sonic
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 09:36 PM |
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Creeking car!!!!!!!
Do all Indy's creek???
My car is a new built car and when driving slow or pushing it in and out of the garage it makes creeking noises like panals flexing and suspension
creeking
Is this normal and i am to used to modern tin top motoring
cheers
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mookaloid
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 09:39 PM |
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mine doesn't creak - I glued all my panels on
Mark
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 09:46 PM |
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Mine creaks too, I'm gonna take the suspension apart and re-grease it to hopefully cure the problem. Don't think it's anything to
worry about though.
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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tri
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 09:48 PM |
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my suspension creaks well i think it is the suspension
Tri
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 09:50 PM |
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suspension bushes will creak a bit till they bed in,should have greased them first.btw tighten them up after the first couple hundred miles as they
loosen off
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Northy
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 09:52 PM |
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Is it poly bushed? If fitted dry they do creek 
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
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Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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sonic
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 09:55 PM |
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Yes it is polybushed
Sounds like a strip down and grease then
cars done about 300 miles so is probably due for a tweak hear and there
Cheers
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 10:04 PM |
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I creak when I'm getting in and out of the car  . I reckon I must be getting ready for a tweak as well.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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bob
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 10:14 PM |
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I used red rubber grease on all the polybushes,seems fine
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Hellfire
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| posted on 25/5/05 at 11:22 PM |
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Our first one creaked - but not for long!
Seriously - grease the poly's - all will be well...
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 07:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
I creak when I'm getting in and out of the car . I reckon I must be getting ready for a tweak as well.
I find that a quick rub down with an oily rag helps...
DJ
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Danozeman
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 07:30 AM |
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I creak getting in and out of my normal car and im only 23.....
On a serious note. What grease to grease the bushes with im fitting mine this weekend. Just normal grease or special??..
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 08:24 AM |
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You can get proper rubber grease - as Bob says its red.
My old Golf creaked like mad even with grease etc. Cause was cheap lower quality bushes. The only way to stop it was to loosen some of the bolts and
fit second lock nut. Im not saying this is an approved method and you should do it but desperation and impending insanity left me with no choice.
I have to say i have heard more MK's creak than other kits - maybe its a particular feature of that model. Its like an early warning system when
on country roads to warn birds etc that you are coming from 2 miles away! Are the bushes MK supply specially compounded suspension bushes or just
general grade poly's. There is a difference.
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donut
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 08:26 AM |
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Use rubber grease, it's great 'n' tastey!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 09:09 AM |
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How tight should the suspension bolts be done up? I did mine really tight, then backed them off a little, not very scientific...
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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Peteff
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 09:38 AM |
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You shouldn't need to back them off as the bolt squeezes the bracket to grip the pinch tube for the bush to pivot on it.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Alez
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 10:52 AM |
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My current fibreglass Locost creaks quite a lot, specially when the weigh is not evenly distributed on all 4 wheels (for instance when I approach the
ramp of my garage with car not facing it but a bit sideways, which I do because I'm afraid of hitting the sump, bit silly but still I do it). My
previous Locost, which had lots of steel panels, didn't creak at all.
Cheers,
Alex
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sonic
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 11:45 AM |
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They are purple ones which came from MK
Its time to hit the grease tub then!!!!!!
How easy is it to get the bushes back out of the mounts without damaging them?
Thanks
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timf
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 11:46 AM |
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its the crush tube to pu that needs grasing not the pu to wishbone
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sonic
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 11:57 AM |
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Thanks for that and your right!!
I am having brain fade hear!!!!!!!!
cheers
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 01:24 PM |
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is it worth greasing the ends of the bushes to stop them rubbing on the wishbone mounts?
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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Danozeman
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| posted on 26/5/05 at 09:43 PM |
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i have some rubber grease at work ill have to acquire it. Havent used it for ages but from what i remember it smells nice..
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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ASH3
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| posted on 28/5/05 at 07:00 PM |
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The cure is so easy ..
at each bush end a quick skirt of WD40 -works every time!
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Alez
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| posted on 3/6/05 at 08:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ASH3
The cure is so easy ..
at each bush end a quick skirt of WD40 -works every time!
Careful! Don't know about this kind of oil, but rubber is damaged by certain substances. For instance I have a rubber mount in my propshaft
which has been damaged by the grease that was applied to it, and it will need replacing. I would use a rubber specific product when possible.
Cheers,
Alex
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DarrenW
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| posted on 3/6/05 at 10:24 AM |
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Alez - WD40 is a light penetrating oil normally found in aerosol cans. You will have an equivalant in Spain. it is also a good moisture repellant.
AFAIK its relatively safe on most car areas. Ive tried this on a Mk1 Golf with squeeky poly bushes - it worked for about 2 days then was dissipated
and creek noise returned.
Plays havoc with your lungs if you snort it or burn it tho!! lol
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