squeak on rear
Fred Munro
munrof at sympatico.ca
Sun Jan 28 07:55:31 EST 2001
I inject synthetic grease through the seal using a hypodermic-type needle
that fits onto my grease gun. Pump until the other seal swells up. Lasts a
couple of years. Eventually the seals fall apart and joint will wear out -
watch for it!
Fred Munro
'94 S4 122k km
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence C Leung" <l.leung at juno.com>
To: <kbogach at home.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: squeak on rear
> Outer rear tie rod end. (upper joint by the knuckle). Can be made to
> stop squeaking (for a month or two at a time) by injecting lube into the
> boot. BTW, Silicone doesn't work there, WD-40 does. I haven't tried
> aerosol grease yet. Also, there is no noticeable play in the joint
> either.
>
> LL - NY
>
> On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:56:28 -0500 "kbogach" <kbogach at home.com> writes:
> >I have a squeaking sound coming from the rear. It looks like it is
> >coming from the strut spring. What can be a reason for that? Shall I
> >plan spring change?
> >
> >Konstantin Bogach.
> >200tq '89
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