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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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Just bought this 97 f150 4x4 with 105k on it from a family friend and the front suspention squeaks when I turn hit a little bump just about any movement in the front it still has all the original ball joints and tierods
Is there any thing I can do to stop it

The ball joint are still good
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 04:31 PM
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Get a can of belt dressing or whatever it's called now and spray all the bushings with it.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 04:34 PM
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Is that like a lubricant
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Danruff93
Is that like a lubricant
Yea it like soaks into the rubber and like revives it. When mine was doing that I tried many things and this worked the best
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 05:20 PM
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I had same issue on my 98 and it ended up being a lower ball joint. I tried lubrication and everything but it had to be replaced. They dont have grease fittings either so I had ones with fittings put in
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BigWhite
I had same issue on my 98 and it ended up being a lower ball joint. I tried lubrication and everything but it had to be replaced. They dont have grease fittings either so I had ones with fittings put in
This is a very good possibility too but you said they were good. I replaced all mine with MOOG brand
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000MTZ
Get a can of belt dressing or whatever it's called now and spray all the bushings with it.
Would this also work on those annoying ***** sway bar bushings?
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bent Crosshairs

Would this also work on those annoying ***** sway bar bushings?
It should work on any rubber
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000MTZ
This is a very good possibility too but you said they were good. I replaced all mine with MOOG brand
yeah i tried the belt spray but mine still squeaks so i need to replace them
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