BigR
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- April 15, 2004
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- City, State
- Raleigh, NC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Explorer
I've been having front passenger squeaking for about a week. It started as a squeak when bouncing (pot hole, speed bump) and progressed to constant squeaking over any road imperfection and when turning the steering wheel.
Fix: Bought an injection needle for the grease gun ($3.98) and lubed the ball joint (took several pumps: watch for the grease bulge in the boot and work the grease around to other areas of the ball joint). That way you only get 1 puncture hole.
However, the fix wasn't immediate. Took about 10 miles of driving to work the new grease thru the joint. Not sure how long it will last, but am squeak free for now.
Cheap and easy first pass at fixing squeaky front ends.
Randy
Fix: Bought an injection needle for the grease gun ($3.98) and lubed the ball joint (took several pumps: watch for the grease bulge in the boot and work the grease around to other areas of the ball joint). That way you only get 1 puncture hole.
However, the fix wasn't immediate. Took about 10 miles of driving to work the new grease thru the joint. Not sure how long it will last, but am squeak free for now.
Cheap and easy first pass at fixing squeaky front ends.
Randy
