high pitched squeak on suspension

Hi, novice has 1994 toyota corolla. we are being driven mad by a high
pitch squeak that is coming from underneath. it seems connected to the
suspension. i have squirted WD-40 into the bushes of the anti roll bars, but
no joy.

i know this is a long shot asking someone to guess where on the suspension a
high pitched squeak is coming from, but someone who is really familiar with
this car might be able to give a good guess, i wonder? thanks

"Torgeaa" <vacuous632@voidacious.net> wrote in message
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> Hi, novice has 1994 toyota corolla. we are being driven mad by a high
> pitch squeak that is coming from underneath. it seems connected to the
> suspension. i have squirted WD-40 into the bushes of the anti roll bars,
> but no joy.
>
> i know this is a long shot asking someone to guess where on the suspension
> a high pitched squeak is coming from, but someone who is really familiar
> with this car might be able to give a good guess, i wonder? thanks[/color]

Had that on a VW once - turned out to be the driver's seat (!)

Sometimes your ears can deceive you - worth a check.

I.

Iain Miller (donot@spam.me) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :
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>> i know this is a long shot asking someone to guess where on the
>> suspension a high pitched squeak is coming from, but someone who is
>> really familiar with this car might be able to give a good guess, i
>> wonder? thanks[/color][/color]
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> Had that on a VW once - turned out to be the driver's seat (!)[/color]

You sure it wasn't the passenger's earring?

"Torgeaa" <vacuous632@voidacious.net> wrote in message
news:RDdNg.6156$s4.2323@newsfe3-win.ntli.net...[color=blue]
> Hi, novice has 1994 toyota corolla. we are being driven mad by a high
> pitch squeak that is coming from underneath. it seems connected to the
> suspension. i have squirted WD-40 into the bushes of the anti roll bars,
> but no joy.
>
> i know this is a long shot asking someone to guess where on the suspension
> a high pitched squeak is coming from, but someone who is really familiar
> with this car might be able to give a good guess, i wonder? thanks[/color]

It is very difficult to diagnose the source of a sound without hearing the
sound and the conditions under which the sound occurs. The chances of
anyone's guess being correct will be higher if you describe the conditions
when the noise occurs. Can you make the sound happen when the vehicle is
sitting still by bouncing on the front or rear suspension? Left or right
turn? What speed? Accelerating or decelerating? Weather conditions?

I do not recommend WD-40 as a lubricant, especially on something that gets a
lot of contact like a sway bar bushing. Even if you have correctly
identified the source of the noise, the WD-40 will not have any effect. The
best stuff I've found to use on sway bar bushings is Ford bushing lube, next
best is lithium or wheel bearing grease. For any attempt to lube the
bushing to be effective, you have to remove the bracket holding the bushing,
remove the bushing, clean it off, apply the lube, and re-assemble. This
takes about 5 minutes per side.
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Ray O
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