My 2005 Yukon XL

[DieselSlug]

Been hearing a bit of a clunk on the Yukon over the last couple days. Finally did some inspections and I have a loose ball-joint on the upper passenger side. Racking my brain, I've been there before, actually on March 30th, 2023 (post #329). Unfortunately I was in a bind, the night before leaving for our 1.2k-mile trip with store shelf options....... Napa quality for you.

I've got a TTX joint on the way from RA, paid extra to ship it quicker as we are going out of town this weekend. It should arrive tomorrow. I need to check and grease the others too. I was looking hard at the Napa Fleet (been discussed here too back in mid-late 2023), but it was nearly 3x the price (2x the price even with 2-day shipping) opposed to the puke green TTX from RA. I'll put all the puke green parts on my rig for that kind of price difference.

So far I am running a TTX pitman arm, and both front hub assemblies with no regrets to date.

 

[ak diesel driver]

My ttx outer tie rod end didn't last long and the replacement is already got a stiff spot

 

[DieselSlug]

My ttx outer tie rod end didn't last long and the replacement is already got a stiff spot

I remember you having issues with some TTX parts. What have you been using for replacement stuff now?

 

[ak diesel driver]

Pretty much have tried a lot of 5 aftermarket stuff, which is all greaseable. Next thing I'm going to try and find some sealed ones. I had my wife's acura apart here awhile ago and the lube in the sealed joint was more of an oil. Thought about trying like gear oil instead of grease in the greaseable ones