Ball joint squeek be gone!
05-12-2010, 04:24 PM
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Ball joint squeek be gone!
Zerked up all 4 ball joints and all 4 outer tie rod ends. Used a #3 drill and a 1/4" NF bottoming tap. No worries about drill chunk residue since all the joints were bone dry, but used a small pick tool and a vacuum to clean up inside anyway.
Seems from most posts the consensus is that the rubber bushing makes the noise, but in my case it seems it was the ball joints themselves. Time will tell, as the various squeaks did not occur until the car was driven more than 45 minutes. After 4 hours of driving it was like an old buggy with all the squeaks and that was what motivated me to do this.
But, so far so good!
enjoy
Seems from most posts the consensus is that the rubber bushing makes the noise, but in my case it seems it was the ball joints themselves. Time will tell, as the various squeaks did not occur until the car was driven more than 45 minutes. After 4 hours of driving it was like an old buggy with all the squeaks and that was what motivated me to do this.
But, so far so good!
enjoy
