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Welcome to FordPinto.com, The home of the PCCA => Pinto FAQ => Topic started by: Jerry merrill on April 05, 2013, 07:25:52 PM
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The upper control arm on my 71 pinto squeeks loud after about 100 miles on a new cross shaft. I lubed it up on assembly but dont see anyway to lube it once together. Any ideas?
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What kind of bushings are you using? I installed new poly bushings last year on my 78 and they squeek a lot compared to rubber.
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I used stock rubber bushings, but is there no way to lube them on a regular basis and you can't put very much lube on initial assembly.
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The stock rubber bushings are designed to operate without lubrication. There are no intended sliding surfaces. Be sure that the A-arm is at its normal ride height before torquing down the cross shaft end nuts, this is to avoid preloading the rubber. As to the squeak, maybe something loosened up.
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Try greasing your upper and lower ball joints. I thought my Mustang II had squeeky control arms too, greased the ball joints and it fixed the problem!