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  1. 04-17-2003, 07:14 PM #1
    Micah 89LXi
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    mother of god make the squeaking stop

    okay...a couple of moths ago one of my cars ball joints broke..just broke...so i had all 4 replaced with new control arms and eveything...ever since about a month after the did the work my car has been the squeakiest thing on the road it moans when i get in and out it moans over any bump and whines at every road seam....why in the hell did getting new ball joints make my car squeak like it 100 years old...what can i do to make it stop...they are new parts..i want to drive it off a cliff it sounds soo horrible..it sounds liek it falling apart....before i replaced the ball joints..quiet as a mouse...what the hell should i do?
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  2. 04-17-2003, 07:29 PM #2
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    wd-40...

    worth a shot....
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  3. 04-17-2003, 07:30 PM #3
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    that works for about 4-5 days..i need a more permanant solution
    "But no matter how much you tune it, it is still just an 86."

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  4. 04-17-2003, 07:36 PM #4
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    why would new ball joints squeak like that..the old ones didnt...does anyone else have this problem?
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  5. 04-17-2003, 07:41 PM #5
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    Do all of them squeak? Were they Honda parts? Have you already checked the castle nut's torque?
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  6. 04-17-2003, 07:43 PM #6
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    explain castle nuts torque...and how do i check it
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  7. 04-17-2003, 07:48 PM #7
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    castle nuts are on the bottom of the ball joint keeping them from poping out. and by checking the torque he means take a toque wrench or go somewhere and borrow a torque wrench and check to see if they are to spec. you can find the spec numbers in hayns or chilton.
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  8. 04-17-2003, 08:08 PM #8
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    hrmm you think that would fix it from squeaking
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  9. 04-17-2003, 09:56 PM #9
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    I think it's the bushing being stretched. I got the squeking sound too coming from the back after changing the rear upper arms. Doesn't drive me crazy though
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    Originally posted by Micah 89LXi
    hrmm you think that would fix it from squeaking
    If the nut isn't tight enough the tapered fitting might be able to slide around a little bit and make noise.

    Have you figured out which ones are making the noise by putting WD-40 on them one at a time?
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  11. 04-18-2003, 06:32 AM #11
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    did they replace the old control arms with one's with a poly bushing instead of rubber? Poly squeeks to no end, and does require constant lubing to keep it quiet. Just a thought...

    Otherwise maybe you got a bad ball joint. That's possible too.
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  12. 04-18-2003, 04:28 PM #12
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    Did they grease all the control arm bushings? If not, that may be the cause.
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    I replaced mine 5 months ago and the upper front right started squeeking about a month ago so I did the prelude arm swap today. Seems to have fixed the squeek. Just hope it lasts. Bad thing about the balljoints being made today is they make them without grease fittings.
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    high temp grease!

    hehe, it might work better then wd-40 in the long run...
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  15. 04-21-2003, 12:11 PM #15
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    take it back and complain.
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    ROFLMAO....!!!

    ....well, that's the end of this discussion. He's 100% correct, that's the best thing to do.
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  17. 04-22-2003, 01:07 AM #17
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    Originally posted by POS carb
    take it back and complain.
    why didn't he think of that !

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