Front End

[stink 'N linc 'N]

:Bang Ive got a similar thing happening. When im turning a corner to the left @ a slow speed or parellel parking its real noticeable. It sounds like a slowly opened door that creeks real bad.. Now it did this before i lowered the car, when i had the air bags. Once i lowered it, it was fine, no more noises. I had to put new end links on the fronts when i lowered it.. one broke. a coulpe months maybe have past. and the noise is back. and its only coming from the front left. this has been a problem since prety much ive had the car.

"While traveling my car developed a load squeal and a dealer replaced the upper control arm which did not solve the problem, but a little grease with a needle attachment did"
Where do you apply the grease to?

Really like to eliminate this brutal noise ive gotta deal with ! THanks

 

[mespock]

All he did was grease the bushings. They could be wearing out. Have you relplaced the lower control arms?

Might be the problem.

 

[GMAN]

Sounds like you need a front end suspension job. I am getting ready to do it on my son's 93.

 

[Frat-man-du]

Strut rods bushings can make a ton of noise. Try lubing those.

 

[94m5]

on the rod bushings,


They can look and feel tight as hell, but once you hit the brakes at a slow speed, in forward AND reverse you can feel the front wheel assy moving forward and back.



Not too hard to replace, but it will need to be aligned afterwards.

 

[unity]

One way to test them is with two people, one in the car the other outside. Chock one front wheel at a time and depending on the position of the chalk put the car in forward or reverse. Test both forward and reverse one front wheel at a time.

You dont need to apply gas - and it would not be a good idea anyway The person outside should be checking for how much the body moves relative to the wheel. Anything more than a half inch is too much, heck, even a quarter inch may be too much. There is suppose to be some slight movement but not much.