squeaking noise, possibly bushings?
01-17-2006, 10:55 PM
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squeaking noise, possibly bushings? was wondering if anyone else had a problem with hearing an irritating squeaking noise when they go over even the slightest bumps/cracks in the road? i was told that it was possibly my bushings that are just old/dry-rotted, so i looked online for bushings and found a set of Hyperflex for $170, but i dont know anything about which companies to go with. i dont even know if the bushings are the problem... anyone else had this problem before?
01-17-2006, 11:16 PM
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well I had this problem last semester
let me describe it to see if we are on the same page
when going over a speed bump or coming to a stop, the car skeak like an old door
It is the bushing.
but dont change them just for that
after reading some posts and got some advice,
ALL YOU HAVE TO Do is to get any kind of white lithium grease ( no wd40 by any mean )
spray the **** out of every bushing you see in the back of the car
just get under the car and see for yourself
now do it and wait a couple hours
if you still get some skeaks re-spray, wait and then go drive around
it worked on my TA on my oledr camaro and on my G friend POS mustang
hope that helps !
let me describe it to see if we are on the same page
when going over a speed bump or coming to a stop, the car skeak like an old door
It is the bushing.
but dont change them just for that
after reading some posts and got some advice,
ALL YOU HAVE TO Do is to get any kind of white lithium grease ( no wd40 by any mean )
spray the **** out of every bushing you see in the back of the car
just get under the car and see for yourself
now do it and wait a couple hours
if you still get some skeaks re-spray, wait and then go drive around
it worked on my TA on my oledr camaro and on my G friend POS mustang
hope that helps !
01-17-2006, 11:34 PM
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Start with the sway bars, remove one bushing at a time
and wipe the inside of the bushing with grease. I prefer
something graphite-loaded but plain old grease will do.
It's not dry rot, it's just dry. Then move on to the end links.
You can't really grease the sway bar bushings that well
without taking it apart.
and wipe the inside of the bushing with grease. I prefer
something graphite-loaded but plain old grease will do.
It's not dry rot, it's just dry. Then move on to the end links.
You can't really grease the sway bar bushings that well
without taking it apart.
01-18-2006, 04:35 AM
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oh sweet...that'll save me about $100 just re-greasin' my bushings. thanks for the info fellas...ill post back this weekend an let u know if that was the problem. besides, i gotta take off the little splash shield on the bottom of my engine so that i can get to my signal markers (got the clear ones the other day an culdnt put 'em in coz of the splash guard) X(
