Stephen Overmyer wrote: > >Hi team.... Maybe someone could give me some shortcut advice so I dont = > >have to spend too much time outside at 20 below with our beloved = > >syncro.Its been winter for 6 weeks now in Norway, but only last week did = > >the rubbery squeaking under the front end begin. Ive tried using silicon = > >spray on the exposed rubber, with a little improvement, but she still = > >squeaks. Can anybody tell me if there are particular moving parts that = > >tend to squeak so that I can isolate the problem joints and get to work? = > > Thanks, Dave Perry 87 Syncro bus > > Dave, > > Most likely the upper control arm bushing.Annoying but not really > a serious problem.Eventually it may need replacing but I wouldn't > worry too much. > > My LH side one started squeaking when the van was only about 1 year > old.Each service I had some spray grease put in there and it usually > shut it up 'till it was almost due for the next service.Eventually > enough must have got in there as it's quiet all the time now.... > (but it did take a while) > My 88 Syncro has been squeaking ever since I bought it 6 months ago. I tried to spray it with WD-40, Teflon spray, silicone spray, white grease spray, the only thing that helped was to dismantle the upper control arm and grease the bushings really good. It helped for 2-3 weeks. The thing I was wondering about was: can I drill a small hole through the control arm and bushing, thread it an install a grease nipple, and then grease it every time it squeaks? The annoying sound would disappear, and the bushings would last a lot longer. Please give us some views on this. PerL 88 Syncro |
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