Squeaky Front Suspension!

[cpumatt]

Hi guys, just a couple days ago my front driver side suspension has just been squeaking like mad! Every bump it creeks and squeaks. Is there a cause for concern with this?

 

[bronco loco]

I would start by checking the steering stabilizer end links, these will cause the symptoms you are describing. Then I check the wheel bearings by raising the front wheels up and checking for play on the wheels.

 

[koda2000]

I'll bet your ball joint boots are disintegrated. This is extremely common with the OE boots. This lets out the grease and lets on water and dirt. Then they squeak like crazy. Only real option is to replace them. It's usually the bottom bj that squeaks. Facing this job on my ST soon. There's not much play in my bj's but my right lower has started squeaking pretty badly. To shut it up temporarily I sprayed some lube on it. It took a few days for it soak into where it was needed, but right now it's quite (this fix will not last very long).

The sway bar bushings do squeak, especially if they've been replaced with neoprene bushings, but they usually don't squeak nearly as loud as the ball joints.

 

[cpumatt]

I'll bet your ball joint boots are disintegrated. This is extremely common with the OE boots. This lets out the grease and lets on water and dirt. Then they squeak like crazy. Only real option is to replace them. It's usually the bottom bj that squeaks. Facing this job on my ST soon. There's not much play in my bj's but my right lower has started squeaking pretty badly. To shut it up temporarily I sprayed some lube on it. It took a few days for it soak into where it was needed, but right now it's quite (this fix will not last very long).

The sway bar bushings do squeak, especially if they've been replaced with neoprene bushings, but they usually don't squeak nearly as loud as the ball joints.

I just got my ball joints replaced about 26,000 miles ago. Do they not replace the boots when the job is done?

 

[koda2000]

I just got my ball joints replaced about 26,000 miles ago. Do they not replace the boots when the job is done?

New bj's would come with new boots. Have the bj's been greased since they were installed? Most new bj's have grease fittings and must be greased periodically (periodically = more often than every 26.000 miles). Maybe it is your sway-bar bushings, or it might even be your control arm bushings that are squeaking. Nothing much else up there to squeak.

 

[bronco loco]

l also think the upper control arms may be causing your problem.