Re: Bad Squeaks! - My experience
 

It's with the mechanic now - I passed along recommendations from the group!


"lab~rat" <chase@cheese.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:10:01 -0400, "Henry" <henryhu87@hotmail.com>
> puked:
>
>>I had the same problem on my 2001 civic a few weeks ago. But the squeaks
>>dissapeared after I made a 1000 km trip (140km on bumpy country road). I
>>still do not know what happened.
>>
>>At the beginning, my car had the "groan, squeeze" sound come form the left
>>front suspension. When pushed left front size down, it made the noise.
>>
>>After I posted the problem in the news group, I was told that a bush may
>>be
>>wrong. I did my best to inspect all the bushing. But they all looked good.
>>
>>Since it was really annoying, I called the dealer. What they could say was
>>to drop the car and let the machenics check it. I was afraid of getting a
>>big bill because the noise sometimes went off and I worried the mechanics
>>would change everything of the front suspesion. I gave up and waited the
>>noise getting a little bit louder and continuous.
>>
>>Then I went to a long trip. Before the bumpy country road, I could still
>>hear the noise occasionally. I did not pay attention to it because the
>>noise
>>is not loud and I could only hear it when the speed was lower than 60
>>km/hour. After the trip, I drove it in the city area, it disapeared!!! I
>>could not hear it any more.
>>
>>That's my experience. I still do not know what happened. I hope it healed
>>by
>>itself.
>>
>>Henry
>
> Maybe a lube job would help?
> --
> lab~rat >:-)
> Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

Re: Bad Squeaks! - My experience
 

"Michael" <zm.abraham@rogers.com> wrote in
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> It's with the mechanic now - I passed along recommendations from the
> group!



Please update us when you get it back.

It's funny. This situation lab~rat describes is exactly what happened to me
several years ago after I was involved in a fender-bender. Since it was in
the body shop over Christmas, it took over a month to get the car back.

That month's inactivity caused exactly your sort of creaking in the right
front spring. A week of driving and it was gone, so I chalked it up to
corrosion between the spring and its seat. However, a few months later,
THIS happened:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/...int/index.html

Were they related? I'll never know.

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Re: Bad Squeaks! - My experience
 

"lab~rat" <chase@cheese.net> ????
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> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:10:01 -0400, "Henry" <henryhu87@hotmail.com>
> puked:
>
> >I had the same problem on my 2001 civic a few weeks ago. But the squeaks
>
> Maybe a lube job would help?

I just had my car done type C service at that time for a month. I guess that
all the suspension components were inspected.

When I was checking the joints, I found out that it is impossible to lube
them because almost all the joint are covered by the rubber (well sealed).
How to do a lube job?

My front suspension components were all changed in last year because of
leaking shocks in 2001 civic. I paid about CND$100 for the bushings that
were not covered by warranty. I guess they all suppose to be new for a year.

How about the the bushing of STABILISER BAR? Nobody mention it.


> --
> lab~rat >:-)
> Do you want polite or do you want sincere?

Re: Bad Squeaks! - My experience
 

"Henry" <henryhu87@hotmail.com> wrote
> When I was checking the joints, I found out that it is impossible to lube
> them because almost all the joint are covered by the rubber (well sealed).
> How to do a lube job?

How to do a needle lube? I reckon this was already posted by someone. Here's
a direct link.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...f863a9dc55e7a1

Same link as above
http://snipurl.com/hcvh

Re: Bad Squeaks! - My experience
 

Great! Thanks

Henry

"B Squareman" <BurtSquareman@none.com> ????
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> "Henry" <henryhu87@hotmail.com> wrote
> > When I was checking the joints, I found out that it is impossible to
lube
> > them because almost all the joint are covered by the rubber (well
sealed).
> > How to do a lube job?
>
> How to do a needle lube? I reckon this was already posted by someone.
Here's
> a direct link.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...f863a9dc55e7a1
>
> Same link as above
> http://snipurl.com/hcvh
>
>
>

Re: Bad Squeaks! - My experience
 

"B Squareman" <BurtSquareman@none.com> wrote in
news:WWuRe.37$6e1.26@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com:

> "Henry" <henryhu87@hotmail.com> wrote
>> When I was checking the joints, I found out that it is impossible to
>> lube them because almost all the joint are covered by the rubber
>> (well sealed). How to do a lube job?
>
> How to do a needle lube? I reckon this was already posted by someone.


I did. Here it is again:
http://tinyurl.com/arofe


In the old days you had Zerk fittings on all joints. Not any more, for some
inexplicable reason.


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Re: Bad Squeaks! - My experience
 

"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "B Squareman" <BurtSquareman@none.com> wrote in
> news:WWuRe.37$6e1.26@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com:
>
>> "Henry" <henryhu87@hotmail.com> wrote
>>> When I was checking the joints, I found out that it is impossible to
>>> lube them because almost all the joint are covered by the rubber
>>> (well sealed). How to do a lube job?
>>
>> How to do a needle lube? I reckon this was already posted by someone.
>
>
> I did. Here it is again:
> http://tinyurl.com/arofe
>
>
> In the old days you had Zerk fittings on all joints. Not any more, for
> some
> inexplicable reason.
>
Probably because the joints don't fail within the warranty period.

Mike

Re: Bad Squeaks! - My experience
 

"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in
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> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns96C550021EBF3tegger@207.14.113.17...
>> "B Squareman" <BurtSquareman@none.com> wrote in
>> news:WWuRe.37$6e1.26@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com:
>>
>>> "Henry" <henryhu87@hotmail.com> wrote
>>>> When I was checking the joints, I found out that it is impossible to
>>>> lube them because almost all the joint are covered by the rubber
>>>> (well sealed). How to do a lube job?
>>>
>>> How to do a needle lube? I reckon this was already posted by someone.
>>
>>
>> I did. Here it is again:
>> http://tinyurl.com/arofe
>>
>>
>> In the old days you had Zerk fittings on all joints. Not any more, for
>> some
>> inexplicable reason.
>>
> Probably because the joints don't fail within the warranty period.
>


LOL. And probably because they save 1¢ per part by not having to drill a
hole in it.


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Re: Bad Squeaks! Conclusion
 

My Mechanic replaced the right, not left ball joint and a control arm
bushing. I haven't had a squeak now for a week!

It's really nice!

Michael
"Michael" <zm.abraham@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> My 1990 Accord EX-R (an otherwise excellent car) squeaks badly when
> driving or turning the steering wheel. I can feel the vibrations of the
> squeak through the steering wheel and people on the street turn to hear it
> as well. It's LOUD!
>
> After having my mechanic spray lubricant in many suspension and steering
> components, and replacing some control arm bushings I'm still left with a
> very noisy car. Has anyone ever experienced this problem?
>
> thanks,
>
> Michael
>
> to reply to me, remove the "z" at the beginning of the address
>