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Old 01-29-2009, 02:22 PM
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Squeaky front end!?

Oh man, my car sounds like an old couch going over bumps right now. Any ideas on what the cause might be?

I hate to say it, but it sounds just like that stupid Dodge SX 2.0 when the bushing went.
 
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Old 01-29-2009, 04:21 PM
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think its the bar? maybe some lubing of the bushings is needed.
 
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Old 01-29-2009, 06:22 PM
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Maybe, I will have to see if I can figure out where the sound is coming from. But squeaky old 1970's couch is exactly what it sounds like

lol, I repped you and you went from 4 to 10
 
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Old 01-29-2009, 06:25 PM
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ya, thats kinda odd.. how many kms do you have on your car? maybe its time for some new shocks?
 
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Old 01-30-2009, 08:27 AM
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does it only do that when it's super cold or any day?
 
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Old 01-30-2009, 03:52 PM
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I think just over 25K on the car now, I thought it was the cold until I noticed it recently on a warmer day.
 
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Old 01-30-2009, 04:37 PM
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lol, I repped you and you went from 4 to 10
woot woot, thanks man!
 
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Old 01-31-2009, 12:32 AM
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Generally when diagnosing a problem, I look at what has been done by anyone other than Honda first...

What mods do you have?
 
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Old 01-31-2009, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by *Garismatic*
Generally when diagnosing a problem, I look at what has been done by anyone other than Honda first...

What mods do you have?
Pretty much everything Well, still have stock shocks

Both ET and JDMish are pretty familiar with my car, they have done a large chunk of the work on it.
 
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Old 01-31-2009, 06:05 PM
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Jon what did the bushings look like on the front sway bar you installed poly or rubber?

They might need a bit of greasing. Only other thing I can see is the front shocks maybe starting to leak and making that noise?
 
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Old 01-31-2009, 09:49 PM
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Not sure, it sounds like it might be the springs. I wonder if they have dirt in the seat?

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woot woot, thanks man!
lol, my rep points seemed to have sky rocketed lately
 
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Old 02-01-2009, 11:12 AM
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Not sure, it sounds like it might be the springs. I wonder if they have dirt in the seat?



lol, my rep points seemed to have sky rocketed lately
1743 lol

Maybe clean out that area with a pressure washer and the wheel off?

Compressed air would probably also help before you get anything wet to get that dirt off.
 
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Old 02-01-2009, 01:46 PM
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Yeah I took it into a hand wash bay yesterday and sprayed out of the front suspension, it didn't really have any affect. Still squeaky, I might pull the wheel this evening and see if anything looks out of place.

Yeah Rep points have hit a whole new low
 
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Old 02-28-2009, 10:12 AM
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Man this squeaky front end is really starting to sound bad, I am embarrassed to go over speed bumps right now
 
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we'll have a look tomorrow inspect to make sure everything looks good
 
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Old 02-28-2009, 07:11 PM
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What time do you want to get started tomorrow again?

Should I bring extra coffee?
 
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Old 02-28-2009, 07:18 PM
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9:30 am you can bring some for Jon if you want I don't drink any, thx for the offer though!
 
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Old 02-28-2009, 07:42 PM
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I left him a BB instant message

lol, I almost boosted you to 500 rep points in one shot
 
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Old 02-28-2009, 07:46 PM
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mine clunks too. i gotta get video of it. i think the bushings are dead
 
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Old 02-28-2009, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Sugarphreak
I left him a BB instant message

lol, I almost boosted you to 500 rep points in one shot
Thank you good sir! Here is post 900 too

See you tomorrow, we'll see how those bushings are doing
 


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