need help with front end noise

[tylor2009]

hey im new to the form i need some help i just bought a 97 sport, well took it 4wheeling last weekend nothing major just water wholes. any way now i got the squeak in the driver side when u turn it does it bumps. u can jump up an down on the thebumber an hear it to. i soaked every rubber bushing with wd40 an still now change any one know what it is.

 

[Bill Kemp]

Sway bar bushing?

 

[tylor2009]

im new to explorers might be stupid to ask where is that at. i never owned a suv before

 

[Bill Kemp]

The U shaped bar at the bottom of the pic is a front sway bar. It is held on the frame by two brackets attached tto the frame in the middle and by long bolts on the ends. Noise sometimes comes from the rubber in the frame brackets (bushings) needing to be removed & greased.
Just lay on your back under the front and it will all be clear.

 

[jlsparky7]

im new to explorers might be stupid to ask where is that at. i never owned a suv before

Little info on a few things it could be....

Swaybar...


Ball joints or tie rod ends.... This vid is on an escort but they are in the same location on every vehicle. The "slop" shown in the ball joints and tie rod ends in this video is what causes the squeak. Also if the rubber boot is broken they can fill with water and make it worse. Which is probably what happened to your ex.

 

[tylor2009]

does the ball joints have to be pressed back in on the explorers or not, i was going to put grease in it but there is no fitting