Replaced strut, rear still squeaking...
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Hey everyone, I have researched and read alot of threads, but have not yet found a thread that related to my issue, so I thought id ask.
I was hearing squeaking from the right rear of my 01' LX Civic, and so I figured it might be the control arm bushings? Arnt those the ones on the U shaped part behind the drum? I am unfamilliar with the underbay of a car, more of a engine,exhaust,and electronic person so forgive my ignorance of parts that I am trying to refer too.Anyways, I lubed those with Silicone, wd-40, even tried my chain-wax for my bike, but only worked for a few days. So I figured I would have it checked out, the mechanic said the strut blown, so I had it replaced.
Sure the squeaking was gone, I even bounced the car in the lot to be sure. A day later(today), I was riding in the car with my fiance, and coming to a stop heard it again. So I get home and bounce the rear of the car, and sure enough it is still there or atleast back. I just paid $170 for them to fix the squeaking, not replace a b.s part. Honestly I should have asked to seen the blown strut first, but I trusted them. I am taking this back up there Monday, and making them fix this, but would like to have some input, what else could it be? I mean I could replace springs, but Struts are too much hassle and work to do, so I had no choice but to have them do it. Thank you!
I was hearing squeaking from the right rear of my 01' LX Civic, and so I figured it might be the control arm bushings? Arnt those the ones on the U shaped part behind the drum? I am unfamilliar with the underbay of a car, more of a engine,exhaust,and electronic person so forgive my ignorance of parts that I am trying to refer too.Anyways, I lubed those with Silicone, wd-40, even tried my chain-wax for my bike, but only worked for a few days. So I figured I would have it checked out, the mechanic said the strut blown, so I had it replaced.
Sure the squeaking was gone, I even bounced the car in the lot to be sure. A day later(today), I was riding in the car with my fiance, and coming to a stop heard it again. So I get home and bounce the rear of the car, and sure enough it is still there or atleast back. I just paid $170 for them to fix the squeaking, not replace a b.s part. Honestly I should have asked to seen the blown strut first, but I trusted them. I am taking this back up there Monday, and making them fix this, but would like to have some input, what else could it be? I mean I could replace springs, but Struts are too much hassle and work to do, so I had no choice but to have them do it. Thank you!
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Okay, do you mean the rear sway bar bushings on the endlinks? Yea the sound sounds like its coming right beside the tire, and I just noticed it might be on the rear left side of the car aswell. Probably a dumb question, but does the front end have a sway bar aswell? Just curious because I bounced the front and no squeaking so it just the rear with the squeaking issue. Thanks.
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Yes, the end-links. If you have a rear sway-bar then you have a front one as well but, the LX's didn't come with sways.
Any time you change a suspension part it puts more pressure on the other parts you didn't replace and it's only a matter of time before they go bad also. In your case it was a couple of days, replace or lube all the bushings.
Any time you change a suspension part it puts more pressure on the other parts you didn't replace and it's only a matter of time before they go bad also. In your case it was a couple of days, replace or lube all the bushings.
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Hey everyone, I have researched and read alot of threads, but have not yet found a thread that related to my issue, so I thought id ask.
I was hearing squeaking from the right rear of my 01' LX Civic, and so I figured it might be the control arm bushings? Arnt those the ones on the U shaped part behind the drum? I am unfamilliar with the underbay of a car, more of a engine,exhaust,and electronic person so forgive my ignorance of parts that I am trying to refer too.Anyways, I lubed those with Silicone, wd-40, even tried my chain-wax for my bike, but only worked for a few days. So I figured I would have it checked out, the mechanic said the strut blown, so I had it replaced.
Sure the squeaking was gone, I even bounced the car in the lot to be sure. A day later(today), I was riding in the car with my fiance, and coming to a stop heard it again. So I get home and bounce the rear of the car, and sure enough it is still there or atleast back. I just paid $170 for them to fix the squeaking, not replace a b.s part. Honestly I should have asked to seen the blown strut first, but I trusted them. I am taking this back up there Monday, and making them fix this, but would like to have some input, what else could it be? I mean I could replace springs, but Struts are too much hassle and work to do, so I had no choice but to have them do it. Thank you!
I was hearing squeaking from the right rear of my 01' LX Civic, and so I figured it might be the control arm bushings? Arnt those the ones on the U shaped part behind the drum? I am unfamilliar with the underbay of a car, more of a engine,exhaust,and electronic person so forgive my ignorance of parts that I am trying to refer too.Anyways, I lubed those with Silicone, wd-40, even tried my chain-wax for my bike, but only worked for a few days. So I figured I would have it checked out, the mechanic said the strut blown, so I had it replaced.
Sure the squeaking was gone, I even bounced the car in the lot to be sure. A day later(today), I was riding in the car with my fiance, and coming to a stop heard it again. So I get home and bounce the rear of the car, and sure enough it is still there or atleast back. I just paid $170 for them to fix the squeaking, not replace a b.s part. Honestly I should have asked to seen the blown strut first, but I trusted them. I am taking this back up there Monday, and making them fix this, but would like to have some input, what else could it be? I mean I could replace springs, but Struts are too much hassle and work to do, so I had no choice but to have them do it. Thank you!
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