Squeeking from drivers side suspension HELP!!

[PhReAzE]

i have some play in my drivers side wheel, and all the bolts seem to be tight and in place.. it does not sqeek when i push down on the car, only when braking or accelerating... and ideas?


Thanks, Evan

[Ones&zeros]

wheel hub bearing?

[icE_x]

same thing happens to me :O

imma get that fixed next paycheck

[BullShifter]

If there's some play it could be very dangerous. For instance a tie rod is going bad and breaks while your flying on an entrance ramp, you will loose steering control of the side that broke. I'm sure you can imagine what happens from there.

The easiest way to check the front suspension is to:
Raise and support front end, no weight on the tires
Grab the top of tire with one hand and the bottom with the other hand
Rock the tire in and out - if it moves that way it's probably a bad upper or lower ball joint
Next grab the tire on the side, one hands towards the front and other towards back.
Rock tire that way - if it moves that way it's probably a tie rod
If it moves both ways, possible bad wheel bearing.
You should be able to see and hear a bad ball joint or tie rod while doing the above process.

Bushings can also go. The only way to know for sure is to inspect. There is no reason to guess when it could mean your life.

[PhReAzE]

found it, it was the radius arm on the other side, one of the two bolts on both sides were loosened off to a point in which i could turn them by hand

[BullShifter]

If that's the case then I would check every bolt reachable under the car. If there are a few loose ones it might feel like a new car once tightened. I also recommend lubing all rubber bushing while your "nut & bolting"