93CharcoalHatch

theres a strange squeaking noise that sounds like a squeaky door opening when i turn the wheel.. it also makes the noise if i come over a bump and the suspension travels up and down.. i cant figure out where its coming from..

it doesnt happen when the car is jacked up and there is less or no weight of that wheel.

any help would be greatly appretiated !

EK79

when springs start to move around inside shck perch the squeak usually after it rains hit it with some wd-40 and that should help

93CharcoalHatch

it makes the noise when i am not moving and i turn the wheel back and forth..

canis

its either the bushing, or else the tie rod is dry....

joey1320

check if your lower ball joint got play, i have seen that plenty, good luck!

93CharcoalHatch

2 of my lower arm bushings are shot on both sides.. the shock one and the inner front one.. i have the shock ones just gotta get those and the other ones pressed in.. maybe thats it? ive heard it could possibly be the upper control arm/balljoint? I will also check the lower ball joints for play..

oh and i attempet to use spray grease to get in at the upper arm/balljoint and it didnt do anything..

the lower ball joints both only have about 6K miles on them though.. and the noise is only coming from the passenger side if anyone was to ask..

93CharcoalHatch

any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated

93CharcoalHatch

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pro1342

get someone to turn the wheel for you and stick your ear in the area that you hear the noise and try to pinpoint it

93CharcoalHatch

tried it but cant seem to find it.. but then again it was like 12 degrees and windy as hell and i was kinda rushing.. and then just said expletive it.. ill have to try again lol

93CharcoalHatch

greased EVERYTHING up and still making the noise

denshu

Sounds like the lower ball joint. i'm pretty sure!
i changed mine out when i had the same problem and everything is perfect.

93CharcoalHatch

thats what i was thinking too.. because it only makes the noise when that cars weight is on it.. the thing is that they are only about 5 months old.. ill have to check it out

93CharcoalHatch

well.. i found out what the noise was.. heres the story..

i was driving around last night and started hearing a slight clunking when i turned .. thought it was an axle so id have a little time.. but then i go to dunkin donuts and it starts gettind louder.. then starts doing it really loud even when i was going straight .. THANK GOD i was in a parking lot because i decided i was gonna go home and when i backed out of my parking spot and started going foward .. BOOOOMMMMMMMM my front driverside lower ball joint snaps.. the axle rips out of the half shaft and SHREDS the boot.. and my wheel collapses in and back.. balljoint scrapes the **** out of the inside of my wheel and the car slams to the ground.. blah blah .. me and a couple of buddies pick my car up and put it in a parking spot JUST before a cop got there lmao.. thank god cuz he probably woulda called a tow and i woulda got raped with tow charges.. so my cuzin has AAA and i got a tow for free.. fixed it today at around 12.. thank god it didnt happen earlier in the day when i went to lincoln tech on the parkway and rt 17 when i was cruising at about 65-75mph... i would have been seriously hurt or killed and car woulda been done..

well i just thought id share lol .. just a warning to others that show symptoms that i was..