2008 screw replaced lower ball joints upper control arms and outer tie rods about 9-10 months ago. All moog brand. Lately when I'm turning from side to side my steering creaks both ways. Hubs assemblies were also replaced from ford 6 months ago. I only notice it at slow or stopped speeds. Might be when I'm faster but I'm running dual exhaust. Any ideas?

 

Either the upper on both sides are no good or the lower

 

Is the noise coming directly from the wheel/hub? Does it sound more like a squeak like a bushing or more like a creeeeeeeak? If you're only noticing it when you're driving slow like pulling in a parking stall, backing out ect. And goes away once you start moving It's probably your PS pump. A few weeks ago I had the dealership print me off a report of all the repairs/maintenance the previous owner had done and it showed the PS pump was replaced and fluid flushed twice before it reached 75k miles. The mechanic at the dealership told me the pumps in the 04-08's heat up due to the connection or something on the bottom return hose and it the pump loses pressure at low RPMs causing the squeak/squeal like it's low on fluid. My PS pump was replaced 20k miles ago and I've replaced all the ball joints, control arms, hubs, shocks, tie rods, sway bar links, ect. within the past 6 months and from time to time I'll be driving through a parking lot slow or pulling into a stall and I'll get the squeal. I only notice it after I've been driving through town for a bit, driving slow, making lots of turns and zig-zagging my way through traffic.

 

It's a creak. Sounds like it's coming from moving parts I tried following it. Sounds like from around the lower control arm or cv . My ps pump seems to be holding up other than squeezing in the winter

 

The uppers only have maybe 10 000 Kim's on them. I was going to do lowers but that lower arm is pricey

 

I've heard people talk about the u joint on the steering shaft coming out from the firewall goin down to the steering gear box causing squeaks and squeals. Are any of the boots on the ball joints torn? If any of them are torn you might want to get a grease gun and grease em up. Get all the old dirty contaminated grease out of them. Do you ever notice the steering kind of binding up at times or becoming a little difficult to turn at low speeds kind of like you don't have power steering? And for lower control arms go to Rockauto.com You can get the Moog HD control arms with balljoints/bushings for $140.00 each Or pay a little more for the motorcrafts.....

 

^^^^ this lube it up

 

Ok thanks

 

What kind of lube you guys using for this? I have some silicon spray or wd40 sitting around

 

Ive lubed every joint and the steering linkage and it is still making noise. its coming from what sounds like the bottom joint on the linkage. Grease isnt working whats my next step