squeeking

[dramo1]

when i go over speed bumps or dips at a slow clip my front end squeeks..is this the shocks if not any other idea

 

[aboatguy]

when i go over speed bumps or dips at a slow clip my front end squeeks..is this the shocks if not any other idea

It is hard to diagnose squeeks and even harder via internet.
other ideas may include:
Sway bar bushings?
Polyurethane suspension bushings? They can squeek if not lubed properly.

 

[Hot Rod Roy]

Squeeks

Polyurethane suspension bushings? They can squeek if not lubed properly.

How do you lube these things properly? I'm about ready to take my poly bushings out of my sway bar, and go back to stock bushings!

For dramo1: if you have the stock bushings in your sway bar, try a little brake fluid on the bushings. (Don't use oil on rubber parts). If it's not the sway bar, can you narrow down where the squeek is coming from by bouncing the front end up and down with the hood open?

 

[WhalePirot]

How do you lube these things properly?

Depends on what they're made of. Mine are quite old and came with a red specialty grease. When I do my periodic service, I take off the mounts and open up the poly to clean and grease. I can tell afterwards, that the suspension is working better.

BTW, I drilled the A-arms and installed zirks for those polys.

 

[geekinavette]

Depends on what they're made of. Mine are quite old and came with a red specialty grease. When I do my periodic service, I take off the mounts and open up the poly to clean and grease. I can tell afterwards, that the suspension is working better.

BTW, I drilled the A-arms and installed zirks for those polys.

I did the same with mine...though that silicone grease is REALLY thick! I also added some powdered graphite to the grease...that seemed to work quite well.

Bill

 

[aboatguy]

How do you lube these things properly? I'm about ready to take my poly bushings out of my sway bar, and go back to stock bushings!

For dramo1: if you have the stock bushings in your sway bar, try a little brake fluid on the bushings. (Don't use oil on rubber parts). If it's not the sway bar, can you narrow down where the squeek is coming from by bouncing the front end up and down with the hood open?

I was lucky and ended up with the ES polygraphites, it has been more than a year of daily driving and no suspension squeeks yet!