1991 GMC 2500 4X4 Issues
Question:
Thanks for hte info. I’ll check on the sticky caliper/wheel. In regards to your question under Item 2, this truck is the "newer style" from 1988 – 2000.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have several issues that have me stumped. > 1. Took the truck back to the dealer because it was pulling to the right. > The dealer and I both assumed an alignment was in order. This did not take > care of the problem. Pitman arm was going bad so we replaced it. Did not > fix the issue either. Rotated the tires to rule out a bad tire. Truck > still pulls to the right. Any ideas? > 2. Have a "clanking" or "clicking" sound in the steering column that is > heard when you first move forward or when going over rough road. > 3. I’m trying to find the maximum "towing capacity" of this vehicle. Its > not in the owner’s manual. The truck is a 2500, 5.7L/350, with a 4.10 gear > ratio. I’m looking at getting an enclosed car trailer with a gross volume > weight of 7,000 pounds. > Thanks! > 1. Could be a sticky caliper or wheel cylinder. Check your brakes, is > there more brake dust on one wheel than the other? Does the truck pull > differently when the brakes are applied? > 2. A little more information is needed. So you hear a sound, from the > column, or feel something in the column, when you first move forward? Is > this the older RV style truck (73-87 with some models (like some 3500, > some 2500, blazer & suburbanrunning til ‘91) or newer style ‘88-00 > 3. You should have a GVWR sticker either in the glove box or on the > drivers door jamb. > Ken
Response:
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I have several issues that have me stumped. > 1. Took the truck back to the dealer because it was pulling to the right. > The dealer and I both assumed an alignment was in order. This did not take > care of the problem. Pitman arm was going bad so we replaced it. Did not > fix the issue either. Rotated the tires to rule out a bad tire. Truck > still pulls to the right. Any ideas? > 2. Have a "clanking" or "clicking" sound in the steering column that is > heard when you first move forward or when going over rough road. > 3. I’m trying to find the maximum "towing capacity" of this vehicle. Its > not in the owner’s manual. The truck is a 2500, 5.7L/350, with a 4.10 gear > ratio. I’m looking at getting an enclosed car trailer with a gross volume > weight of 7,000 pounds. > Thanks!
1. Could be a sticky caliper or wheel cylinder. Check your brakes, is there more brake dust on one wheel than the other? Does the truck pull differently when the brakes are applied? 2. A little more information is needed. So you hear a sound, from the column, or feel something in the column, when you first move forward? Is this the older RV style truck (73-87 with some models (like some 3500, some 2500, blazer & suburbanrunning til ‘91) or newer style ‘88-00 3. You should have a GVWR sticker either in the glove box or on the drivers door jamb. Ken
Response:
I have several issues that have me stumped. 1. Took the truck back to the dealer because it was pulling to the right. The dealer and I both assumed an alignment was in order. This did not take care of the problem. Pitman arm was going bad so we replaced it. Did not fix the issue either. Rotated the tires to rule out a bad tire. Truck still pulls to the right. Any ideas? 2. Have a "clanking" or "clicking" sound in the steering column that is heard when you first move forward or when going over rough road. 3. I’m trying to find the maximum "towing capacity" of this vehicle. Its not in the owner’s manual. The truck is a 2500, 5.7L/350, with a 4.10 gear ratio. I’m looking at getting an enclosed car trailer with a gross volume weight of 7,000 pounds. Thanks!
