There is a newer fix on the steering shaft, mine has about 55K on it without a "bump." They finally got the fix to work right.
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i had a '03 1500HD w/187k on it that I had to get rid of last year when i lost my job. Never did anything but change the tires, filters, and battery once. Great truck, hated to see it go, expected it to go 500k easy. they quit making the 1500HD too and I'm ready for a new one. They don't make the 1500 crew with a standard bed though, only a short bed. guess i'm getting a 2500.
the intermediate steering shafts are a common problem on alot of gm vehicles
I have a 2004 Silverado Z71. I recently replaced the water pump at 140k miles.
Other than oil changes at 10k mile intervals and tires every 60k miles, I have not had to spend any money on the truck.
Turns out it is also a problem on some other makes and models. My wife's '05 Avalon developed a similar clunk in the wheel as my '04 2500HD had. I was describing the problem to the tech at the dealership and referenced the GM shaft problem and he smiled and said yup, that is exactly what the problem is on the Toyota. Same fix as with the Chevy too. Remove the shaft, grease it using some syringes, and replace.
http://www.bigearl.net/business/duramax-diesel.htm I run the Duramax / Isuzu motors in my box trucks. They are a great piece!
Good story! I plan to keep my 2500 HD Duramax a loooong time too.
I had my intermediate shaft replaced (see link) at the dealer no charge and no problems so far.
http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/Bl...ring_shaft.pdf
100k miles on my 06 Duramax, what an awesome machine. Two egr motor codes that reset themselves and thats it. It is hell on the rear tires though:smash:
Sorry but i wont buy a OBUMER made product. Plus I realy like my smooth steering, riding other truck. Steering problem clunking are not something I would drive period.
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I've been meaning to ask about brakes. I have 70K on a 06 F350 SRW 6.0 diesel. Tow 9K LBS about 100 miles a year, other than that just normal driving, little stop/go on the 18 mile drive to work, etc. I know it varies but what is normal time to have the brakes done? I always thought it was like 60K miles or some thing but never had a vehicle this long so really don't know. It drives fine, just don't want to press my luck and every time I've had the local lube joint check them, they say they are fine. New tires at 60K, other than that 0 issues.