[V6-12v] Squeakiness

[Nathan Widmyer]

For me, I had squeaks in the rear-passenger control arm assembly, it
keeps the wheel perpendicular to the ground regardless of where the
suspension is.  I asked this same question here and the folks said to
get some White Lithium grease, don't use WD-40 because it corrodes the
rubber.  I'm sure silicone works fine too, you just want good
lubrication as long as it's not WD-40 for this application.  Good
luck.

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 02:14:17 -0400, Nathan White <natwhite at mnsi.net> wrote:
> I have the same issues. Silicone spray lube seems to keep the squeaks at
> bay, at least for a week. Spray all rubber mounts in the back, there are
> quite a few!
> 
> Let me know what you find.
> 
> Nathan White
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v6-12v-bounces+natwhite=mnsi.net at audifans.com
> [mailto:v6-12v-bounces+natwhite=mnsi.net at audifans.com] On Behalf Of T.
> Jackson
> Sent: August 5, 2004 1:39 AM
> To: v6-12v at audifans.com
> Subject: [V6-12v] Squeakiness
> 
> Ever since I've owned my '95 90Q (about 5 years now) I've experienced a
> squeak from the rear suspension area.  When the problem first began to
> occur, it would only happen when the outside temperature was hovering
> around
> 0-5 Celsius.  At first I believed the problem to be squeaky springs and
> shocks but I've since replaced them with Koni Adjustables and H&R
> Springs
> which offered no improvement.
> 
> Lately the problem has gotten worse.  Now the squeaking is heard
> constantly
> at any temperature and it's quite noticeable, even from 50 feet away!
> Today
> I had my car in the shop for a full timing belt service and I had
> mentioned
> the problem to my mechanic.  He offered to spray the rear ligaments with
> some penetrating oil.  Today I picked up the car and was pleasantly
> surprised to find the squeak was gone.  Well, I just went out after
> having
> the car parked for a couple of hours and low and behold the squeak is
> back
> again at the EXACT same intensity!  Before I go insane, could someone
> please
> recommend what can be done as a long term fix?  I did pick up a can of
> White
> Lithium Grease a couple of days ago with the thought of giving it to my
> mechanic but decided not to after he said he had his own penetrating
> oil,
> though I'm not sure of the brand.  Is the Lithium Grease ok to use on
> the
> suspension bits?  What could/should I replace so I can maintain my
> sanity?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
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