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Clunk noise when turning wheel
Jalpoz posted a topic in 2014-2018 Silverado & Sierra Troubleshooting
Hey guys, I just got my truck leveled or lifted whichever you want to call it. I went with the rough country 3.5inch lifted struts and their upper control arms. I have 2wd so I don’t need any diff drops because I don’t have a front diff. Anyhow after I got everything installed with wheels as well (22x14) I started to hear this clunk/pop sound when I would turn the wheel. Sometimes it does it when I turn right or left. Sometimes it does it when I’m almost at full lock or just a slight turn of the wheel. I had the guys check it out and they said it was worn endlinks so I replaced those but now it still makes the noise. Any suggestions what it could be? It was not making this noise before the lift. They said it is normal to hear noises when lifting a truck because it’s not longer fully “stock” and won’t be again. But I don’t believe that. Am I worried about the sound or should I just not let it bother me? Any suggestions on what it could be would be great thanks! -
Hello everyone I recently just installed a 3.5inch lift on my truck and ever since than my steering rack has been making some funny noises. Maybe it’s just me being paranoid but when I turn left and right it makes noises such as like I can hear the rack moving. It’s hard to explain the noise exactly. It’s not a strain or clunk or pop or anything it’s just like the rack sounds like it’s working harder than it was before. I can’t remember if before the lift and wheel it made this noise or if it makes it for anyone else. Also with the new wheels (22x14 on 305) my transmissions seems to kick a lot more and has more trouble finding the gears when I’m slowing down and also when speed up. Any help would be great thanks
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Hi, I am wondering if anyone has come across this issue before. I replaced the power steering pressure hose on my Sierra 5.3, and the new hose came with two new seals that go into the steering rack ports. They are both the same diameter with a slightly larger O.D flange that seats into the steering rack. The instructions that came with the hose, and that I have read online say to replace both seals (return and pressure), so I removed the return seal first, and then the pressure seal second. That is when I noticed the Pressure port on the rack has a recessed land around the bore, and the return has a recessed land that extends slightly smaller in diameter than the bore of the port. So the new seals fit into the Pressure port, but are too big to fit into the Return port (the flange of the seal fits but not the body). Ive researched for any similar situation to no avail, and ended up jerry-rigging a seal for the Return hose that seams to hold (for now). I also phoned the store I got the hose from to see if they have different seals available but they do not. The seal that I removed from the return side did not appear to have any flange around it that sits in the seat around the port as the bore of the port is larger in diameter that the inside diameter of the seat. If I would not have removed the seal from the Return port the job would have been completed properly. I hope someone has come across this or has more experience with the steering rack than I do and could give some advice on how to remediate the improper job I have done. Thanks in advance!