Vette.SSS.SHO2 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 I'm a fairly new owner, only had it for a couple months. I knew about the steering clunk problem and looked for it during the test drive. Perfectly fine. Well I just started to notice something in the steering. I Woudln't describe it as a clunk, but maybe that's coming. The word I'd use is pop. I can hear a noise, and feel a "pop" sensation in the steering wheel. Is this the common steering clunk problem? What is the best solution for this now? I have found many threads on the topic some with various different answers to how this can be fixed ranging from expensive trips to the dealer to nearly free installations of a grease fitting and filling the steering shaft with grease. Some of the threads are very old, SO I don't know if newer methods have been found that are more effective. I've only been observing the probelm for about 2-3 days now, it just started like that and seems to be getting progresively worse, and very very fast at that. Beginning of this week the steering was silent and solid. Now it pops about a dozen times from lock to lock pretty consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller812 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yup that's it. You can either jack your shaft off our go buy a new one that is under 100 bucks from the stealership and put it in yourself. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankg42 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yes, there is a replacement shaft available, but it's so easy to do the "shaft manipulation" method, I never bothered. Unbolt the intermediate shaft, push it in and out toward the firewall 10 or so times, and rebolt it. Just be sure the steering wheel doesn't rotate. Easy stuff. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ_978 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 i need to replace mine also, i've been hearing mine for a couple months, but just been to lazy, i think i'll tackle it next weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller812 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 For the price its just worth it to replace and not have to deal with it anymore imo Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vette.SSS.SHO2 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thanks! I'll try the easy fix first. But for the cost I think $100 is worth it to just be done with the problem for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown 346 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 You can get the shaft from GMpartsdirect for $65 shipped. For the fix, its only another way for GM to get out of fixing it the right way. I did this twice to mine and it only lasted for a month or so. After I got my new intermediate shaft and compared it to the old one, you will see what the "FIX" isnt worth it. After the swap the steering is so much tighter, no slop. It literally is a completly different truck once the new one is in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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