Squeaks over bumps - help!
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Squeaks over bumps - help!
We just purchased a 2008 ZHZ, with 52000 miles. when we go over bumps in the road, well almost anywhere, it squeaks. Soooo embarrassing!
Mechanic does not think it is the bushings. He thinks it is the rear shocks.
If it is the shocks, what are your recommendations?
Thank you....
Mechanic does not think it is the bushings. He thinks it is the rear shocks.
If it is the shocks, what are your recommendations?
Thank you....
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We just purchased a 2008 ZHZ, with 52000 miles. when we go over bumps in the road, well almost anywhere, it squeaks. Soooo embarrassing!
Mechanic does not think it is the bushings. He thinks it is the rear shocks.
If it is the shocks, what are your recommendations?
Thank you....
Mechanic does not think it is the bushings. He thinks it is the rear shocks.
If it is the shocks, what are your recommendations?
Thank you....
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WD40 on bushings, exhaust hangers.... yes. You can test sway bar end links by grabbing the end of the sway bar, with a strong grip and wrist, and try to move that sucker with the wheels on the ground. This may just reveal worn end links by either clunks, pops, rattles, or squeaks. Another notorious place for squeaks is from the sway bar insulators, which will go bad as the end links wear.
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Regardless of what the mechanic has told you, simplest & least expensive DIY is to get a can of DW40 with an extension (the little red straw) & lubricate all the bushings. If that doesn't work, try bouncing on each fender & have a helper listen for the noise. If it is indeed the shocks, nothing wrong with AC Delco's for normal street driving.
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Regardless of what the mechanic has told you, simplest & least expensive DIY is to get a can of DW40 with an extension (the little red straw) & lubricate all the bushings. If that doesn't work, try bouncing on each fender & have a helper listen for the noise. If it is indeed the shocks, nothing wrong with AC Delco's for normal street driving.
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Yup, me too this. A little clarification, on the x-pipe about center of the car there sre 2 little springs to help hold the pipe, mine squeek and I need to remove them.
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