squeaky steering

PinkBitz · petrol head Joined: 13 Apr 2002 Posts: 1594

whats the go. turn left squueeeek. tur right squeeek. can someone tell me what the hell it is. is it the balljoints???

alan · tinkerer Joined: 07 Apr 2002 Posts: 429

Squeeeek? Could be the rubber at the end of the steering column shaft, this sometimes happens. But of grease will shut it up.
Else you are pissing off the mouse that lives in your Gem when you turn corners, so just drive straight.

PinkBitz · petrol head Joined: 13 Apr 2002 Posts: 1594

ill try that

martin · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 900

my boss kit squeaked... took it off cleaned it and greased it up and it stopped

Josh · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 602

Maybe the Bush's on the front sway bar?

PinkBitz · petrol head Joined: 13 Apr 2002 Posts: 1594

it also squeeks when i am goin straight, but real slow, like goin up the driveway

Tooleeda · tinkerer Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 93

Used to have a '75 TX with no swaybars. Squeaked like a bastard from the front. Turned out to be the lower balljoints that were rooted and full of dirt. They were all but siezed and the steering was really heavy. I lubed them up temprorarily with WD spray and they stopped. However after removing all the crap that was in them the right one popped out while I was driving one day. Not a good thing to happen!
Inspect and replace them if need be - they are cheap.

feral · newbie Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 9

does it go away whe it rains ???
if so you might have a bent control arm bolt (upper/lower who knows) or may be alot of rust in that area where the bolt slides thru the cross member???
hope this helps.

????try some crc in these areas????