Squeaky Steering noise

mine does it too and its not lowered, stock suspension with 73000 miles, i think it might be my strut making the noise
Russell

could be a ball joint or tie rod, inner or outer.

Its the lower ball joint, When it wears out and there is little grease left in it they make noise.. Factory ones do not have a zirk fitting to lube them. they are 30$ a piece at your local auto store.

....and a ROYAL pain in the ass to change.

I won't ever try replacing a ball joint again.

Now may be a good time to upgrade to 03/04 Cobra or other lightweight A-arms...for about $200 you get the complete A-arms with the balljoints already installed.

grease the tie rod ends! it worked for my squeak

same problem here.. i hear sound when i try to turn my steering wheel from side to side, parked or on road. but the sound on mine sounds mechanical (not squeek). it gets louder when i totally turn my wheel on one side. My mechanic told me it's my power steering. what do u think guys???

1994Vib.RedGT said:

grease the tie rod ends! it worked for my squeak

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Simple fix:
1) Buy a grease gun and grease
2) Buy the needle attachment and a rubber hose attachment
3) Squirt the ball joints full of grease by puncturing needle through ball joint boot
4) I did this in '98 and it hasn't come back yet.

My car had the same problem, it would squeek over every bump and everytime I turned the wheel. I found out it was the tie rod end. I replaced both outers and the squeek is gone. Tie rods are much easier to replace than ball joints as well. Hope this helps.

Dave

Swarzkopf said:

....and a ROYAL pain in the ass to change.

I won't ever try replacing a ball joint again.

Now may be a good time to upgrade to 03/04 Cobra or other lightweight A-arms...for about $200 you get the complete A-arms with the balljoints already installed.

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Thats what I did, just got the 03/04 arms. $160 from oemfordparts.com