geetee

My front right suspension all of a sudden started squeaking....noticed it on slow speed bumps. The squeak is like closing a rusted door...kinda squeak.
Took the wheel off and found nothing. Traced it down to spring area. I can replicate the squeak when I press down on the front right. Does anyone have any idea what to check next? H&r springs/bilsteins only about 8-9k miles ago. Shocks are not leaking nor do they feel blown. The springs have no rust.

Sneaky Pete

Sway bar bushings? Easy change if it is.

pl

lower control arm bushing.
to give u an idea for price
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...3-1598214.html

call sun coast porsche to see if they have better price,

that's where mine failed.

geetee

Hmmm....the more I push down on it..the sound seems to be coming towards the bottom of the car...more inwards to the body....not towards the wheel....heck it might be echoing on the floor so it's a little hard to tell...
If it's a control arm....might as well do all 4 corners + tie rods + bushings right? All those parts are original stock and...lots of miles on the car.

DK570

Form what I've read on a few threads, it seems I need a new lower control arm. The question is which one to buy. There seems to be a wide range of prices. Here are some I found:
http://www.suncoastparts.com/product...=996Suspension

http://www.paragon-products.com/Cont...-asterisk-.htm

http://www.paragon-products.com/Cont...-asterisk-.htm

Is there any reason I shouldn't buy the cheapest one? Anyone have any experience with one that's not branded Porsche? Thanks.

PS the dealer wanted ~$950...no thank you.

porsches996

Only buy OEM....never buy "china thing" ask me why...
By the way your problem is more then certainly the control arm

Robert
2000 C4

DK570

Ok, why? The cheapest one looks to come from a legit company. They make OEM parts for Jaguar & have a 2 year unlimited mile warranty. (& are not Chinese - Simi Valley California)
http://www.uroparts.com/uro/

porsches996

The difference between the OEM is huge....the difference is the ball joint and the dust cap believe me the quality is totaly different.

If you plan to keep your car for more then a year buy the OEM if not the one on Ebay at $69.00 will do for a fast resale of your car.

After owning Porsche car for more then 20 years i listen one thing...never buy replacement cheap parts because cheap and Porsche are 2 words that does not fit

Robert

washington dc porsche

I have the same noise, what's the best technique to figure out which bushing is causing the noise?

Byprodriver

You can squirt WD-40 on a suspected balljoint to see if it silences the squeak. You just have to get it past the boot.

porsches996

The problem is not the bushing you have to change the control arm....very easy to do....you can easily do it in less then an hour
Robert
2000 c4

SSST

It could be the H&R's. I've read several posts where they can develop a squeak.

Shark Attack

just did mine and yes that was the squeek

DK570

I pulled the car up on ramps, then crawled underneath and pushed it up and down. (Remember to leave it in gear & have the parking brake on). I was able to narrow it down to the control arm, just wasn't sure where. Sprayed all the joints with lubricant, loosened & re-torqued the bolts, and it still squeaked. After this I figured it had to be the ball joint. While having my summer tires put on, I had the dealer look at it, they came to the same conclusion.

I might be able to squeeze some grease under the boot, but figure I'll damage the boot in the process, and not get enough in to fix it right. It would be nice if Porsche used a zerk fitting, so you could actually service the joints. It surprised me the first time I did an oil change and found out there are no grease points on the chassis.

My solution is to order a rebuildable arm from Vertex, hope to put it on this weekend.
http://www.vertexauto.com/showitem.a...%20See%20Notes

Mattbradders

looks like a good solution, let us know how it works out.

Matt