Intermediate Steering Shaft clunk

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If you've had one of these GMT800 trucks or suv's for any period of time you've probably had a "clunk" or "rattle" in the steering column, usually when turning or going over bumps at slower speeds. It is highly annoying. I finally fixed my wife's Tahoe tonight using Napa / Dorman replacement (#425-176). These are supposedly better than even the GM replacements which reportedly had problems. The part is $61 and it changes the whole feel of a truck with this problem. They are very easy to replace, just (2) 15mm bolts and that's it, took about 15 minutes. Make sure you secure the steering wheel or you could break the clock spring which I guess would suck.

So if anybody has this problem, the p/n is here for reference.

You can also get it from Summit for $45: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...26tbs%3Disch:1