Squeaking Creaking Body / Frame Noise

[tomp]

Personally, from experience, if it's front left corner the noise may very well be from the emergency brake cable. The cable comes right into the front-left part of the cab. Took my dealer several tries and never got it right until I brought this up! Look how the cable is stretched tight over the left rear trailing arm and you will understand how suspension travel tightens and un-tightens the cable and causes this noise.

[IRA51]

Sounds like a good place to look,you are not going to be alone in this problem .if it happened to Tomp it is very possible you have the same problem in the same place, they are after all built exactly the same .

[MattRoberts123]

Well after taking it to the dealer, and them doing whatever to the rear mount points, it is better... but I still notice something, which may be the cable thing you all are talking about.

The question is that I really haven't seen a detailed fix or solution to the problem...? Hell I don't even use my parking break, should I just remove the cable..?? or is there an easier more reasonable fix?

[IRA51]

Don't remove the parking brake cable,you will need it sooner or later . if you are up for a little witch hunt try spraying the cable with silicone spray the whole lenth of the cable and see if it stops . it could be the cable inside ,and not where it rubs the body or frame .if it is sealed than a new cable is the only solution and that should be covered under warentee.

[twenty2]

thanks for everyones advise on this! All fixed! No more creaking. It just needed some spray on the brake cable and... I ended up sraying all aroung the bushings and whatever else would be near or touching the frame. All quiet now.. Yipppeeeeee

[Cesardajr]

FYI, i took in the h2 for the creeking noise and the dealer worked on the front crossmember and all is quiet now...
tech sheet stated;

"Noisy front crossmember perform bulletin 03-08-61-002I
installed washers and torque crossmember."

[jmsspratlin]

Thanks for this info