"Improved" rear bushings squeaking?

[kevducridr]

I will vouch for the lack of supply on the front bushings. I ordered them like 3 weeks ago and they just came in. Just have your dealer order them. I will post more info about the outcome Friday.


Also thanks someone for posting the bulletin number, I am still trying to get all the bulletin numbers for the problems on the cars to post for reference for everyone.

 

[Professor MSP]

Stormtrooper77:

Thanks for the suggestion to check the rear sealbelts for squeaks. Although this was not the source of my "click", your suggestion and a reply of rocketspeed's pushed me to inspect my trunk thoroughly. It turns out the source of my "click" was a loose lug wrench. I placed a one-half inch piece of open cell foam tape in the appropriate spot, and voila, the "clicking" was terminated.

As I remarked in an earlier reply, an application of white lithium grease to the front bushings has eliminated the irritating crunch/squeak, and that fix was about 7 weeks ago.

 

[rocketspeed]

Did you take the bushings off to apply the white grease, or did you just smear it on the outside as best you could? Worth a shot.

My rears are squeaking less with slightly warmer temps. It doesn't go away at 40*, but its definately less than it was at -10*.

 

[yashooa]

Our problem is not just "bushings" Mazda changed the mounting point from what Racing Beat had intended. My bushings were "torn" and this was according to my work invoice from Mazda. You could have any kind of bushing in there and eventually they will break down or if you use some uber bushing that won't die the bar/endlinks will be damaged.
Simple matter is a reversion to the original type of mount will need to be done or a custom mount like that one fella designed.
For the record they adjusted my entire suspension and it is tight as heck, squeak free, clunk free and ******* outstanding for the moment. So maybe this set will last 20k miles like the last set before they tear and I'll bet the bar/endlinks have to be replaced.

 

[rocketspeed]

I'm talking about the front bushings with the lube. I have no doubt that the rears are just wearing out again.

 

[yashooa]

I'm talking about the front bushings with the lube. I have no doubt that the rears are just wearing out again.

Hmm... so why is the name of the thread "Improved" rear bushings squeaking?(screwy) Maybe the squeak is from that Hamster wheel spinning in your head.

 

[akhilleus]

Whats the diameter of the rear mazdaspeed bar? Its 20mm right? i think i am gonna use the E's on my awr bar. The poly's are beat. over 10k on them. During the last greasing i noticed worn pockets in the interior of the bushings. Now i have snow, rain, and sub 30deg temps. the clunk lives again. It is bizarre how the temp and water can really influence the "clunk".

 

[rocketspeed]

Hmm... so why is the name of the thread "Improved" rear bushings squeaking?(screwy) Maybe the squeak is from that Hamster wheel spinning in your head.

The thread is about the "improved" rear bushings, there were a couple posts at the tail end about greasing the the fronts to get rid of the cold weather crunch. Read the whole thing. (RTM)

 

[yashooa]

The thread is about the "improved" rear bushings, there were a couple posts at the tail end about greasing the the fronts to get rid of the cold weather crunch. Read the whole thing. (RTM)

Oooo yeah, I forgot that most MSP threads don't stay "On topic"
You better feed that cranial hamster of yours he is looking kind of worn out.

 

[Professor MSP]

rocketspeed:

I had a Mazda technician lube the front bushings when the rear's were replaced with the series "E" bushings. He "loosened" some steering components (I don't recall the specifics anymore) in order to better access the bushings. That way, he claimed, he could properly get the white lithium grease "in there."

On a side note, when I drove off I noticed that my steering feel was very sloopy and, moreover, that every quarter turn of the steering wheel resulted in it "jerking" rather abruptly. It turned out that the bolts on the steering knuckle had been "disturbed" when the technician loosened the steering components to get at the front bushings. Appearently, the knuckle was resting on something (I don't recall what), which required the bolts on the knuckle to be retorqued to specification.