Sounds like your upper control arm bushings. Very common problem. Easy task
if you are mechanically inclined. BD has good pricing on them. You should
find "how-to" info in the archives.

Bill  VWWESTY           "I'd Rather Be Hiking The
'85 GL [*Magic*Bus*]           Greater Yellowstone"
'82 Westy [FreeBird]
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Mark Kazman
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 9:19 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: squeaks
>
>
> Hi all,
> The front end suspension on wy '81 westy squeaks terribly when driving
> around. I tried to spray some silicon lubricant on the rubber bushings
> but this did not help. Does this mean I have to replace all the bushings
> in the front end? The front end seems to be tight, but when I rock the
> van I get all types of squeaking noises. If I need to replace the
> bushings, is this very hard to do, and what is a good economical source
> for these parts?
> Thanks,
>
> Mark K.
>