hey there ladies and germs
not sure if this is really a problem but lately i've noticed that only when i turn to the right, i get a light squeeking sound from my front driver side wheel.....maybe passenger side squeeeks to but i never sit on that side to noctice.
anything i should check or fix or whatnot?

also a totally seperate matter..
my brakes squeek really bad when i apply them lightly...
The brake pads are fine my dads friend checked them out....is there any thing i can use to stop this sqeeking from going on?

it runs fine! boy runs like its only a few years old instead of 10. *knock on wood*



thanks~

Maybe grease your balljoints?:D

hmmm i see

it would help even more if i knew what ball joints where...

what kinda grease just the black grease?

Have you ever had the balljoints replaced?If not you can not grease them becase they come from the factory non-greaseable,and they could be sqeaking from a lack of grease:(

i've never replaced them, it seems like a costly expense.

i can't grease the balljoints if they are stock?

Stock ones you cannot grease.They are costly at a shop but if you can live with it and they are not shot yet I would not mess with them:D

if they do become bad,
how will i know


is it really really bad to drive if they are bad?

When they become bad you will feel it when you go over bumps in the road,just trust me you will know.I drove on a bad lower for 6 months it did not hurt anything,could mess up your alighnment:(

ah that sucks
i think i read that the ones on explorers tend to not last very long either

Is your ex lifted?

nope she sits at the stock height

ball joints last alot longer when you stay stock height and regular greasing:D

but if i'm at stock height with stock ball joints i can't grease them..

Your ball joint would have to be REALLY bad to have it totally fail. I had the drivers side replaced, and I think it was about $350 for labor and parts. Mine was a warranty deal so the price was prob. inflated. :D

You can try spraying some wd-40 or some kind of spray lube on them for a temperary fix to stop them from sqeaking.But if your ball joints are stock I can almost guarantee they are dry:(

WD-40 can be used, but it will wash away the first time you drive in the rain or go thru a creek. Better to use some lithium grease because its pretty resistant to water (i.e. marine). I dont think spraying the ball joints will help just all that much tho...the grease may not get in there where it needs to be..

BTW if the ball joints are bad, one thing that you might notice is that your truck will vibrate around more especially above 40 mph. If they get really bad I would replace them. If you take it to a shop it will probably be a lot of $ because you have to disassemble a lot of stuff on the front end to replace them. Also if it were me I would have upper and lower ball joints replaced on both sides at the same time, that way you won't have 1 side with new ball joints and the other with old...

I just replaced all of mine on my 91 and for all the parts

2 upper ball joints
2 lower ball joints
3 drive axle joints
4 drive shaft joints
1 brake rotor
4 wheel bearings
1 set of premium brake pads

note: all of these parts are not needed to replace just ball joints.. but I figured while I had it apart I might as well replace em.. also this is for 1991-1994 so 95 and newer would be different

all of these parts costed me 350 dollars and labor was nothing as I did the work myself..