[DeTomaso] Squeaky suspension

Will Kooiman will.kooiman at gmail.com
Sat Oct 12 10:34:22 EDT 2013


My cars used to make the worst noises.

It took a lot of research until I determined it was coming from the
passenger's seat.  I changed my wife, and the problem went away.

My Pantera's squeaks were the sway bar bushings, both front and rear.


--
Will





On 10/12/13 7:33 AM, "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
wrote:

>Ditto, I have poly bushings everywhere and that comes with it at no
>additional charge.
>Otherwise, maybe if you do not have poly, your rubber ones have dried out
>and hardened. Do you live in a dry climate?
>Of course this assumes that you have solid metal, if tou have any rust
>issues, could be metal against metal squeaking, but to be that bad, a
>little noise would be the least of your problems.
>
>Michael
>On Oct 12, 2013 3:15 AM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> If your Pantera was modified from stock and has aftermarket polyurethane
>> a-arm bushings or polyurethane swaybar bushings, they will often squeek
>>if
>> not
>> lubed now & then. Stock in both places was rubber which doesn't squeek.
>> Another place is the bottom of the rear shocks; the stock rubber
>>bushings
>> collapse over time, allowing the wt of the car to sag the shock(s)
>>enough
>> so
>> the steel body will contact the a-arm mounting bracket. Metal to metal
>>will
>> squeek. Look for shiny metal areas.
>> And any number of loose suspension bolts or worn ball joints/tie rod
>>ends
>> may cause a squeek. Time to put the car up on jackstands, slide
>>underneath
>> and start trying to move things with your hands or even a pry bar.
>>Good
>> luck- J Deryke
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