Give them a good squirt of Armor All or Silicone Lube, there is also a
thing called Rub-R-Glide that works good. They will either squeek in the
Summer or in the Winter even with new strut arm bushings. If they aren't
split just lube them and get a better radio with your money.

Stan Wilder
83 Westy Air Cooled.

On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 19:17:47 -0800 Jeffrey Stangeland
<haewolius@YAHOO.COM> writes:
> hey all-
>
> my '81 westfalia has a serious case of the squeaks.
> posted way back about it when i first bought the van
> and the consensus seemed to be control arm bushings.
> talked to a local mechanic about it and he also
> thought that's probably what it is.  he said it'd be
> real costly to fix and most folks just live with it. i
> called the dealer and he quoted me $88 each side.
> that's just the part and also i'd have to get it
> pressed in and the old one pressed out....
> i've tried lubricating it with this rubber lube stuff
> that's supposed to be great. but no change in the
> squeaks.
> what i'm wondering is how difficult it would be to
> remove the control arm itself and replace it with one
> that i get from the junkyard. and also what years the
> control arm on an '81 is compatible with.
> anyone have any experience with this issue ?
> i was earlier thinking i would live with the squeaks
> after talking to the mechanic, but after driving with
> it for awhile i have to try and fix it. it's like
> driving a rusty mattress or something.....
> thanks for any help....
> peace, jeff
>
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