| From | Message |
Jay
Dodge Dakota
JOIN HERE
12/29/2002
17:34:44
|
 Subject: Front end Squeak
IP: Logged
Message:
I have this extremely annoying squeak in my front end. When the truck is parked I can bounce it up and down and hear it. I crawled underneath there and it sounds like it is coming from the coil spring area. I took out the shock and it was still there. I have replaced all the ball joints about 3 months ago with the Moog ones. I also have replaced the upper control arm bushings too. At the same time I greased up the sway bar bushings and it is definitly not them. Here's something funny(or it might help). When I make left or right turns on a flat or a bumpy surface the noise goes away. When I drive straight it is as loud as hell. Sounds like a squeaky bushing. Any help would be great..Thanks
97Slt CC 5.2 Stick in Phoenix(it's dry here)
|
Jag
Dodge Dakota
JOIN HERE
12/30/2004
20:48:29
|  RE: Front end Squeak
IP: Logged
Message:
No one helped this guy out?
Say Jay...you get it fixed? What was the problem?
|
SqueakyDak2
Dodge Dakota
JOIN HERE
12/30/2004
21:58:46
| RE: Front end Squeak
IP: Logged
Message:
Jay I had a terrible squeak emanating from my front end as well. Tried everything to no avail. Finally isolated the noise to the sway bar bushings. Had to remove the sway bar (BE CAREFULL) its under a lot of tension. As for retensioning it (putting the bushings back in and tightening down the sway bar clamps) its best that you get a large prybar and a helper to facilitate re-installing it. I rubbed some never-seize on the bushings where they contact the swaybar and buttoned it up. Was quiet as a mouse for months. But I am hearing some squeaking lately. Your mileage may vary. Good luck,
Kev
|
Oil Er Up
Dodge Dakota
JOIN HERE
12/30/2004
22:57:43
| RE: Front end Squeak
IP: Logged
Message:
Dip your truck in WD-40.
|
Cryoos
Dodge Dakota
JOIN HERE
10/12/2005
00:40:36
| RE: Front end Squeak
IP: Logged
Message:
dude I am have that excact problem right now, I mean down to the T of what you said. I own a 99 dakota R/T. Just spent 8 hours replaceing the shocks because one of the bolts was rusted on so bad I had to grind it off. If you have found where the problem it let me know in the mean time i will be replace as much stuff as I can to try to get rid of that squeak
|
.boB
Dodge Dakota
JOIN HERE
10/12/2005
00:46:05
| RE: Front end Squeak
IP: Logged
Message:
It's most likely the outer sway bar bushings. Lots of talk about that over the years. Remove them, clean with whatever, apply a little Mobile 1 synthetic wheel bearing grease, and re-assemble. That should cure it.
|
| | P 1 |
|
Post a reply to this message:
Username Registration: Optional
All visitors are allowed to post messages
|
