New Owner - 2013 Yukon XL Denali-Very High Mileage

[Bob2C]

Very nice and extremely clean. Enjoy

 

[OR VietVet]

Thanks! 7500 hours.




Happy New Year! No major repairs recorded. Just sway bar links at 115k.

I think you are correct, when i shake the front left wheel I can feel some play. I am assuming it is a ball joint. I am going to look into that.

Depending on how you are "shaking it" it could have a ball joint problem, hub problem, tie rod end....etc. Also, like Wes said, fluid changes so they are all fresh and you know the condition. If your records show recent fluid changes then follow that, depending on what the mileage was at the time.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Welcome from NH. Great looking truck for that mileage.

 

[shank0668]

Depending on how you are "shaking it" it could have a ball joint problem, hub problem, tie rod end....etc. Also, like Wes said, fluid changes so they are all fresh and you know the condition. If your records show recent fluid changes then follow that, depending on what the mileage was at the time.

Yes, I don’t get any up and down play, left and right I do. Once i get someone to help push and pull on the wheel I’ll be able to pinpoint. Im almost sure it’s a tie rod end now.

 

[OR VietVet]

Best way to check a ball joint is to use a floor jack and lift as close to the lower ball joint as possible a the lower control arm. Lift tire about 1-2 inches off ground and then put a long pry bar under the tire at 6 o'clock. Lift up and release the pry bar while feeling for play and also looking for up and down play at the ball joints. You can also then grab the tire at 3 & 9 and shake for play in steering linkages. You can also grab at 12 & 6 and check for bearing play.

 

[fastscirocco]

it takes about 1 gallon of power steering fluid to get it all freshened up, jack up the front so the wheels are off the ground, pump out what you can then fill it with fresh, start it up and rotate the wheels fully a few times, shut it off pump out what you can re-fill with fresh, repeat until you have gone thru 1 gallon of fresh fluid and you should be good to go.

In this procedure to replace the power steering fluid, when you say pump out what you can - how would you "pump out" the fluid?

Thanks!

 

['99_Tahoe LS 4WD - AZ]

Welcome to the forum from Arizona! First things first, get the AFM/DoD deactivated!!!

 

[shank0668]

In this procedure to replace the power steering fluid, when you say pump out what you can - how would you "pump out" the fluid?

Thanks!

I think the idea is to suck it out of the reservoir, with a pump or turkey baster, something like that.

Welcome to the forum from Arizona! First things first, get the AFM/DoD deactivated!!!

What’s the best way to do this? I’ve looked into it some.

 

[wjburken]

What’s the best way to do this? I’ve looked into it some.

Quick and easy way is to get a Range AFM Delete module.
https://rangetechnology.com/afm-disabler/

 

[Doubeleive]

In this procedure to replace the power steering fluid, when you say pump out what you can - how would you "pump out" the fluid?

Thanks!

you can buy a small manual transfer pump at most autoparts store for less then $20.00 i bought one from autozone it has rubber hose's on each end, so I inserted one end into the power steering reservoir and the other end into a small bucket, pumped out all I could, re-filled the reservoir with fresh fluid, started it up, turned the wheels lock to lock several times, shut it off, pumped it all out again, filled it with fresh again, repeated until I had gone thru 1 gallon, then it looks like new fluid again.