Rear Hatch hinge is driving me nuts!!!!
Rear Hatch hinge is driving me nuts!!!! Ok I have searched and didnt find the anyone with the same noise, which amazes the hell out of me. On my 1996 firebird the rear hatch hinge(left one) squeaks like crazy when ever I hit a bump or something. I have tried sprayin(actually soaking) the hinge with wd-40 and had no luck. It squeaked as soon as I left my driveway later that day.
Do I need a new hinge? or will some kinda grease help me out?
Do I need a new hinge? or will some kinda grease help me out?
The only thing WD-40 is good for on a car is loosening rusted bolts. On hinges, it just washes away or picks up dust and gums up.
Try SuperLube with their precision oiler. (Menard's sells them around where I live and you can also google it.) Not exactly sure about the hatch hinges, but GM recommends it for door hinges and it works great. I used it on my doors and the last application has lasted up to 2 years at this point.
Try SuperLube with their precision oiler. (Menard's sells them around where I live and you can also google it.) Not exactly sure about the hatch hinges, but GM recommends it for door hinges and it works great. I used it on my doors and the last application has lasted up to 2 years at this point.
The only thing WD-40 is good for on a car is loosening rusted bolts. On hinges, it just washes away or picks up dust and gums up.
Try SuperLube with their precision oiler. (Menard's sells them around where I live and you can also google it.) Not exactly sure about the hatch hinges, but GM recommends it for door hinges and it works great. I used it on my doors and the last application has lasted up to 2 years at this point.
Try SuperLube with their precision oiler. (Menard's sells them around where I live and you can also google it.) Not exactly sure about the hatch hinges, but GM recommends it for door hinges and it works great. I used it on my doors and the last application has lasted up to 2 years at this point.
Anybody else have any opinions?
If you want to put grease on a rubber/plastic to metal contact point, I'd go with some White Lithium grease. Get the stuff that comes in a spray can - its more useful on the car. The White Lithium spray is also good for lubricating springs, squeaky clutch pedals, hood latches, etc.
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Replace the hinge. The guide pin that swivels has a teflon like coating when they are new. As it wears it will begin making that noise. My 96 did the same thing. Replaced it and it was good as new.
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Well as an update I did a little bit more listening and its actually not the hinge but its the top of the left shock for the hatch. Which is just a little bit from the hinge but I tried some 2 dollar stuff from pepboys and it didnt do the trick but I did see some white lithium grease there too so I will try that too