creaking noise from front left suspension

[smurfxlt]

i have a 99 xlt v8 and basically everytime my front tire moves for whatever reason (up, down, left, right) it sounds like a door creaking or something. what could it be?

 

[V8powerbaby]

probley your balljoints

 

[trj360]

Mine sounded like a clunk, took it apart and it was wasted

 

[smurfxlt]

it sort of went away... its almost completely gone now, maybe i just had mud in a bushing or something...?

 

[trj360]

it sort of went away... its almost completely gone now, maybe i just had mud in a bushing or something...?

find a speedbump and drive over it a bunch of times...i couldn't always hear my balljoint screaming in pain but it was definitely dying/dead.

 

[smurfxlt]

yea ive been swerving all over the road hitting bumps as tests, you can still hear it a little bit, but not nearly as bad.

 

[11lariat]

These guys are right, it's probably a balljoint. Mine was doing this a couple weeks ago - loudly enough that it was pretty embarrassing in parking lots and whatnot. I used a needle fitting and pierced the boot on the balljoint to grease it temporarily until I had the time to replace it. Upon inspection, the old balljoint was pretty toast, so even if it is quieter or stops, it's probably a good idea to replace it anyway.

 

[smurfxlt]

it turned from a creaking to a chirping and sort of like a snapping sound... i do not like this haha.