[V6-12v] Squeakiness

mike mikemk40 at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 5 17:17:30 EDT 2004


on mine it was the bush where the top wishbone bolts
to the body. Spray only ever keeps it quiet for a few
days, change it and it's quiet for a few years

mike

--- "T. Jackson" <Mancubus99 at hotmail.com> wrote: 
> 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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