Weird. I wrote to the list around new year's complaining that the front suspension on my 83 was squeaking over hard bumps like coming into a driveway ramp. It was pretty wet at the time. Now that it's dry around here, the squeak has stopped. .Go figure. Mine's at 256K miles. Maybe they go through phases in their lives. Dry squeak, wet squeak. What's next? Jim On Mar 29, 2007, at 3:06 PM, Richards, Andrew wrote: > All, > > > > My '87 GL's front suspension sounds like Mickey Mouse. Any time > there's > motion in the suspension it's, "squeak, squeak, squeak". It also > tends > to make more noise when the weather is dry for a while. Are there any > lube points or am I dealing with old bushings that need some > attention? > I'm at 160K miles. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Andrew > > > |
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