My car's making creaking sounds....
10-27-2004, 02:45 PM
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OK, help us out a bit.. Where is the creaking coming from (front end, back end, left side, right side) and when does it happen (when turning wheel, going over bumps)....
10-27-2004, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ptdrummer54
OK, help us out a bit.. Where is the creaking coming from (front end, back end, left side, right side) and when does it happen (when turning wheel, going over bumps)....
roof maybe?
10-27-2004, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GOZ2FST
My '99 has started making creaking sounds - like an old mattress. What needs grease?
the sway bars get rusty over time, and start to moan.. especially noticable over speed bumps .
sand off the rust on the bars it's only an inch wide.. you do not need to remove the sway bars..
paint the sanded area... clean any rust from the split bushings.. add some dielectric grease to the original bushings... or buy new bushings..
if the bushing still seem soft,( not rock hard or flaking) there is no need to buy new ones..
10-27-2004, 02:54 PM
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if it's your top i have read here that you need to grease and free up the two little rollers on the front latches for your roof. Hope one of these help!
10-27-2004, 06:11 PM
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Sorry - I didn't have time to elaborate. Not the roof, I gave up on that long ago. It's definitely in the suspension. When I roll out of my driveway or go over a bump in the road it creaks. I can just sit in the car and rock from side to side and it creaks. Like a rusty mattress.
It started a week or so ago.
It started a week or so ago.
10-27-2004, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by GOZ2FST
Sorry - I didn't have time to elaborate. Not the roof, I gave up on that long ago. It's definitely in the suspension. When I roll out of my driveway or go over a bump in the road it creaks. I can just sit in the car and rock from side to side and it creaks. Like a rusty mattress.
It started a week or so ago.
It started a week or so ago.
10-27-2004, 06:24 PM
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The bushings, as stated above, are most likely the problem. I've noticed that it gets much worse as the weather starts to get cooler, so either go farther south or get some grease. 
10-27-2004, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by GOZ2FST
Sorry - I didn't have time to elaborate. Not the roof, I gave up on that long ago. It's definitely in the suspension. When I roll out of my driveway or go over a bump in the road it creaks. I can just sit in the car and rock from side to side and it creaks. Like a rusty mattress.
It started a week or so ago.
It started a week or so ago.
j/kVR
Sounds good to me.
10-27-2004, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by vetterdstr
Your car is paying you back for not going to the dyno day last saturday.. j/k
VR
j/kVR
him good.BTW Steve, I saw your car at Valaya not long ago - what dyno numbers did you end up with?
Thanks for the advice guys - much appreciated.
10-27-2004, 10:21 PM
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I used ZEP Liquid grease, and shoved the little red straw as far in as I could and sprayed the carp out of all the rubber parts.
10-27-2004, 11:34 PM
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I ran a 637/572... the car is running way rich... going in for some new mods and a tune very soon... New dyno numbers higher than 668/570 will be the result.
VR
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