OK, I am getting really bad squeeking from my rear shocks any time I go over any sort of bump or rock in the road... Do the shocks just need lubing or replacing? and if just lubing.. can I do it myself? using what? and how?

thanks...

 

Are you sure it isn't a bushing? Shocks rarely make noises unles they are really bad then the tend to clunk.

 

it probably is the bushing, im not a car guru... just know its squeeking... can the bushing be lubed?

 

anyone?

 

These cars are notorious for rear bushing sqeak. You can lube them but some aren't easy to get to. On a couple of mine it was the panhard bar bushings you can un-bolt that.

 

what do I lube it with?

 

anyone? please... I dont wnat to have to go pay some mechanic rip off artist 100 bux to do if it takes 5 bux and 5 minutes of my own time to do it?

thanks

 

If it is the panhard bar (bar that runs right behind the axle) you can take the bolts out and coax it out. Then use a heavy grease inside of the bushing holes. All of the GM rear bushings are rubber with a metal sleeve so after awhile it is metal on metal.

If the control arm bushings are the culprit just hose them with WD40 or something like it. They are a pain to get to.