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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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Window and suspension noises..

The window squeeling noise only includes the driver window. It's usually only when I'm rolling the window back up, but occasionally it's both up and down. pusihng the window out or pulling it in doesn't eliminate the noise either.

The suspension noise, this occurs sometimes when either stopping, or when I first start from a stop. It's not a squeek, more like a pop but not really loud.

Car is a 2000 SE with 80,000 miles. Any help greatly appreciated
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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back to page 1 for some help..
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ibag8rfan
The window squeeling noise only includes the driver window. It's usually only when I'm rolling the window back up, but occasionally it's both up and down. pusihng the window out or pulling it in doesn't eliminate the noise either.

The suspension noise, this occurs sometimes when either stopping, or when I first start from a stop. It's not a squeek, more like a pop but not really loud.

Car is a 2000 SE with 80,000 miles. Any help greatly appreciated
Window squeal can be fixed by greasing the side rails with lithium grease and cleaning the rubber seal at the bottom (the inside edge of it) with carburetor cleaner on a rag...

Suspension...soudns like a blown strut. At 80K miles, you really should replace your struts anyhow (if they are original) and check all other suspension components for wear....80K is pretty much the max life of our OEM struts (I blew one at 45k)....
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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Planning on getting either some illuminas or AGXs around april, just didn't know if it was the actual strut or just a loose bolt or something shifting everytime it moved.

So just take off the door panel to get access to the rails?
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 02:31 PM
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no...get some sprayable white lithium and just spray it down in the track and roll the window up and down to spread it....
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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oh okay. Car is not here right now and I won't be back with it for a week or so, so it'll have to wait for now. So do I spray while the window is down, and then just roll it up and down? And spray the sides or just all in the middle?
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oh okay. Car is not here right now and I won't be back with it for a week or so, so it'll have to wait for now. So do I spray while the window is down, and then just roll it up and down? And spray the sides or just all in the middle?
window down..spray side tracks. Clean bottom seals (the fuzzy/felt insides of the rubber bottom seals)
Old Jan 12, 2005 | 05:34 PM
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I have a HORRIBLE screeching sound that my drivers window makes. Haven't tried lithium grease. I'm going to let the dealer look at it and hopefully they won't charge me.
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