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Squeaking noise from driver side rear wheel..

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Old 06-21-03, 09:56 PM
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I have a weird squeaking noise emulating from the driver's side rear wheel...It starts to happen when I'm 15 minutes into driving and then it starts to get louder and louder..It is continous and it does not stop...

I have Daizen sway bar bushings, I think that may be where the squeaking noise is coming from...

Any clues other than the sway bar bushings...I have heard that the sway bar brushings need re-greasing after a couple of months or they will squeak....
Old 06-21-03, 11:10 PM
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what a coincidence. my bushings started squeaking at all four corners and its been about 8 months since i installe them. if you bought your bushings from TMEngineering, contact Todd. he sent me extra grease at no cost. He recommended using teflon tape around the bar then reinstalling the bushings.
Old 06-22-03, 10:23 AM
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Sway bar bushings or Control Arm bushings..
Old 06-22-03, 11:08 AM
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sways. i was thinking about getting the control bushes front and rear, but am rethinking that route right now. if i have to take it apart and regrease once/twice a year, sway bushings are one thing, but control arms? that's a bit more time consuming.
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Thanks guys...I will contact Todd...
Old 06-25-03, 11:20 PM
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I have found the solution to my problem and it is NOT the sway bar bushings or the control arms...As a matter in fact, it is the driver's side MUFFLER rubbing againest the JIC rear valence...

Prolonged driving or aggressive accelaration for more than 30 minutes to an hours has caused the muffler to drop .1-.2 inches from its normal position, thus causing the HOT muffler to rub againest the rear section of the body kit...

I'm glad I found out before it was too late, now we can all go to sleep peacefully..
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