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 Astro Boy
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 07:34 AM |
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squeak
as i drive my 73 bus it squeaks fairly loudly at the front. the mechanic could not find it and when he put it on the hoist it went away for a little
while so he thought he must of just moved something. the squeak is back (within a few days) does this sound like shock absorbers? any thoughts?
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 08:08 AM |
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It might be a dry ball joint,
Are all the boots in good condition? Get a can WD 40 with a tube on it and slip it behind to ball joint boot and give it a squirt, if it goes away it
is a ball joint, it won't work for very long, you will need to fit a new joint soon.
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 08:31 AM |
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i got under a little while ago and had someone bounce the car and move the steering wheel but could not find it. i will give that a go and let you
know thanks.
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 07:26 PM |
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hasnt the ball joint got a rubber boot. how do i squirt. it is just a temporary fix.
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 08:21 PM |
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hasnt the ball joint got a rubber boot.
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That is the point. It the rubber looks dry and cracked then real good chance it is dry and not lubricating.
Maybe get one of those tins with the thin straw and squirt it in the crack??
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 09:28 PM |
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its not cracked and looks in pretty good condition. any other thought on what the squeak could be?
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 09:31 PM |
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had the same trouble greased every grease nipple in the front end bounced on the car and it went away hope this helps you john,
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 10:10 PM |
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Its the way you drive it big John :thumb
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| posted on February 1st, 2004 at 04:47 AM |
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Take the shocks off the car and drive it around the block see if that fixes it then you need new shocks. , or its the ball joint.
To replace the ball joint on a Kombi you have to remove the torsion arm and use a 25 ton press to push out and replace the ball joint its the only
way to get them out.
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| posted on February 1st, 2004 at 04:48 AM |
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I take it you have greased the torsion tubes correctly and there full of grease ???
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| posted on February 1st, 2004 at 09:18 AM |
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greased them a couple of months ago but il check that again.
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