2002 Durango Steering play and noise

Maintenance/Repairs
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Hello:
I have a 2002 Durango 2WD about 115000 miles. I have steering noise and some play. I can hear the noise when the truck is park and move the wheel from side to side about an inch. I had the upper ball joints replace, outer tie-rods and wheel bearings some time ago. Could this be the gear box. I now this trucks are notorius for ball joint problems if it says Durango in the back yeah your ball joins are bad. At the moment I am parking the truck and have it check over the weekend.

Thanks for any advice.

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You never said what kind of noise it is.

A bad ball joint is a possibility. There are also inner tie rods. Then there is actual play in the rack. Any good alignment shop should have little trouble giving you the scoop.

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Thx, have the truck check today. Inner Tie rods are bad. I have a new project for the weekend.