Creaking's usually the upper control arm bushings. There's a wear check in the Bentley but you can sometimes buy some quiet time with spray lube. :) On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > Driving the van tonight, I noticed a creaking sound under the floor that > didn't seem to be there before (or if it was, it was not as > noticeable). Seems to be the right side upper control arm. I'll try to > verify tomorrow by spraying some lube in there as best I can and see if > it makes any difference. I'd guess the bushings are shot, no idea how > old they are. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL >
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