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Creaky rear suspension?

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apw2512

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The roads around Ballymena are just terrible! My 968 sounds like a door opening in a horror movie, CREAK! CREAK! creak! but is fine on the open road - or maybe I just can't hear it!
Rear suspension, nearside! Independent torsion rear suspension (I think!), possibly bearings??? The car's been pretty much laid up over the winter - maybe a good dose of WD40 would solve the problem???

Anybody have any ideas or suggestions?

Peter - in Ballymena, Northern Ireland[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]





 
Hello Peter,

It may be the rubber bushes at the end ot the torsion tube squeaking but without pulling it apart
I can't think of a way of lubricating it. It could be any number of links in the rear suspension and some form
of lube may help, WD40 may silence things for a short while but is not really a good solution (oil and
rubber are not a good mix) I would try a little investigation, can it be a shock absorber? Is everything as
tight as it should be?

Sorry for not being much help, if the car is laid up for a while it may free up with use.

 
I'm hoping to have a bit of a dig around this weekend, if the weather improves a bit, to see if I can at least identify where the creak is coming from.

We have a couple of really good guys, Alan and George, here in N.Ire. who could probably sort out the creak - at the moment I'm really looking for ideas!

Many thanks Peter,
Peter!

Amazonas Green 968 coupe, tiptronic!
 
if it is the rubber bushes as Peter says, Castrol do a grease called 'Red Rubber Grease'.
 
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