[DeTomaso] Squeaky suspension

Will Kooiman will.kooiman at gmail.com
Sat Oct 12 16:25:09 EDT 2013


She didn't squeak when I married her.
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Will

From:  Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
Date:  Saturday, October 12, 2013 4:19 PM
To:  Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
Cc:  "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michael at michaelshortt.com>, Jack DeRyke
<JDeRyke at aol.com>, "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
Subject:  Re: [DeTomaso] Squeaky suspension

Will, what made you marry a woman that squeaked in the first place?

On Saturday, October 12, 2013, Will Kooiman  wrote:
> 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.
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> Will
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> On 10/12/13 7:33 AM, "michael at michaelshortt.com <javascript:;> "
> <michaelsavga at gmail.com <javascript:;> >
> wrote:
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>> >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 <javascript:;> > 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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