Squeaking like an old bed
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sarasota Florida
Squeaking like an old bed
For about two weeks now my 02 coupe with 58K miles has been squeaking like an old bed every time I go over a bump or accelerate quickly. The only mods I have done are Z06 sways (and yes I put tons of Electric lube on all the bushings), new rotors, calibers, pads and had Corsa’s installed by a muffler shop. Anyone have any clues to what might be causing the squeaking?
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From: Supporting the Corvette Community at Abel Chevrolet in Rio Vista, CA 707-374-6317 Ext.123
St. Jude Donor '08
I did the whole T1 setup recently and they squeeked at first. The fix that I found was to stack a washer (or two) on the two bolts, between the back of the bushing and the rear aluminum suspension cradle. It moves the bushing out just enough to stop the squeeking.
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From: Peoria Arizona
i had same squeeking noise in the cold, i live in arizona so it took a while for me to notice the noise. it is the sway bars, you can do 2 things, i sprayed white lithium grease all over all the parts of the anti roll system front and back, it stopped most of the noise, but 1 year later its bac,, this time i took it all apart and sprayed white lithium grease between the roll bar and the rubber bushings, also cut a thin V notch running sideways across the bushing. now if it starts to squeek again, i have access to the inside of the bushings. now with that squeeking gone, i notice my steering wheel squeeks now, but only when i turn it. i will hit that next.
