I have a thumping noise which sounds like there is some type of looseness in the suspension or steering. There does not appear to be any axial or lateral slop in the steering column at all. It is mainly only heard when on rough terrain but occasionally happens when on smooth pavement when the road surface isn't great. The sound seems to be manifesting itself through the Steering Column. The dealer 1st thought it was warped Front Rotors. They were replaced and this did not fix the problem. They later thought it was a worn Ball Joint which was replaced and the problem still persists. Any help would be appreciated. [email protected]

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I believe that you said originally that your dash also goes"dead" like does the voltmeter drop and all the guages?
If so I would suspect a main wire that feeds the ignition Switch.
But having said that I wish I knew if you were loosing spark or fuel Have you gone to rhe fuel tank and wiggled the harness there? Would you call me So I might talk to you about this in the mean time Ill look in my database and see if I find any old repairs that might relate
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SOURCE: Horn doesn't work from steering column, but sounds

you need to either clean the slip ring for the horn button or replace them if they're eorn through.

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There is a known problem in the intermediate shaft on these trucks.If you look under the hood on the right side of engine compartment,you will see the intermediate shaft connects to steering column and runs to the steering gear.

SOURCE: lots of play in steering column of a 1990 GMC

Where is the play coming from? Won't be the steering column,you just notice it there.

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Try this,using a heavy hammer,strike the spindle where the stud of the ball joint goes in the spindle,not the ball joint,and not the control arm,strike it with force,hard,and do it all the way around where the stud goes in the spindle,not just one spot.You can also use a air hammer with a flat end punch in the air hammer.The objective is to jar the ball joint from the spindle,just do not hit the ball joint,or control arm,it will not do it any good.If this was at all helpful,please rate,thank you.