High pitched squeak when turning right into the driveway..

[jimdigs]

...any thoughts on what this may be? Its happened a couple times the last few days. Today when I heard it it would repeat when I would swing the wheel to the right quickly. Thanks for any input.

[william]

Dose it have power steering? If not try spraying the strut mount it maybe making the squeek when turning.

[jimdigs]

Dose it have power steering? If not try spraying the strut mount it maybe making the squeek when turning.

No power steering. I'll try the spray, thanks. Think it could be something in the breaks somehow?

[william]

I guess it could possibly be the steering rack as well.

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[1990new]

I would jack up the front end, start it up and see what it does when you turn with and without the the wheels turning and with no weight on the wheels.
Have someone "drive" the car while you look and listen.

[FestYboy]

Look for dried out joints i.e. outer tie rods and ball joint

[jimdigs]

Look for dried out joints i.e. outer tie rods and ball joint

I replaced all on both sides last summer. I'm hoping its not the inner tie rod cuz I don't wanna mess with that one.

[FestYboy]

Inner tie rods don't move enough to cause what you describe, and replacing last year doesn't mean they're not dry now.

[WmWatt]

Possible to put on new parts with not much lubricant if they came that way from China. You can use a 4"-5" length of garden hose or similar as a stethescope to help narrow down the location of the noise. Do you know the usual checks for CV joints and bearings?

[ryanprins13]

Its coming from the front end of the car rather than the steering wheel or column inside the car?


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[jimdigs]

I sprayed the strut mount down and seems to have taken away the squeak. I drove around today and no squeaking at all BUT I now hear a clunking sound in low gears. When I shift from 1st to 2nd and I don't make a real clean shift, you know, kinda going slow and jerk a little into 2nd there is a clunking sound from what sounds like the drivers side front wheel side. I can replicate the sound every time I am revving high in 1st gear and slow down and shift to 2nd quickly. Clunk clunk. Thanks for the first fix. Now I have another one. It will do that in 2nd to 3rd as well. But not the higher gears when I attempt the same shifting?!?

[Studebaker]

Motor trans mounts?

[WmWatt]

To check motor mounts you could rock back and forth between 1st and reverse and listen for the clunk. To confirm you have to get under the car with a pry bar and test the mounts for "excessive play" because other things like sway bar bushings could also make the clunk noise.