Monday, August 06, 2007 - 07:46 pm, by: Tahmid Sanjari(Rednchrome)
Guys, My 91 V8 is making an aweful squeaking sound (like rubber rubbing on rubber/metal without lube) whenever I turn the steering. Seems to be coming from somewhere behind the front wheels. Also the car makes a different type of squeak at every bump from the front wheels. Bushes I am thinking. But which ones? Steering rack/sway bar??? Can lube fix me up? Cheers!
Brian Timms DieHard New South Wales TT Soarer Goodness.
Monday, August 06, 2007 - 08:52 pm, by: Brian Timms(Turbo_brian)
Lithium grease will last you about a week if you soak the hell out of all the moving rubber bits under the car, mine does it as well, and it's a weekly ritual for me.
I am saving up to replace suspension, bushes, ball joints, and fit a lot of other handling components to my car, so at the moment, lithium grease is solving the issue for me, but it only lasts 1 week at most, but get it looked at and they will tell you which ones are the issue.
Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 08:58 pm, by: Tahmid Sanjari(Rednchrome)
Sure Christian. Funny might it sound, mine is somewhat better now and I havent done anything!!!......mmmm the weather maybe. I will follow it up with my mechanic pretty soon. Let you know my story after.
Yeh its the front lower ball joints. Need new lower control arms.
Toyota want about $1000 each!! They come with new bushes tho which is a bonus.
Wreckers want $160 - $320 each.
We'll see what price I can get them for through my uncle (he is high up in toyota so I get nice discount lol 50-60% off). For anyone else....either save up or go for the wreckers.
The lowest quote I got to fit them was from pedders in frankston......$66 per side, and wheel alignment needed after for $55 I think it was.
Monday, August 13, 2007 - 08:40 pm, by: Tahmid Sanjari(Rednchrome)
Thanks mate. My steering squeaks have nearly gone now after I put in a bit more power steering fluid, it was just below the low mark. Probably was just that.
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