Creaking Back End

[penfolduk]

since the cold weather hit us my 2003 JDM has developed a creaking from the drivers side rear

 

its flippin annoying and embarrassing at low speeds

 

i tried a quick fix of WD40 on bushes etc but had little effect

 

ive been doing a bit of googling and what ive read it seems to be the Stablizer drop links that might be the problem

 

has anyone else had this problem and fixed it with new drop links??

 

cheers

[buster]

to be honest m8 mines making some funny old noises,from the rear, untill warmed up.dont think the zed likes the cold

[hadZ]

defo the drop links, i have the same problem on mine, and i when i posted the same question six months back, the majority said it was the drop links!

[penfolduk]

thanks for replying

 

found a pair of links off ebay £25 trouble is they are in Fife so i'll get them in a few months

 

bloody weather

[marzman]

defo the drop links, i have the same problem on mine, and i when i posted the same question six months back, the majority said it was the drop links!

 

+1. Replace them and the sound will be gone.

[doctor austin]

All I did was take off the drop links and re pack then with grease as best as i could and soak in thin oil(WD40 will do). They get dry over time..I thing the bearing surfaces of the ball joint is Nylon of something...anyways it stopped the annoying creak and that was several months ago. Hard bit is undoing the mounting nuts as thay may be seized, but once off the car it is easy to wiggle the ball joints to help get the lubrication to penetrate. zero cost and about an hour to do.

[penfolduk]

can they be done with the car on ramps?

[doctor austin]

No... its best to jack it up as you need to take the wheels off to get good access.

[planetsurfer2]

Hi,

 

I'm flying down from Fife to Gatwick to pick up a car on the 29th (3 days time).

If they are small enough I could carry them down with me.

 

Kev

[cesc]

Where are you picking the car up from? I'm 5 minutes away from Gatwick and a nosey bugger

[planetsurfer2]

Somewhere called Merton... I think it's near Kingston upon thames.

Then I'm driving up't North

[penfolduk]

did my link yesterday one nut was a git to get off

 

now creaking has gone

 

just want to say thanks for advice and offers of picking links up

 

cheers