Rear end chirp.

[crager34]

It's a medium sound and I hear it best when I am turning and when there are bumps. Sounds like suspension, but I am not sure. I just replaced the front whee bearings and all that noise went away, so now I am hearing all the others.

Any thoughts on where I might start?

[MSHardeman]

Could be the sway bar bushings squeaking. :_confused Do you have the greasable bushings?

[blacksambo]

Yep. Sway bar bushings/mounts. Buy some spray silicone with a long nozzel, and stick it in the mount and spray away those sounds, do front and back.

[Ldub]

Any thoughts on where I might start?

Noises are tough, & sometimes aren't coming from the area you think.

Put a few wraps of duct tape around the loop that engages the hood latch, latch the hood, then take it for a test drive.

It's an easy test, & could be the culprit.

Since "chirp" was in the title, it makes me thinks hood latch, suspension usually sounds like a squeak to me.

[SilverBullet75]

Sounds like gas to me...
Beano works well.

LOL :laughing:


Seriously though... I have that same squeak. Annoying and embarrassing. Here I go driving around my residential area, cool exhaust note at 2500 RPM, go around a bend... hit a bump and SQUEAK SQUEAK!
:mady:

[Ldub]

Am I the only one with a 13 yr. old's mind?

Since I resemble that remark so closely, I would answer: NO...:laughing:

[Scott Harness]

it makes me thinks hood latch
X2...It has been so long since I fixed that.I had forgotten about it!:yeso:

[RickOKC]

I agree with others that noises can be hard to locate. Are you 100% sure it's coming from outside? My back seat chirped over bumps (went away when I folded/rolled it forward) and now an interior body panel in the back chirps (fastener has slipped out of the hole and it's rubbing against the sheet metal like a needle on a record.)


Am I the only one with a 13 yr. old's mind?


Since I resemble that remark so closely, I would answer: NO...:laughing:

Me too. I immediately thought of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epjrWjo9ZMY&list=FL-LpDfgvclmuciUbwQytq8w&index=7&feature=plpp_video). :rotate:

[SilverBullet75]

That's awesome! LOL

I just giggle when reading the current thread titles:

Thumping while going uphill...
Rear end noise when coming to a stop...
Rear end chirp...

Wait.... trying to grow up...


Darn. Failed.

[Noctis]

I'm trying to track down my own trapped little birdy chirp!
I'll start with the hood latch and diagnose from there.
Mechanic said he couldn't hear it, but he also had the air con and radio on...duh.
Thanks for the tip Ldub!

[crager34]

Performed the duct tape hood latch wrap and the rear bushing lube. Hear that?


chirp chirp...... Well... ok... not the best way to put it, but the noise did stopped.

:p

Thanks everyone.

[blacksambo]

Bravo!

[RickOKC]

Congrats!

[Noctis]

Same here!
Duct tape = No more squeak!
I think that's worthy of a paypal donation to the site. Thanks all!

[Ldub]

Same here!
Duct tape = No more squeak!
I think that's worthy of a paypal donation to the site. Thanks all!

:thumbup:.:thumbup:

"Donations never expected...always accepted" is the Boss man's way.

Good on ya dude, wish 100% felt the way you do...:yesgray:.:thanx:

SRSLY?...$20.00 a YR???...:confused: That's less than 5.5 cents a DAY...BARGAIN!

FWIW, I'm always more compelled to reply to a S-S member...may not be right in a perfect world, just the way it is.

[blacksambo]

Noises are tough, & sometimes aren't coming from the area you think.

Put a few wraps of duct tape around the loop that engages the hood latch, latch the hood, then take it for a test drive.

It's an easy test, & could be the culprit.

Since "chirp" was in the title, it makes me thinks hood latch, suspension usually sounds like a squeak to me.


I tried this technique and it works. It solved a vexing problem. I am grateful for the advice.