Cure found for squeeky front suspension !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **ghost123uk** » 17 Oct 2006, 10:00

Well at last I found an easy, cheap cure for those horrid squeeking noises that come from the top wishbone rubbers, even when they arn't kn@ckered.

And before you think "ah he fell for the old pitfall" - no I havn't potentially damaged them by squirting Oil / WD40 / Grease etc etc in there !!

Nor have I put the metal in jepordy with other chemicals that might cause corrosion !!

Well if this turns out to be a long time cure, I will readily accept all thanks, bouquets of flowers, pints of beer, boxes of pasties, free entry to all shows, etc etc

It is 4 days since I did it and it is OK so far.

The van is just so much nicer to drive without that annoying squeeking going on all the time, feels so much more like a decent vehicle and less like an old van !!

And of course it hardly cost a penny !!

I bet your all really glad about this handy tip arn't ya

I can see you all rushing out and doing it tonight, in view of the simplicity and cheapness of it !!

Sighs of relief all round

Post by **matt** » 17 Oct 2006, 10:42

MMM, that looks like one of my postin's John ?

wonder if ky would werk, that mean to be rubber friendly

Post by **tonytech** » 17 Oct 2006, 10:45

Or moving the spare tyre out of the tray

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Post by **ghost123uk** » 17 Oct 2006, 10:55

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Well, I was waiting for a deluge of "how did you do it then"

Post by **Cruz** » 17 Oct 2006, 12:31

What did you use?

Post by **Cruz** » 17 Oct 2006, 12:32

What did you use?

Post by **ghost123uk** » 17 Oct 2006, 13:04

I will tell you.

It is well known that washing up liquid is a good lube for rubber ( as used to help sqeeze bushes into track control arm sockets for instance ) but it is full of salt, not good for the metal bits of your suspension.

However I decided to liberally "paint" the areas where the rubber bushes rub against the metal bits with car shampoo ) similar to washing up liquid but with no salt and added silicone )

It seems to have worked like a charm Smile

imho I reckon it won't do any harm, what do others think ?

Post by **ghost123uk** » 17 Oct 2006, 13:06

P.S. - I used Autoglym stuff.

I used a thin paint brush to get at the underside of the upper bushes, where they rub against the inner bit of the wishbone.

Post by **blue** » 17 Oct 2006, 13:07

great idea...my old van used to do this no matter what you did with the wishbones, including all the usual solutions listed. but won't it dry out? guess time will tell...

luckily, my new bus is totally squeakless! so I guess I have the ultimate solution...get a squeakless bus!

Post by **ghost123uk** » 17 Oct 2006, 13:24

It has worked for a few days, and as mentioned, driving it seems much more pleasurable with no squeeks !

Sadly I think it almost certainly will dry out

and so be a temporary cure and may need re-applying every so often.

Any suggestions for summat that is rubber and metal safe that won't dry out ? (Steve and I tried aerosols of silicone, but no result with that)

Post by **shepster** » 17 Oct 2006, 13:53

Why not just use silicon spray thats designed for use on rubber?

Post by **ghost123uk** » 17 Oct 2006, 13:59

[quote="shepster*]Why not just use silicon spray thats designed for use on rubber?[/quote]
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ghost123uk wrote:(Steve and I tried aerosols of silicon, but no result with that)

Might be worth looking at a specific spray for rubber though, you're right there perhaps

Post by **T'Onion** » 17 Oct 2006, 15:12

just replace the bushes ,by the time youve done the cleaning and spraying and all the running about ,you'd have been just as well replacing them .. sorry to tiddle on you flame ..

Post by **ghost123uk** » 17 Oct 2006, 15:48

£120 + though

Post by **T'Onion** » 17 Oct 2006, 16:49

ghost123uk wrote:£120 + though

£60 + 3 hours of your time

but i know what you mean