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Old Mar 13, 2020
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When I turn the wheel even when the truck is off and parked the driverside squeals what could it be?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2020
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Had same on my 99. Was bad ball joint. Had to replace whole upper A-arm as ball joints are not replaceable. I went the long way and replaced both upper
and lower control arms as well as tie rod ends. My PU has 220,000 miles and was never done before. I probably did more than was needed but
I am good for many more miles.
 
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Had same on my 99. Was bad ball joint. Had to replace whole upper A-arm as ball joints are not replaceable. I went the long way and replaced both upper
and lower control arms as well as tie rod ends. My PU has 220,000 miles and was never done before. I probably did more than was needed but
I am good for many more miles.

Outside the excessive squeaking what will happen if I don't replace them? I plan to replace them but have to wait til payday
 
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Old Mar 17, 2020
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You should be alright for a while. I drove mine with the squeak for about 2 months. Eventually, you will get excess wear in the ball joint causing
alignment problems. Worse case scenario is the ball joint completely fails and the front end separates, but you have I believe you have time before that happens. I
heard people say they drove for years without problems, but I wouldn't be comfortable doing that.
If it concerns you, YouTube how to check for bad ball joints to access your situation.
 
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