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Old Sep 28, 2001 | 04:39 PM
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need diagnosis on sqeekiness over bumps....

help guys, it's annoying the %#$% out of me.

everytime i pull out of my driveway or into my driveway i get a sqeek sqeek sqeek sqeek as the car bounce over the little V thing they have on curbs nowadays.

only mod i have is the addco rsb, suspension otherwise, is stock. anybody have any ideas?? i'm thinking it might be some part that needs oiling or is my suspension shot??
Old Sep 28, 2001 | 06:24 PM
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Re: need diagnosis on sqeekiness over bumps....

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help guys, it's annoying the %#$% out of me.

everytime i pull out of my driveway or into my driveway i get a sqeek sqeek sqeek sqeek as the car bounce over the little V thing they have on curbs nowadays.

only mod i have is the addco rsb, suspension otherwise, is stock. anybody have any ideas?? i'm thinking it might be some part that needs oiling or is my suspension shot??
Some people have experinced the addco RSB squeking, to fix it I think they lubricated the busings on the RSB.
Old Sep 28, 2001 | 07:48 PM
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i'll do that, any recommendations on what to lube it with?? i was thinking of like a spray like wd-40, but i thought it might just get washed off in the rain. maybe grease?
Old Sep 29, 2001 | 04:25 AM
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i'll do that, any recommendations on what to lube it with?? i was thinking of like a spray like wd-40, but i thought it might just get washed off in the rain. maybe grease?
Anti-seize compound is a great bushing lubricant. Its available at any auto parts store.
Old Sep 29, 2001 | 10:36 AM
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i guess it's coming from underneath. but i had the same symptoms and took it into my dealer. turned out to be a misaligned hood. they just loosened it and rebolted it. problem fixed.
i've read about the addco's squeaking tho.
Old Sep 29, 2001 | 12:36 PM
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i dunno whats wrong but when i turn the wheel all the way to the left my left tire makes some noises... im not sure what it is... like if i try to make a u-turn or something... it makes a loud noise... i got eibachs... i dont think its rubbing... it never did before... what else could it be... it started happening like about a month or 2 ago...
Old Sep 29, 2001 | 02:23 PM
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psing,
is it a popping noise or clicking noise????

maybe your cv joint is on the way out.
Old Sep 30, 2001 | 05:51 AM
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is it a popping noise or clicking noise????

maybe your cv joint is on the way out.

it sounds like metal... cv joint? damn... new car... whats it from? hitting a pothole right? how much is it to fix? cause warranty wont work prob cause i got eibachs...
Old Sep 30, 2001 | 07:08 AM
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i'd say around 150 for a rebuilt axle including a new cv-joint, if it is the cv-joint it's easier to replace the axle than to take the axle off and then get the cv-joint off, then it shouldn't be hard to replace the axles.

but if you don't do it yourself i don't know how much that runs. and you should get another opinion, just in case the description of your problem and my diagnosis wasn't right.
Old Oct 1, 2001 | 06:41 AM
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i sprayed the bushings and the surrounding areas on the rsb, and for now the sqeeks are gone. thanks guys.
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