Im going nuts...I have a squeaking when I turn the wheel at low speeds, and when going over bumps, coming from front end. I just replaced my tie rod ends and the last control arm (driv side, lower rear) so all of them in the front have now been replaced within like the last 50,000 miles. I could swear the sound, during the turn the wheel while parked test, and pushing up and down on the front of the car as well, that the sound seems to be coming from the top. Anyone know what else can be causing this? I checked the diff threads on this site, and only found the culprits I already took care of

 

same problem its the upper control arms

 

upper control arms, all Febi, only have about 40,000 miles on them?? thats kinda where it sounds like its coming from, but how is that poss? Is it just because of the disgustingly cold weather in PA???

 

ummm maybe mines started makeig noise as it got colder out i greased my arms and the sound went away

 

how do you grease them at at what point??I mean where on the control arm, and what kind of grease...I sprayed with WD 40, Lol, didnt really help

 

bad bushings?

 

- bad sway bar bushings (but the location doesn't seem right)
- loose bolts on the upper control arms. The bushing should not rotate and should not make any noise. A loose bolt would let it rotate and make noise. But, you would probably hear a clunk as well.
- dry ball joint on an upper control arm (doubtful as you have quality arms)
- bad strut mount

Have you replaced your struts?

Bob

 

Check the other squeak thread, re: Kevin's post on squeaking door pillar TSB.

 

possible:

http://forums.audiworld.com/c6a6/msgs/32910.phtml

 

just had the first 45 degree day up here in NE pa for the 1st time in A while and my car is totally quiet, not one squeek...Im going to replace the sway bar bushings just to be safe because even though the sound seems to be coming from the top behind the wheel when I hear it, it could poss be the sway bar bushings becaus ethe sound might just be echoing. MAYBE THE EXTREME 0 degree temps we have been having is causing this. Also, I just yesterday sprayed the hell out of the entire underneath areas of the wheel wells at the car wash with one of those pressure blaster things...Maybe it got rid of a lot of salt, mud and crud stuck in all of the grooves of the entire suspension... We will see what happens after the warm spell (45 LoL) is over and I replace the sway bar bushings, if necessary.
Thanks for the feedback everyone...Much appreciated as always...
PS...I have not yet replaced the struts....The service dept said they replaced them before I bought the car..It seems like it wouldnt have been necessary with the low miles(under 70,000) but these roads up here are horrible, so they could have went around 50,000 or so, I dont really know...Thanks Bob, you are the Audiforums MVP....