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Old 05-20-2008, 04:39 PM
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everytime i press on the gas or go over bumps the back squeaks. its getting pretty annoying. does that mean i need new springs or can i just regrease something?
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Try lubing the swaybar bushings and the LCA bushings. That's what squeaked on mine and a friends car (his LCAs didn't squeak/bang though).
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i was thinking of doing that (my friend told me about it because his are doing it also) its seriously getting pretty damn annoying though because i have to go over alot of speed bumps everyday at school
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that was happening to me awhile back thought i would be a cool guy and lube everything up but still didnt work, ended up being my spare tire rubbing on **** in the back so yeah tire is out now.
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I would focus on the swaybar bushings, they're cheap so buy replacements. The swaybar bushings on our car ended up being the squeak, tore it apart and they were all worn out
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Originally Posted by tomustang
I would focus on the swaybar bushings, they're cheap so buy replacements. The swaybar bushings on our car ended up being the squeak, tore it apart and they were all worn out
it might be those because from what i know they have never been changed and the car has 115000 miles on it. how long should it take to replace them?
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About 30 mins (excluding time spent jacking the car up).
It's four bolts all in all.
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My buddy had the same problem in is T/A and it ended up being i believe the rear shock bushings the rubber was almost completely gone and it would squeek when going over bumps sounded like it was coming from the hatch
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Don't rule out the exhaust rubbing under the car. This was the case for me and my friend's LT1 car. Check the simple stuff first, then move on.
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My rear passenger side squeaks over bumps and it annoys me a lot. I sprayed the shock and it stopped for about a day. I used WD40 and didn't expect it to last long. Anyone know what I can use until I get the money to replace the shock?
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i have a vert and my squeaks like nobodies business over bumps and such. ESPCIALLY during winter. a silicon based lubricant would be 10x better than wd40. gravity will naturally pull wd40 off the bushings. something silicon based will hold longer. i need to do mine.

best theing to do is have someone.. big or strong enough to push down on the back corner and around the trunk lid of the car. while you under it. (not jacked up) and just listen for the squeaks.




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