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Creaking and ball joint life...
Posted by LesH [Email] (more from LesH) on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:57:03
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This spring my '01 9-5 wagon (135k km) has developed a nasty creaking sound in the left front suspension. You can hear it over small road irregularities or when you turn the steering while stopped.
Last night I pulled the left side ball joint. It was completely dry, I could spin the shaft easily with my fingers and it squeaked when I did so, and it had obvious up & down play in it. So I will be replacing it when my order gets here. I injected some grease (no grease fitting, I used a grease needle) and reinstalled it. That corner still creaks.
The punch line is that I already replaced the ball joints at 97k km. So 38k km life span. Not very good. Fortunately they are cheap and fast to replace. I'd rather pay more and never have to change them again...
Would appreciate hearing from others about their experience with the life span of this part. Would also appreciate other suggestions of what might be making this noise.
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