barely and I was not sure ifit was the same but I had my guesses. I then took my automotive stethoscope like this one Wilmar Automotive Stethoscope (W80582) and drove around putting it on different things in the truck trying to hear the squeak. There is a little grey screw under the steering wheel and I put it on there and what did I hear very clearly? That squeak! I came home put the PB Blaster on the rag joint and went for another test drive and what did I hear this time? Not a sound.