Sounds like your upper control arm bushings. Very common problem. Easy task if you are mechanically inclined. BD has good pricing on them. You should find "how-to" info in the archives. Bill VWWESTY "I'd Rather Be Hiking The '85 GL [*Magic*Bus*] Greater Yellowstone" '82 Westy [FreeBird] Big Sky Country <>< > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Mark Kazman > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 9:19 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: squeaks > > > Hi all, > The front end suspension on wy '81 westy squeaks terribly when driving > around. I tried to spray some silicon lubricant on the rubber bushings > but this did not help. Does this mean I have to replace all the bushings > in the front end? The front end seems to be tight, but when I rock the > van I get all types of squeaking noises. If I need to replace the > bushings, is this very hard to do, and what is a good economical source > for these parts? > Thanks, > > Mark K. > |
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