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Hi Everyone

Well I have a 91 Accord EX and it has always run like a charm. The
usual glitches but there are no complaints here.

About 1 month ago I started to get a squeak in the left front end. When
I say squeak, it turns heads and makes people look! It sounds like
rubber to rubber or very dry rubber.

It has continued to grow to the point when I turn the steering wheel
mostly from the center position from left to right to left, it is really
bad. It also will squeak when I push down on the fender to exercise the
suspension. The same goes when I brake and accelerate.

Now this sounds easy to fix, just spray WD40 or oil on all of the
suspension parts but that didn't work.

Here is what I have changed to this date:

Top Ball joint with the Y member
New struts and springs (Found both springs broke)
Bushings for torsion bar on left side
lubricated everything I could disassemble or get my hands on

The noise is definitely from the left side but it is driving me nuts.
Any suggestions would be great.

Steve

SJD wrote:

> Hi Everyone
>
> Well I have a 91 Accord EX and it has always run like a charm. The
> usual glitches but there are no complaints here.
>
> About 1 month ago I started to get a squeak in the left front end. When
> I say squeak, it turns heads and makes people look! It sounds like
> rubber to rubber or very dry rubber.
>
> It has continued to grow to the point when I turn the steering wheel
> mostly from the center position from left to right to left, it is really
> bad. It also will squeak when I push down on the fender to exercise the
> suspension. The same goes when I brake and accelerate.
>
> Now this sounds easy to fix, just spray WD40 or oil on all of the
> suspension parts but that didn't work.
>
> Here is what I have changed to this date:
>
> Top Ball joint with the Y member
> New struts and springs (Found both springs broke)
> Bushings for torsion bar on left side
> lubricated everything I could disassemble or get my hands on
>
> The noise is definitely from the left side but it is driving me nuts.
> Any suggestions would be great.
>
> Steve
>

(Cross)posting repeatedly won't get you an answer quicker

Probably the lower ball joint. It's a distructive test, but you can
poke a hole in the boot with the wheel off the ground, and spray a
little silicone in the joint and see if the noise goes away. You'll need
to replace the joint to fix it. bob