squeaky front end

2010-04-09 09:08:37

#1

Mitch: 16 more years; +877|6768|South Florida

lately my 2000 dodge stratus has been sqeeking in the front end. the sqeek happens when i turn the wheel left/right slightly and it is a constant same sounding sqeek similar to a bed spring. also happens sometimes when taking off/completing a stop and the car 'settles'. its not a belt sqeek.

highlightall:sqeek***; changeto:squeak***

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2010-04-09 09:10:31

#2

whaaaaaaaaaat: ><>; +215|5493

highlightall:sqeek***; changeto:squeak***

2010-04-09 09:11:55

#3

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6811|Mountains of NC

grease your ball joints

then take it to a mechanic to see what he says

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2010-04-09 09:14:36

#4

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6031|Catherine Black

whaaaaaaaaaat wrote:
highlightall:sqeek***; changeto:squeak***

Yeah wtf, spellcheck error?

2010-04-09 09:34:34

#5

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5945|College Park, MD

lol sqeek

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2010-04-09 09:35:57

#6

NateW: my sigs worse than yours; +191|6376

Sounds like somethings loose. I'd expect it to be your read end though.

2010-04-09 12:34:08

#7

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6844|132 and Bush

put a bag over her head

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2010-04-09 12:36:12

#8

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6875

maybe there's a mouse hiding in there somewhere

2010-04-09 12:41:37

#9

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5502|foggy bottom

brakes?

Tu Stultus Es

2010-04-09 19:30:20

#10

Mitch: 16 more years; +877|6768|South Florida

Gooners wrote:
maybe there's a mouse hiding in there somewhere

No but i did hit a flock of birds the other day maybe one is still alive stuck inside my hood. /jk but thread is of no help

Nope its not the brakes.

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2010-04-09 19:35:05

#11

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6875

maybe one of the mice ate the bird and is now thirsty and thus making noises to attract your attention

2010-04-09 19:50:46

#12

Reciprocity: Member; +721|6824|the dank(super) side of Oregon

is the noise rhythmic or random?

2010-04-09 19:59:42

#13

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6635|Southern California

That car McPherson strut? Possibly the bearing for the strut mount?

If you held a steady turn would it keep going, or is it only happening as your turning the wheel?

2010-04-09 20:00:59

#14

Mitch: 16 more years; +877|6768|South Florida

Reciprocity wrote:
is the noise rhythmic or random?

neither. i can make it happen when i move my wheel side to side (maybe a quarter turn to each side) and sometimes it happens when i come to a 'jolt' stop

so its not brakes because it does it with the wheel movement even when im rolling forward.

and i know its not a belt squeak, its a spring sounding squeak. like the suspension or something.

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2010-04-09 20:03:06

#15

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5502|foggy bottom

power steering?

Tu Stultus Es

2010-04-09 20:05:09

#16

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6635|Southern California

eleven bravo wrote:
power steering?

probably wouldn't make noise when stopping.

2010-04-09 20:06:25

#17

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6840|Seattle

SEREMAKER wrote:
grease your ball joints

then take it to a mechanic to see what he says

This man knows.

It's ball joints dude. Guaranteed.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-04-09 20:26:45

#18

Reciprocity: Member; +721|6824|the dank(super) side of Oregon

Mitch wrote:
neither. i can make it happen when i move my wheel side to side (maybe a quarter turn to each side) and sometimes it happens when i come to a 'jolt' stop

so, you hear the noise when you work the steering wheel while the car isn't moving? how about when it is moving?

lower ball joints
Upper strut bearings
lower control arm bushings
inner tie rod ends
outer tie rod ends
torsion bar bushings
I've even heard CVs make some strange noises.

take your pick

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