Front end squeak

[rwood411]

Last year with the cold weather, I got squeaking from the front end of the car when going over speed bumps. This a.m. it was freezing and I got the old familiar squeak. I forgot about this problem since it doesnt occur in warmer weather.

Others have had this problem in the past and previous posts have stated that this is because bearings needed to be lubricated. After my service dept looked at it last year, they said there is nothing wrong with the car, even though I gave them this information. I forgot about it since I was putting the car away for the winter.

Can it be damaging to the car not getting it lubricated? It seems its just the change in the weather that causes the problem.

[ScottyB]

Just a thought, but it may be the expansion/not expansion due to heat and cold causing the squeak. Might be the heat of the summer expands it enought to not make the same contact.

Still, I am sure it irritates the crap out of you.

[Gerry]

Rubber (along with everything) gets stiffer in cold weather. Your suspension bushings are squeeking because they are stiff. It's annoying, but harmless. There are liquid rubber lubricants that you can apply to the bushings. The lubricant's primary purpose is to seat tires on rims, so this should help you in where to find it. They sometimes help. Under no circumstances use a petroleum-based lubricant. Oils eat rubber.

[coopcj7]

If you are not driving it in the winter I wouldn't worry about it. But a simple lube job on the bushings will do the trick. If you plan on driving it and the noise annoys you too much

[MidniteBlues]

There are lubricating products that are OK for rubber, comes in a spray can, I used it a lot when I had my 25 foot boat, coated the engine with it to keep salt water from corroding my engine-..One product was called CRC--letme see if I can find the can-- Ok the can I have "electrical grade".. They make many different types, here is webpage with the one that is safe on rubber. You can also find these in "marine stores"..by that I mean stores that sell boating supplies--
http://www.crcind.com.au/catalogue.n...t?openDocument

[Skip]

The same fix last year works this year. The Anti roll sway bar bushings on the bottom side of the front end are what is squeaking. This was covered last year in a thread or two or three. Search for it under squeak and you will find the exact location of what I am talking about. Spray some WD-40 in it and it will not squeak for a while. It is caused by the rubber and the steel bar friction. Just search and your answers are there...Skip...

[MidniteBlues]

Originally Posted by Skip

The same fix last year works this year. The Anti roll sway bar bushings on the bottom side of the front end are what is squeaking. This was covered last year in a thread or two or three. Search for it under squeak and you will find the exact location of what I am talking about. Spray some WD-40 in it and it will not squeak for a while. It is caused by the rubber and the steel bar friction. Just search and your answers are there...Skip...

WD-40 will not last very long, it's mainly for a squeaky door in the house and many other things, however IMHO, not very good for rubber parts, since is has a solvent in it, so I've read, will eat into the rubber over time, that is why it is NOT used on marine/boats engines etc, because it will "eat into the hoses & rubber parts"....And your right skipper, it will "only last a little while". Here is their site where I found a ton of things WD-40, WOW, good stuff for many things, great bug remover also looks like, I didn't know that LOL, prevents rust, etc etc --list of 2000 things it is good for..

http://www.wd40.com/pdfs/WD-40_2000UsesList.pdf

Here is another site that apparently evaluated WD-40 ingredients and to the very bottom says it contains "70% low aromatic white spirits ( stoddard solvent )". Also this chemical studies showed it is not a "very good lubricate". Just thought I would share this info, since I did a lot of research on what to use when I was a boat owner, Water Displacing-40 (WD-40) was one to stay away from--

http://yarchive.net/chem/wd40.html

However, since it is readily available, it's better than nuttin, I'll assume if it does not have any rubber inserts/components--

CRC, if the correct one is used, is much much more superior IMHO, where as, 1 treatment "should last the whole winter" probably and for sure will not "eat" into rubber parts--