[s-cars] RE: Chirp from rear suspension

[Lee Levitt]

Thanks Ray, think I'll stop by West Marine and pick up some marine grease,
along with the dielectric paste for my corroding fuses...

...fortunately they're right down the street!

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant (Bilstein/Eibach/Euros/HID/BIRA S3)
'96 A6 quattro avant (Euros)
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Tomlinson [mailto:ray at s-cars.org] 
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 1:20 PM
> To: Fred Munro; lee at wheelman.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] RE: Chirp from rear suspension
> 
> Lee,
> 
> The HRSB poly bushings will squeek when they get a little 
> dry.  I slotted my bushings before install, as I have been 
> down this road too many times.  Try loosening one bushing 
> keeper at a time, and lube the poly bushing.
> 
> Ray
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Fred Munro
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 1:05 PM
> To: lee at wheelman.com; s-car-list at audifans.com; Qlist
> Subject: [s-cars] RE: Chirp from rear suspension
> 
> 
> Lee;
> 
> The usual source of this chirp is a dry outer heim joint on 
> the rear suspension upper link. Lots of fixes - remove the 
> dust boot and inject grease, use a hypodermic grease needle 
> to inject grease through the boot, drill the joint body and 
> inject grease ( this one was a bit contentious last week). 
> Bounce the car up and down at each rear corner - if this 
> joint is dry you'll hear it creak.
> 
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Lee Levitt
> Sent: April 11, 2004 10:05 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com; Qlist
> Subject: Chirp from rear suspension
> 
> 
> I'm getting a chirping noise from the rear suspension of my 
> S6 avant when I go over bumps. The car has an Eibach/Bilstein 
> setup and has a Happersized rear bar.
> 
> It seemed to start when I had an alignment done about a week 
> ago. I also put my summer tires on about 2-3 weeks ago.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Lee
> '95.5 S6 avant (Bilstein/Eibach/Euros/HID/BIRA S3)
> '96 A6 quattro avant (Euros)
> 
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