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teamturbo 04-17-2015 09:47 PM

Bad suspension squeak
 
Okay, I had this develop after a rainy day about 5-6 days ago...how the hell do I go about fixing this? It sounds like someone is having sex in my car everywhere I go. Quite embarrassing and annoying the hell out of me.


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wparsons 04-17-2015 11:46 PM

That is exactly why you have a warranty, just take it to the dealer.

Without looking closer it'll be hard to figure out what part is making the noise, there's a few places that could be making it.

teamturbo 04-18-2015 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wparsons (Post 2217308)
That is exactly why you have a warranty, just take it to the dealer.

Without looking closer it'll be hard to figure out what part is making the noise, there's a few places that could be making it.

Problem...I'm running the Eibach Pro Drop on it for 1.5 years and I tossed the stock springs into the garbage.

8R6 04-18-2015 01:43 AM

Hahhahahhahah it does sound like a squeaky bed during sex rofl! Sorry but that shit is spot on for the sound LOL

As for the problem, damn your car bounces way too easily. Maybe your strut is blown. It shouldn't be that easy to move the car that much that frequent just by hand.

teamturbo 04-18-2015 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRGT86 (Post 2217427)
Hahhahahhahah it does sound like a squeaky bed during sex rofl! Sorry but that shit is spot on for the sound LOL

As for the problem, damn your car bounces way too easily. Maybe your strut is blown. It shouldn't be that easy to move the car that much that frequent just by hand.

The trunk is open and I'm using my entire body to press down on the suspension. I don't think the strut is blown. The car is only lowered 1 inch. Come to think of it, it's been lowered 12 months and about 6-7K miles on the lowering.

8R6 04-18-2015 02:25 AM

Oh ok them probably not the struts. But that still sounds a romp on a bed lol

teamturbo 04-18-2015 02:32 AM

Lift it and blast WD-40 on every piece of metal?

DieselDog 04-19-2015 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teamturbo (Post 2217460)
Lift it and blast WD-40 on every piece of metal?

this is the right direction.

There are a couple rubber bushings on the control arms and such and without a stethoscope you can just spray a bushing and test and try another one to find the one thats squeaking. It sounds kinda like a rubber squeak.

dem00n 04-19-2015 11:39 AM

That sounds more like metal on metal than a squeak...

wparsons 04-19-2015 11:41 AM

^^ Agreed on that.

teamturbo 04-19-2015 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dem00n (Post 2218485)
That sounds more like metal on metal than a squeak...

It might be the exhaust. I back into my parking spot and made contact with an exhaust pipe by the differential a week or two ago against the parking block. I hope it loosened a bracket that holds it in place. Need to take it in for a lift.

cdrazic93 04-19-2015 02:01 PM

I agree with the WD40. If you lift it, and reproduce the squeak youll be able to see much more clearly...now the rain is gone ;)

ls1ac 04-19-2015 02:51 PM

If you spray one point at a time you can find the offending point. if you spray all over it will go away for a while but you will get to start all over when the squeak starts again. Once found you can clean the rest off end use grease or silicone (metal or rubber) as needed in the one place. General spraying will collect dirt.


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