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Squeaky Front End

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jmbour66

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Hello all,

My 73 Vert has a very annoying front end squeak. In the past 2 years I have replaced the shocks, the sway bar, and the sway bar bushings.

Any Ideas?
 
Make sure the upper and lower ball joints are lubricated. I've also heard that squeaks can come from the coil springs rubbing inside the shock tower.
 
As there is no service to them (such as lubing), I'd bet it's coming from the lower control arm bushings.
 
I vote for upper control arm bushings as these were a common source of squeaks back in the day. They need grease periodically and they come from the factory with a screw in plug at each end rather than grease fittings (zerk). Some are hard to get to so they never get greased. The aftermarket has an extended 90 degree zerk kit with an installation tool that helps.
 
Thanks everyone, i will give it a go and hopefully get rid of the squeaking.

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"JeffTepper" said:
I vote for upper control arm bushings as these were a common source of squeaks back in the day. They need grease periodically and they come from the factory with a screw in plug at each end rather than grease fittings (zerk). Some are hard to get to so they never get greased. The aftermarket has an extended 90 degree zerk kit with an installation tool that helps.
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Okay, I took a quick gander at these over lunch: does anyone have a good way to get at these and grease them? From underneath or through the wheel well, or.......?

thanks for the help,

jon
 
"jmbour66" said:
Okay, I took a quick gander at these over lunch: does anyone have a good way to get at these and grease them? From underneath or through the wheel well, or.......?

thanks for the help,

jon
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Take the wheel off and go in from there. I don't know how much room there is on yours but the early ones it's tight. You need to have the 90 degree Zerks installed. On my first 65 some idiot had used a torch to cut access holes to get to them. I guess that was not all that uncommon.
 
"Horseplay" said:
Take the wheel off and go in from there. I don't know how much room there is on yours but the early ones it's tight. You need to have the 90 degree Zerks installed. On my first 65 some idiot had used a torch to cut access holes to get to them. I guess that was not all that uncommon.
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Just to be clear: I can install the Zerks to the existing control arms?

Jon
 
"jmbour66" said:
Just to be clear: I can install the Zerks to the existing control arms?

Jon
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Yes, but not with the upper control arms installed; they have to be remove for installation. There are no access points for greasing the lower control arm bushings.
 
"Midlife" said:
Yes, but not with the upper control arms installed; they have to be remove for installation.
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Are you sure about that? I just went out to check clearance on mine (65) and it is adequate to remove the stock plug and install a 90 degree fitting. Not roomy but there is enough space. I guess it could depend on how the arm is shimmed for alignment too. I would at least pull the wheel and check before accepting it had to be off to proceed.
 
It's a tight squeeze, that's for sure. It's also very hard to align the zerk fitting to get it started. I don't believe there's enough room to rotate it 360* without hitting the shock tower.
 
"Midlife" said:
It's a tight squeeze, that's for sure. It's also very hard to align the zerk fitting to get it started. I don't believe there's enough room to rotate it 360* without hitting the shock tower.
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The extended 90 degree zerks I'm thinking of are two piece plus the installation tool that allows you to install them with the suspension on the car. Scott Drake makes them and most well equipped Mustang parts houses carry them. Here's a link with the part number:

http://www.drakeautomotivegroup.com/Sto ... px?wid=141
 
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