95 rear squeaking

[Sam425]

my rear keeps squeaking on my 1995 camry when I go over bumps. Everything is all stock. Does anyone know what is causing this?
thanks in advance

[uibalnme]

It may be the rear anti-sway bar bushings. Try lubing the bushings with lithium grease. It worked for me.

[projektvertx]

Originally Posted by uibalnme

It may be the rear anti-sway bar bushings. Try lubing the bushings with lithium grease. It worked for me.

Yup, make sure it's a grease that has teflon however, I think it's labeled as PTFE however. I have to agree with uibalnme on this one.

But let me ask a couple more question: How many miles? Have the struts ever been changed? It's probably just the bushings, but it's worth asking In my experience, rear struts seem to love going out on the gen 3's...

[Sam425]

Originally Posted by projektvertx

Yup, make sure it's a grease that has teflon however, I think it's labeled as PTFE however. I have to agree with uibalnme on this one.

But let me ask a couple more question: How many miles? Have the struts ever been changed? It's probably just the bushings, but it's worth asking In my experience, rear struts seem to love going out on the gen 3's...

i wd40 the brushings and the squeaking is fixed. now im off to get grease with teflon.
139k miles
i dont know about the struts.
thanks for the help

[LynchburgCSI]

Originally Posted by Sam425

i wd40 the brushings and the squeaking is fixed. now im off to get grease with teflon.
139k miles
i dont know about the struts.
thanks for the help

For the struts... BOUNCE TEST! Mine stock struts lasted to 155k miles before they got super mushy.

[Sam425]

I guess I need new struts the squeaking is back and the lithium grease did not help

[uibalnme]

Did you appliy the grease to the inside of the bushing, or just sprayed the outside? To really get the grease in there you'll have to remove the brackets, and bushings, then spray the grease on the inside surface of the bushing.

[projektvertx]

Originally Posted by uibalnme

Did you appliy the grease to the inside of the bushing, or just sprayed the outside? To really get the grease in there you'll have to remove the brackets, and bushings, then spray the grease on the inside surface of the bushing.

And if your'e removing the bracket and the bushings, hell, might as well put in new bushings... They are hella cheap!

[Sam425]

Originally Posted by uibalnme

Did you appliy the grease to the inside of the bushing, or just sprayed the outside? To really get the grease in there you'll have to remove the brackets, and bushings, then spray the grease on the inside surface of the bushing.

no i didnt get the inside. i dont even have a spray, it is a lithium grease that is like gel. where do you get a spray bottle?

[uibalnme]

That's why it's squeaking again. I took the bushings out, sprayed a small amount to the inside surface, reinstalled, and no more squeaking or creaking.

This is what I used on my car.

[projektvertx]

That's what I used, 5-6$ a tube at you local ACE harware I dunno if you live in the salt strip or not, but this stuff is great in though climates...