Scott P Johnson wrote:

>
>
> # 1 Question: The front end is noisy/squeaky whenever climbing in or out
> and going over small bumps. It is more irritating than anything.... It
> used to be in the passenger side only, now both. I tried spraying lube in
> there in different places, but never eliminated (or reduced) the noise.
> The shocks seem to be in good condition.
>
> Suggestions welcome.
>
>

Hi Scott!

Sounds �bout like the problems I have with my -88!It started with a light
"frrrrrr" every time I hit a bump , I was absolutely sure that it had to do
with the metalplate, covering the battery.Furthermore so since I heard it
more when having a  frontseat passenger.
But it grew worse, and finally it didn�t help to crank up the stereo anymore
so I crawled in under the bus, asking a few friends to jump the thing up and
down .
It turned out to be the rubber/metal bushings on the upper wishbone, for the
time being I�m surpassing the replacement by spraying them with WD 40 or some
graphite oil every 250 miles or so ( depending on the weather conditions) but
I know I�ll end up changing them soon!
My suggestion will be :
Try to soak those bushings with some kind of lube and check out if the sound
will vanish for a couple of days, then you�ll  know if that�s your problem
too ;)

Good luck
Calle
-88 Vanagon
Mullhyttan, Sweden