Suspension noise in cold weather?
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Suspension noise in cold weather?
Now that it's beginning to get cold in Florida... I've started to notice my suspension making noise on cold nights and mornings. Does that hold any water? It sounds strange to me but I think it could be the source. It makes a really ugly deep toned squeek (like metal rubbing against rubber) in my front suspension when I go over smooth dips in the road. Anyone else have that noise?
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Re: Suspension noise in cold weather? (lunarone)
i have the same thing in my 95lx ... it's been doing that for 5 or 6 years and nothing's come of it .... i attribute it to the cold and nothing else ... i could be wrong, but i've got 212K miles with minimial repairs to show she should be ok
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Re: Suspension noise in cold weather? (fleetmack)
I have the same issue here in NC with my 90 integra on really cold mornings. You can try lubing up your sway bar frame bushings with grease and spraying the endlink bushings with silicone spray for a cheap start. Mine happens when I take off from a stop and I've replaced all my motor mounts a year ago. I think it maybe be my control arm bushings however.
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It is either your sway bar end link bushings, or your outer tie rod bushings. Mine was making this same noise, so I said Im gonna start replacing stuff, those are the things I replaced, and the noise is gone.
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Re: Suspension noise in cold weather? (lunarone)
If you suspect that it is your sway bar links, I would suggest jouncing the vehicle and listening for the sound. For rear links, I usually pop the trunk and jounce the vehicle. I can usually hear the sound from inside the trunk.
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Re: Suspension noise in cold weather? (lunarone)
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Re: Suspension noise in cold weather? (hondadude)
ha fell better now, I was too wondering what that noise was. It was happing when I went up driveways and bumps. i also noticed the noise when it got colder in texas.
Is it safe to drive like this for aleast to the spring when i have more cash to fix it myself?
Is it safe to drive like this for aleast to the spring when i have more cash to fix it myself?
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Re: Suspension noise in cold weather? (shadow_ridge)
would end links be the same cause for my prob in this thread https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1830916
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