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Old 04-12-2010 | 08:45 PM
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'96 Accord LX

~6 months ago I noticed a fairly annoying squeak coming from the right front whenever going over any kind of bump. Jacked it up, greased all the bushings and it went away for a month or two.
It came back, greased it again and it went away.. for a few weeks.
Now it seems to come back in a matter of days. Any bump will cause it, or even a hard brake.
Front struts were replaced a month or so ago. Took it into the shop this morning, and basically was told it wasn't anything to worry about. No cracks or tears in the bushings and there's no travel or wobble to the wheel, and it basically rides fine.
I'm far from an expert, so when it started coming around more frequently, I starting looking around on the web. Here and there I'd find postings about ball joints failing while driving. The gf tells me I'm just paranoid, but I have an 85 mile round trip commute every day.. reliability and safety are important to me.
At best it's annoying as hell.. any advice would be appreciated.
 
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Old 04-12-2010 | 09:16 PM
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Jack it up & grease ONLY ONE thing at a time. Then you'll find out which one it is. Maybe the anti-roll bar bushings? If that's it, it can squeak for ages before becoming dangerous.

When you're looking, be sure to check all the balljoint boots, for any that are torn & bleeding their grease out.
 
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