mgbeda
Active Member
Hi Folks. My '87 5th Ave is in pretty good shape, with now 128K miles. Ever since I got it 4 years ago the front right of the car squeaks like crazy over any bump, or even getting in and out of the car. A horror-movie-door hinge sound. Makes the car seem a beater even if the rest of it is good.
Here's my question. What are the odds that the squeak is caused by the upper (or lower) ball joint vs. by the torsion bar bushing? The suspension is all original except for new shocks. Replacing the torsion bar bushings seems beyond me, but I think I can do the ball joints (did those once before on a GM). So if it's even a 50/50 chance the ball joint is the problem, I'll give that a shot. On the other hand even the ball joint is kind of a major job for me, so I'd rather not waste my time on a long shot. I've seen plenty of posts here talking about replacement Poly bushings squeaking, but these are original. I don't care if the handling is a little looser than ideal, I just want to stop the squeak.
Thanks,
-mB
Here's my question. What are the odds that the squeak is caused by the upper (or lower) ball joint vs. by the torsion bar bushing? The suspension is all original except for new shocks. Replacing the torsion bar bushings seems beyond me, but I think I can do the ball joints (did those once before on a GM). So if it's even a 50/50 chance the ball joint is the problem, I'll give that a shot. On the other hand even the ball joint is kind of a major job for me, so I'd rather not waste my time on a long shot. I've seen plenty of posts here talking about replacement Poly bushings squeaking, but these are original. I don't care if the handling is a little looser than ideal, I just want to stop the squeak.
Thanks,
-mB