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Squeek while turning steering wheel?

Started by Keith · around May 2005 · 6postsvBulletin 2004–05

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Keithdate not saved · #1

Just started a couple of days ago. While I'm idling in the driveway, and turn the steering wheel lock-to-lock....something squeeks the whole time as I turn it to the right. The rack is less than 6 months old, along with the outer tie rods, sway bar bushings, and sway bar mounts. It sounds like it's coming from down low right behind the drivers front wheel.
Any ideas what it could be? Are there grease points down there? It sounds like something just needs to be greased or something. I need to jack it up and get under it for a closer look.
Any info would be great.

REV387date not saved · #2

See if it squeaks loaded and unloaded. Meaning with the tires on and off the ground. This will help rule out half of the suspension componets and bushings.

nissanmandate not saved · #3

Mine does the same only on the lefthand side.
My mech mate told me what it was, i just cant frikn remember!!!!!!
I'll try hard to remember,,,,ummmmmm......

Keithdate not saved · #4

See if it squeaks loaded and unloaded. Meaning with the tires on and off the ground. This will help rule out half of the suspension componets and bushings.
Yeah.....I plan to raise it up off the ground tomorrow, and see if it still does it. Hopefully it will, so I can get under it and find out where it's coming from.
The noise I hear is coming directly behind the left front wheel somewhere, but only makes the noise when I turn the steering wheel to the right.

Keithdate not saved · #5

Today I raised the front of the car, to see if it would squeek, and it didn't do it. I even tried one wheel on the ground at a time, with no luck. The squeek would only do it with both wheels on the ground.
To make a long story short.....I finally figured out what was causing the squeek. It was the poly end link bushings! Everything was perfectly tight and looked fine, so I just flooded the endlink bushings, and hardware with WD40, and it instantly took care of the problem.
I put the poly bushings on "dry" about 6 months ago, and it just started squeeking a few days ago, which I thought was kinda weird....but in any case the squeek is gone :mike:
If it comes back I guess I will take the bushings off and coat the seating area on the stablizer bar with a water resistant grease or something.

fiftyfishdate not saved · #6

mine was squeaking, and my dad said to put power steering fluid in, so i did, and it didn't squeak no more..