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1997 front end suspension is squeeking

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Old 04-08-2010, 11:25 AM
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my front suspenion seems to be squeeking alot and it started to happen just when i hit big bumps and now it does it all the time. i have no idea what it could be.
Old 04-08-2010, 12:46 PM
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greaseable ball joints?? Pump some grease in there... other than that check for worn or split bushings and body mounts...
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yeah that sounds like your ball joints. If you replace them you will have to replace the whole control arm. The ball joint on the stock manufactured part is not separtable
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you can replace the lowers without replacing the control arm... go rent a ball joint press from autozone and its not very hard at all... the upper ball joints do infact need to be replaced with the whole control arm... my advice is that if you do replace the uppers replace them with control arms that you can press the ball joint in and out of. good luck
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my ball joints dont have greese fittings, but also it may be a blown shock



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