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David Goldthorpe
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 01:43 pm, by:  David Goldthorpe (Sprocket82) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi all,

Can anyone please tell me what might be causing a front suspension noise that sounds like squeaky bushes? I have just lubricated the front sway bar bushes with lanolin grease, thinking this was the cause but I can still hear it when I go over speed bumps. Front upper and lower control arm bushes have been replaced with VFT parts and the steering rack bushes are only 3 years old. I was under the impression that only the nolathane bushes were noisy?

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Tom Richards
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 06:00 pm, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

check the ball joints on the arms
David Goldthorpe
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 05:52 pm, by:  David Goldthorpe (Sprocket82) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks, Tom, I will.

I assume you mean check for any wear in the rubber seal on the ball-joint?
Tom Richards
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Friday, July 02, 2010 - 10:17 am, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

david, check for any up/down movement of the ball joint. It should only "rotate", there should be no movement.
David Goldthorpe
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Sunday, July 04, 2010 - 10:19 am, by:  David Goldthorpe (Sprocket82) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tom, I've had the front end raised thismorning and couldn't feel any vertical movement in the ball-joints when I put vertical pressure on the wheel. I'm guessing that's the only easy way to check them?

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Tom Richards
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Friday, July 09, 2010 - 06:01 pm, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

have a good look at them and check the rubber boot is not damaged, letting water in.
On mine the LCA arm ball was moving up and down in its Housing, and eventually pulled out. There was no grease which led to the problem

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