2002 Chevy Impala rattle

Tiny
POSTALSTANGER
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  • 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 70,000 MILES
Whenever you turn or manuver the vehicle the steering column rattles and cjunks, or when you hit a bump it also rattles and it on the inside of car not outside.
Sunday, July 19th, 2009 AT 9:09 AM

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Tiny
TAKECHARGESARGE
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Postalstanger,

There is a Tech. Service Bulletin No. 01-02-32-001O
Subject: Steering - Clunking Noise From Front Of Vehicle On Turns

It can be purchased from ALLDATA. Com, although it's probably not nescessary.

When I had this problem with my Impala (the rev. Letter was B at that time), the mechanic just replaced the intermediate shaft.

The bulletin at that time had instructions for disassembling the shaft (looks like a splined coupling),
cleaning the lube from the cavity, then repacking with lube and reinstalling a rubber plug that ( I guess) was supposed to keep the lube in and prevent movement of the shaft along the spline.

I don't know what Rev. O consists of, but I doubt that it's more serious than replacing the shaft.

I don't know what could be causing a rattle inside the car. I have had similar misterious rattles only to find that one of the kids had left a toy in the passenger door map storage area, so I think I would check for such as that first and then enlist a passenger with an objective ear to ride along on a "make it happen" ride.

Good luck and drive carefully,

TakeChargeSarge
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 AT 1:03 PM

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