Squeeky Front suspension?

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03-13-2007, 05:01 AM

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No fluid in the bushings.

"from behind the center bore on the inboard side" I'm not sure where you mean. Ball joints have grease, bushings are webbed rubber.

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03-13-2007, 09:09 AM

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there is rubber between the outer housing of the control arm, and the center...

bore where the bolt goes through. By inboard, I meant the "big" end of the lower control arm. Thick fluid emanated from the cracked rubber, which bore the brunt of the impact. I should have kept it, instead of tossing it in the trash

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03-13-2007, 09:29 AM

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Are you sure that the fluid came from the bushing?

I suppose it is possible that some of the originals had it, but that would really surprise me.

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03-13-2007, 01:41 PM

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yup...I'm pretty sure. Looked like maple syrup... : )

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03-13-2007, 05:44 PM

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GREAT kit right there, just recently had it installed on my car...

ordered it from PureMS too, would HIGHLY recommend it.

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03-13-2007, 05:51 PM

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Could be the control arms as others have stated or (if Xenon equipped) the Xenon Levelers...

those things can squeek like a **** after a while. When the control arms where recently done on my car (at 125k) we noticed that 1 or 2 of mine were VERY squeely when you moved them (they move up and down with the suspension). Took a liberal amount of WD-40 to quiet them up.

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