2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992) 1986-1992 Discussion including performance modifications and technical support sections.

Lube it or loose it

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 6, 2004 | 06:17 PM
  #1  
Ril_Silver's Avatar
Thread Starter
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 100
Likes: 0
From: On that highway to hell
Lube it or loose it

Okay guys here is the situation. Whenever i'm accelerating or rolling at low speeds I hear this delightfull squeeking sound. I was wondering if you could tell me where to lube this baby up before anything gets damaged. I'm planning to replace the rear diffrencial and the transmission fluids with 80w-90w gear oil and i'm just wondering where are the points on the front/anywhere else. Also, am I going to need a greese gun? Oh and this may help out, i've got a 1987 GXL.
Reply
Old Aug 7, 2004 | 03:05 PM
  #2  
Ril_Silver's Avatar
Thread Starter
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 100
Likes: 0
From: On that highway to hell
Come on

Aw come on, 39 views and not a single comment?
Reply
Old Aug 7, 2004 | 03:16 PM
  #3  
1SxyRXy's Avatar
my fc broke
Tenured Member 20 Years
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,231
Likes: 0
From: rohnert park,CA/ bay area
are u sure its not your brakes
Reply
Old Aug 7, 2004 | 04:11 PM
  #4  
rmills1276's Avatar
zoom zoom in da boom boom
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 103
Likes: 0
From: Naples, FL
i for one say screw it... i mean loose it, i just suck today
Reply
Old Aug 7, 2004 | 04:23 PM
  #5  
Syonyk's Avatar
Rotary Freak
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 2,718
Likes: 1
From: Ames, IA
I'd double check to make sure your brakes aren't dragging first. Maybe have a friend stand outside the car as you drive past & pinpoint exactly where the sound is coming from?

-=Russ=-
Reply
Old Aug 8, 2004 | 04:24 AM
  #6  
Ril_Silver's Avatar
Thread Starter
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 100
Likes: 0
From: On that highway to hell
Not the breaks

Yeah its not the brakes, me and my friend did them and they were quiet and beautiful. Then just recently it started making these nosies and I was pissed that I no longer had a smooth non-squeeky car. Yeah i'll pinpoint the location with a friend tomorrow. Still nobody knows any rolling lube points besides the rear axel and tranny? I heard some mechanic mumbling on about how some jap cars dont' have lube in the front? (hell is wrong with him?)
Reply
Old Aug 8, 2004 | 10:03 AM
  #7  
WAYNE88N/A's Avatar
Lives on the Forum
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 5,721
Likes: 3
From: Coldspring TX
Well, when's the last time you've inspected and repacked the front bearings? Every now & then we also have problems with the rear bearings, which definetly seems related to the excessive abuse some of us put on 'em. Then you have your alternator & air pump bearings, and your A/C & power steering pump pulley bearings...Not to mention all of the suspension components that can "squeak" at certain points...
Reply
Old Aug 8, 2004 | 01:52 PM
  #8  
Ril_Silver's Avatar
Thread Starter
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 100
Likes: 0
From: On that highway to hell
Okay, damn lithium greese

When we did the brakes we repacked all of the berrings so it can't be that. Must me some other place. As earlier stated it only makes noise when moving at low speeds, like under five miles per hour. Also it does it on FLAT surfaces so I keep having this suspicion of its the axels or somthing.

Evolution of Lithium Greese.
I remember it being grey
I remmeber it being light blue
I remmeber it being deep blue
Now its freakin' RED, how did that happen?
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Jeff20B
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
73
Sep 16, 2018 07:16 PM
matty
3rd Generation Specific (1993-2002)
47
Oct 4, 2015 02:45 PM
Devon Murray
Introduce yourself
2
Sep 25, 2015 09:41 AM
Evan Kurtz
New Member RX-7 Technical
4
Sep 13, 2015 08:40 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:35 AM.