GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH SuperDork
10/14/09 4:52 p.m.

This thing's squeaking like a baby baby bird with a megaphone on rapid fire. What can I do to make it quiet until I can pick up new U-joints this weekend?

Note that the U-joints are currently caked in dirt.

ignorant
ignorant SuperDork
10/14/09 5:04 p.m.

grease

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH SuperDork
10/14/09 5:06 p.m.

Guess I could try cleaning them with WD-40 and then smearing on some grease...I have high-temp brake grease and lithium grease, I guess I should use the brake grease?

Oh and if anyone has any ideas for ghetto u-joint boots, that would be great too.

aircooled
aircooled SuperDork
10/14/09 5:15 p.m.

If they are making that much noise, there is likely little left of them. The u-joints I have seen that squeaked were trashed! (as in, amazing they held together).

Grease is your only option... drive slowly...

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH SuperDork
10/14/09 6:03 p.m.

Holy crap! Good thing I checked that out! There's about a centimeter of play in one of the U-joints! I'll just prep the AE92 for tomorrow. Thanks for the help everyone.

mad_machine
mad_machine SuperDork
10/14/09 6:33 p.m.

duct tape?

Seriously, glad you discovered how bad they were before they let go and did some damage

andrave
andrave HalfDork
10/15/09 8:50 a.m.

I'm not. I like carnage.

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