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- 2003
Anyone have a solution for the constant squeaking in the rear suspension?
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You could have bad suspension parts, or since it happened early in the car’s life, it might be a bad weld in the body where a suspension part bolts on, or a bad shock mount, or maybe a bad bushing where a suspension subframe mounts. It takes watching and listening from below while someone agitates the car to make the noise. Work for younger folks than I.Does his include the clunking that I’ve had since 2006 in my 2005?
It spent a week at the dealer without rectification that year
I need to replace the exact same things on my 2003 T-Bird. Would you please provide me with your source of parts. That would be greatly appreciated.The squeaking and knocking of the suspension is usually caused by bad bushings, The control arms
are made of aluminum, and you can not replace the bushings, you have to replace the complete part.
Many people sell these parts in kits, and are not expensive. The parts to change out all four corners,
including two steering knuckles, and all four shocks-struts will cost $1,166.00. I have done this to
two 2002 T Birds, and they both drive like a dream now.
Put the car on a lift and spray all the bushings with pure silicon spray, try and flood the top of all the rubber bushings. Do not use any type of oil base product or oil of any kind as it deteriorates rubber. Drive the car exercising the suspension. Wait a week and repeat this will help and most likely solve your problem. Ford in their cost saving used real low end rubber on boots and bushings, Hope this helps, remember use only pure silicon.Anyone have a solution for the constant squeaking in the rear suspension?