Have you had the van on a lift recently?  Or have you sprayed the underside
with water?  I have found this to suddenly cause squeaking in my Syncro.

If the noise is a constant "sqeak, squeak, squeak" that happens every time
the suspension goes up and down (kinda like a cheap motel bed...) then
chances are that it is the bushings, in my experience.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

>From: "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Hey Suspension Gurus
>Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 08:54:40 -0700
>
>I have a loud squeak(like metal againts metal) coming
>from my right top A-arm/wishbone. How likely is this
>squeak coming from the "bonded rubber bushing" and or
>the spindle? Could the sound just be from the
>spring/coil where it mounts to the underside of top
>A-arm?
>I cant quite locate the squeak. I dont think its the
>ball joints becouse they are quiet.
>

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