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Old 08-24-2008, 06:35 PM
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2000 cpe. I have severe rear suspension squeaking when I drive over speedbumps (or anything really). I have no polly bushings of any kind. 83k miles.
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it's the rear sway bar bushings....do a search in the forums and you'll find a how-to lube them up to prevent squeaking.


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Originally Posted by JCamaro
it's the rear sway bar bushings....do a search in the forums and you'll find a how-to lube them up to prevent squeaking.


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yup. sounds terrible but an easy fix


here's one

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...543&highlight=

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Check this thread out man.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...871&highlight=
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Thanks guys.
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mine squeaking on the front when i go over speedbumps, really hate the noise specially when there's people around, makes me look like im riding an 80yr old car. it's a 2002 with 51K on it
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Lay on the ground under the car while someone pushes the car down and up. If you need to pinpoint it, hold a short piece of garden hose up to your ear while roaming the other end around....Old school troubleshooting....
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mine squeaking on the front when i go over speedbumps, really hate the noise specially when there's people around, makes me look like im riding an 80yr old car. it's a 2002 with 51K on it
it's also the sway bar bushings squeaking......lube those bad boys up.

I do mine every year for silent speed bump crossings.


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Originally Posted by JCamaro
it's also the sway bar bushings squeaking......lube those bad boys up.

I do mine every year for silent speed bump crossings.


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Yes indeed, same problem on mine, lithium grease did the trick!

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