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Old 03-24-2009, 08:40 AM
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Re: 96 front struts squeak

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Originally Posted by LMP View Post
Just in case the souce of this noise is not positively identified, check the rubber bellows that slide on the tie rods...mine slide by small increments and make a rattling noise.
If the top mount is indeed the culprit, the replacement is done from under, and the entire strut must be taken off..that's overkill...I do not know is some form of lubricant can be squeezed in from under or from the top.....
Rubber bellows on the tie rods? I just replaced the outer tie rods and I didn't see any bellows - did you mean on the inner tie rod end toward the steering mechanism?
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