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GM steering clunk

Took my '03 Sierra into the dealer a while back and asked them to check out a clunking sound I could feel in the steering wheel when turning. They said it was a known problem with the steering linkage (or something) and they would have to order a part and that they would contact me when it came in. Last week, I get a post card saying that my part was in and to call to make an appointment.

I call the guy and he isn't sure what I'm calling about but makes an appointment. I bring it in and within a 1/2 hour they are done and the ticket says that they no longer replace the intermediate steering shaft but rather they just lube it per bulletin no. 1558063 E7700. I asked WTF and he explained that GM doesn't allow them to replace the shaft anymore because it doesn't really fix the problem. Rather, they take it apart and use a new lube and it fixes it.

I haven't had time to check the bulletin yet but was wondering what others are experiencing with this.

Thanks, Rosscoe

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Rosscoe
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I had the intermediate steering shaft replaced under waranty in my '04 for exactly the same issue, and I can attest to the fact that it indeed did not fix the problem. Frankly, I don't think it's in the intermediate shaft at all - it feels more like in the tie rods, steering stabilizer, idler arm area. I honestly believe it is more closely connected to the parts that connected to the wheels because I notice that I never feel it in the steering wheel, but hear it in the steering or suspension components when I am turning at very slow speed and go over a small bump.

Cheers - Jonathan

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Jonathan Race

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Jessie Herrera

Follow this link for answeres to the intermediate shaft service bullitens. The grease packing was the old fix. The new service bulliten is to replace the shaft with a redesigned one.

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Dave

I recently had my interm. steering shaft replaced under warranty(02). Although, I only have a few K miles on it since then, it seems to have fixed the problem so far. I would insist on new part or go to another dealer. MR

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MR

I just had my Intermediate Steering shaft replaced on my '03 Yukon under warranty. I've only driven about 250 miles, but it seems to have done the job. I had the original steering shaft lubed 4 times with the last one only lasting 200 miles before the noise came back.

Regards,

LoloMan

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Isidoro Pulido

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