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Squeeking Over Speed Bumps

451 views 1 reply 2 participants last post by  Martin Y  
#1 ·
i have had my car for about a year now and i have an annoying problem

everytime i go over a speedbump both ends of my car squeek and its really emabarrassing
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but it is more pronounced from at the drivers side front and rear

if i spray wd40 on the droplinks it goes away for a day or 2 and if its wet then there is no noise at all

Once there are a few dry days then the squeeking comes back with a vengeance
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Is this a case of new drop links or can they be lubricated with grease or something ?

its driving me flippin mad
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#2 ·
If they're original Mk.1 droplinks, they're bonded solidly, and flex by twisting the rubber inserts. So there shouldn't be any moving parts which can squeak. Could it be the rubber blocks holding the ARBs to thechassis instead? Those could be taken off and greased quite easily.

If you have replacement polyurethane droplinks (which aren't bonded together) it's quite possible those are sqeaking, but grease should sort them.