My 85 squeaked also. But, my squeak came from the upper ball joint. When I checked the upper control arm bushings...they were slopping around in there which explained why, when I was driving, the steering seemed to have a mind of its own. Thought my van was possessed. After the upper control arm bushings were replaced, I got my stability back. Bill '85 GL [*Magic*Bus*] '82 Westy [FreeBird] ...Cause I'm as free as a bird now... Big Sky Country ---Ronnie Van Zant > >My 86 GL has squeaked since I bought it 30k ago. My Mechanic believes >the bushings are the culprit but said they're dry. So I crawled under, >shook the van, listened and found the uper control arm bushings to be >the loudest. I took the arm off (pretty easy) and greased >everything...still squeaks. > >I remember a thread about this before but couldn't find it in the >archives. > >Anyone else squeaking? Anyone fix it? Do I have to replace bushings? >etc. > >TIA > >Hotch >86 GL >89 Jetta GL >Philly |
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