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front suspension squeaking when hitting bumps and when turning wheel at stop

Old 05-24-2008, 12:17 AM
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Default front suspension squeaking when hitting bumps and when turning wheel at stop

both side of suspension squeak when I hit any bump or change in road level...when car is parked, turning steering wheel will cause a squeak on right side if turn right and when turn left, it's squeak left...best way of describing how it sound like would be a squeaky door...please help
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Default You probably need to grease your control arm bushings.

<center><img src="http://www.b2bgreaseguns.com/rimages/533/Ga-001s.jpg"></center><p>Get the following:

1) A grease gun.

2) A tube of Mobil 1 Synthetic grease.

3) A small diameter grease gun injector needle (Pictured).

All you have to do is poke the grease gun needle into the control arm bushing and give a few pumps of grease into each bushing.

Done.

Worked for me. No squeaks in 100K miles.
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or outer tie-rods.
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Re: thank you very much for the advice...can you tell exactly how many bushing I have to inject...
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Default Re: front suspension squeaking when hitting bumps and when turning wheel at stop

My tie rod ends squeaked like a rusty gate when I turned the steering wheel at parking lot speeds. That's when I noticed the bushing seals had failed. Give 'em a look.
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Default bushing seal?

where exactly are the bushing seal located...I have an idea but want to make sure I'm right...thanks
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