Squeaky Fords
#1
Squeaky Fords
What's up with my Fords?! See I have 3 in the driveway. a 1994 T-bird, a 2002 F-150 and a 2001 E-250 and they all squeak like a wore out box-spring.
The bird I get, its old, but the other 2 just recently stated doing it too. Noise seems to be coming from the from struts/suspension just not sure where exactly. Pretty sure I can hose em' down with some super slippery spray but would love to actually fix instead of just hose the area.
BTW the Birds front end (ball joints, end links etc) were replaced last summer. The vans the summer before. But the truck is still original.
It's more annoying than anything else, just figured I'd see what has been done about it here.
The bird I get, its old, but the other 2 just recently stated doing it too. Noise seems to be coming from the from struts/suspension just not sure where exactly. Pretty sure I can hose em' down with some super slippery spray but would love to actually fix instead of just hose the area.
BTW the Birds front end (ball joints, end links etc) were replaced last summer. The vans the summer before. But the truck is still original.
It's more annoying than anything else, just figured I'd see what has been done about it here.
#2
Sounds like sway bar bushings to me. The rubber binds to the sway bar and when the bar moves enough the rubber gives in tiny steps which causes the squeaky frequencies.
Take the bushings out, put Sil-Glyde silicone grease on the inner and outer diameters of the bushings and re-mount them. If the mounting bolts are unaccessible try to put a very small screw driver between the bar and the bushing and squirt silicone lube into the gap. Hopefully you can get enough in there.
Quick check: open the door wide and use the door to rock the car. Before: squeaky, after: quiet.
Take the bushings out, put Sil-Glyde silicone grease on the inner and outer diameters of the bushings and re-mount them. If the mounting bolts are unaccessible try to put a very small screw driver between the bar and the bushing and squirt silicone lube into the gap. Hopefully you can get enough in there.
Quick check: open the door wide and use the door to rock the car. Before: squeaky, after: quiet.
Last edited by bluewind; 12-31-2012 at 09:44 AM.
#3
Without reading the post. First thought was A ARM BUSHINGS...now I'll read
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OK. Rubber bushings. Cure= White Lithium Graese in a spray can. Anyway you can, force the lube between rubber and metal. Use a drift pin, or a nail, or...I don't care. Spray it and let is work in. Hit a few bumps to max the movement. Or a floor jack.
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OK. Rubber bushings. Cure= White Lithium Graese in a spray can. Anyway you can, force the lube between rubber and metal. Use a drift pin, or a nail, or...I don't care. Spray it and let is work in. Hit a few bumps to max the movement. Or a floor jack.
skip.
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