Front suspension squeeky

[joedelica]

Happy Holidays to all!

Every time, I roll over a speed bump or any bump for that matter, front suspension is annoyingly squeeky.
I can hear it at highway speed as well, over bumps or entering a turn.
Is there any way to grease whatever may be the cause?

Thanks,

Joe

[jessef]

Squeaky front end can be any one or combination of these things :

Worn swaybar bushings
Worn shock bushings

Worn shocks

seized brake caliper sliding bolts
poor brakes/improperly working brakes

not tight enough subframe bolts

cv's make be on their way out

power steering fluid low/leak/need bleeding

You can also look through the links below. I just typed in 'squeak' in the search box and out they came.

Have fun !

http://www.delica.ca/forum/advanced-sea ... rds=squeak

http://www.delica.ca/forum/squeak-from- ... -4902.html

http://www.delica.ca/forum/a-strange-sq ... -4516.html

http://www.delica.ca/forum/squeal-on-tu ... -3249.html

http://www.delica.ca/forum/3-problems-w ... -1241.html

[Artacoma]

My van was pretty squeeky and creaky for the first couple of months I had it , then I took it for a fast hard drive on some logging roads around Lake Cowichan and when I hit the pavement on the way home it was waaaaay quieter. I think it just needed a good stretch of the joints.

[Meanman]

You could just get underneath and grease all of the grease points you'd be surprised at how some simple maintenance can make a huge difference.

[sturmy]

Hi,
I've had this a couple of times.
On one occasion it was the Sway bar bushes and teflon grease solved it.
Another time it was my upper balljoints. Again I had to peel off the boot & re-grease, as mine do not have a grease nipple.
Hope you get it sorted, I know how annoying it can be!

Cheers

James

[robinimpey]

I had this on my 95 oldsmobile and it would happen on when it was rainy out. found that the bushings on the rear control arms had broke and so there was rubber rubbing against rubber and would only squeak when it was damp. replaced bushings and now its all good.

[FalcoColumbarius]

Hey Joe, Merry Christmas!

The previous posts are all valid, to be sure. One thing that I did not see is cleaning your undercarriage.

Now we all ought to know that hygiene is a basic must. This past Sunday I did a little detailing maintenance where I removed the bambie bars; the foot bars; breast plate & gopher grille. You wouldn't believe what I found up in there. I found a lot of Squamish Valley FSR; some Weaver Creek FSR; some Grizzly FSR (Nahatlatch area); even a little bit of Gold Bridge... and a whole lot of TC1 sludge from the last few months, which is the main reason why I did this in the first place. To get the foot bars off I had to remove a couple of flaps (three 12mm bolts, each) in the front wheel wells. Well, was I surprised to find all these hidden treasures just sitting there on the frame! With all the bars, plates & flaps off ~ I took a hose with a garden variety nozzle and squirted away. Much quieter now, however I see that I have some rust to wire brush off where the paint got ripped away and repaint with "Zero Rust", which you can pick up at White & Peters, on Pemberton Avenue, North Van.

Falco.