Creak/Squeak

[floydfly]

When I go through a dip (or push down on the front drivers side corner), I get these noises. I hit everything in sight with WD40 to no avail. Any ideas?

 

[Vanquish502]

Radius arm bushing.

 

[floydfly]

They are in good shape, but maybe I didn't Get them with the WD40.
I'll try again.

 

[marragtop]

If it's the RA bushings, I doubt if WD40 is going to help. It may help you isolate the problem, but it won't be a long term fix.

 

[DeRocha]

Radius Arm Bushings are a common source of squeaking.. (especially so if they are the hard polyurethane kind). Shocks, coil springs mounts, axle pivot bushings, and sway bar bushings are other culprits. A rusted out body mount(s) can also attribute to some squeaking noise.

 

[Rhett]

Also the if the bolts that attach the sway bar to the frame are loose, you can get the creak/squeak noise.

 

[LBarr2002]

Mine does the same thing and its the radius arm bushings. I had them done at a shop I don't like because the usual guy was too busy. It started making the noise, so I took it to the guy I usually use. He said he puts heavy water resistant grease (axle bearing grease I guess) on the bushing before he installs it, but it couldn't be stopped without taking them off.

 

[floydfly]

Well, I'm not going to that length, But I will spray them with teflon lube.

 

[Vanquish502]

My truck had that squeak on the right side of the truck. Has your truck sat for a period of time at all lately?

Driving mine made the squeak go away over time, but now the radius arm bushings need to be changed anyway.

 

[floydfly]

Not sure if it has sat around because I just bought it. Pretty sure it was a daily driver. Hopefully teflon, and 1500 mile road trip, Denver to Mazatlan will do the trick. Leaving saturday. Goodbye winter!

 

[Rhett]

Whoa you are driving to Mazatlan? Bring a jerry can with extra gas, you don't want to run out in the middle of nowhere in Meh'ico. They'll eat you like pumpkin pie if you're not careful.