Creaking Noise While Turning in Your Car or Truck? Detect Stiff or Frozen Ball Joints and Tie Rods
Do you hear a creaking noise while turning the wheel in your car or truck? In this video, Sue has tips to help you detect stiff or frozen ball joints and tie rods! For most vehicles, outer tie rods and ball joints both have flexible ball in socket joints. The joints are packed with grease and covered with rubber boots. Over time, or if a boot rips or tears, water and debris can get inside the joint, make it stick, and even cause rust. These joints will seize up, or dry up, causing lots of vibrations and noise. Check out this video to learn how to identify and solve the noises from bad joints!
0:00 Creaking Noise While Turning in Your Car or Truck? Detect Stiff or Frozen Ball Joints and Tie Rods
0:45 Manually turn the front wheels while off the ground to locate the noise
1:40 You may need to remove the tie rod to isolate the noise
3:28 A comparison of stiff and normal tie rod joints
5:15 Some ball joint noises only appear when the wheels are on the ground
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🔧 List of tools used:
• Complete Hex Socket Set
• Wheel Chocks
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