1999 Corolla Squeaks when turning right
belgichocolate
09-14-2004, 02:04 PM
Just acquired vehicle with 119,000 miles. At crawling speeds when turning to the right, or backing-up to the right, a low pitch squeak like a heavy door hinge. No noticable noise when turning at "faster" speeds. Also, when driving over speed bump/dip it also makes similar noise. Checked yotarepair.com site and they mentioned a common 1999 problem with the strut's upper bearing. Has anyone else experienced this?
belgichocolate
10-14-2004, 04:31 PM
The problem was the outer tie-rod. Unfortunately, the tie-rod ends are DEALER ONLY parts, ~ $150 for both inner and outer tie-rod ends. I found both on a website called buyautoparts.com and paid $57 including the shipping. Problem solved, no more squeak.
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