alright i have a 98 f150.and here recently i just noticed that whenever i hit small bumps of even just backing out of my driveway im getting a squeaking noise coming from both sides of the front end..and i was thinking it was my bushings? just seeing if any of you guys ever had this problem..any help would be appreciated!

 

I would look into your Lower Ball joints, Search squeeks and front end, there is a lot of help on this. Saved My bacon. I was looking for a bad bushing, by the time I got the BAll joint off it was ready to snap.

 

thanks for the help..but i dont know much about ball joints or anything like that so if it did end up being my ball joint..is it something that i should get checked out as soon as possible?

 

If it breaks at speed it would be bad. If it sqeeks when you turn, or go over bumps is a good indication that its a ball joint. Jack the truck up and let the wheel hang. Pull towards you on the bottom of the wheel. If there is play in the wheel you have a bad ball joint. They arent too bad to replace, if you have the tools to do it. Just make sure you get greasable replacement parts.

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