Shocks Squeaking?
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Instructor
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Florida
Shocks Squeaking?
I drove to work this morning in 33* weather and was alarmed at noise coming from my front end. It seemed like every bump or turn I made, I could hear a squeaking sound coming from the front end. I drove around the parking lot at work over a bunch of speed bumps and every time the suspension would go up and down I would hear the sound.
Is this squeaking coming from the shocks and is this temporary, maybe caused by the cold weather? Or are there underlying issues here? Definitely would be embarrassed if someone were in the car with me....sounds like an old beater going over bumps!
Is this squeaking coming from the shocks and is this temporary, maybe caused by the cold weather? Or are there underlying issues here? Definitely would be embarrassed if someone were in the car with me....sounds like an old beater going over bumps!
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2001
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From: Boise ID
This link has a lot of good ideas on the possible source of the noise. Plus it has a funny video!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ave-video.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...ave-video.html
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Joined: Sep 2010
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From: The USA Rocky Mountain Area
Its probably your control arm bushings, replace them with new polly busings.
I just went through this excercise and did the sway bars, shocks, bushings, tie rod ends and ball joints to fix this + alignment.
I just went through this excercise and did the sway bars, shocks, bushings, tie rod ends and ball joints to fix this + alignment.
Antisway bar bushings gets my vote.
