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littlemimus
05-17-2009, 11:58 PM
hi guys ive been wanting an msp for a very very very long time....and today if finally got one!!!! its my first car and im really excited hahahaha. i had a quick question i dont know if this belongs here but my back shocks really squeak alot. my dad thinks that the bushings need to be lubed. if so what lube should i use and if it isnt then what should i do?? thanks
Metallic36
05-18-2009, 12:00 AM
Yeah, that's just a usual thing with the MSP. The "clunk", you can do a search. There are clunk-fix brackets available to fix it as well. Congrats on your MSP!
bgibb68
05-18-2009, 12:09 AM
about the only bushing you can lube are the ones on the sway bar......but everything else is sealed
whitealexander
05-18-2009, 12:12 AM
post some pics mate...
Ricktalife
05-18-2009, 12:16 AM
welcome to the club.
lovemyfs2003
05-18-2009, 11:34 AM
welcome to the msp family. advice,....keep it stock, unless wallets are fat. LOL

and pics?
littlemimus
05-19-2009, 02:23 AM
sorry ill try and get some up
not yellow
05-19-2009, 03:08 AM
yup, bushings on the rear sway bar. if they are shot/worn then lubing will only temporarily fix the squeak. otherwise you need new bushings/lube which is easy to install, or(as mentioned) the clunk fix bracket is the shizzle!
how many miles are on that thing?
RacerXGirl
05-19-2009, 08:02 AM
welcome! I just try to think of the squeak as part of her charm... :p
littlemimus
05-19-2009, 01:41 PM
lol hahaha that squeak bugs me soooooooo much. it has 85000 miles. lol. can someone tell me which parts to buy because i looked them up on protege garage and i could not tell which bushings/ sway bar to get.
RacerXGirl
05-19-2009, 01:49 PM
You might just try greasing the bushings in the rear as a stop-gap measure...it lasts for a bit until you can pick up the fix for it.

And if she's squeaky now, just wait until winter rolls around! Squeakiness magnified!
Outlawstar98
05-19-2009, 02:31 PM
Get Pics Up! :d
mgerst1
05-19-2009, 05:24 PM
use white lithium grease to lube the bushings
not yellow
05-19-2009, 06:13 PM
with 85,000 miles i'm sure the bushings are shot. mine were trashed at 50k. 20mm bushings for the rear sway bar...
littlemimus
05-20-2009, 02:01 PM
im sorry about the pics thing...my family likes to hide cameras from me for some reazon....lol i went to big o tires to see if they could replace them and the guy was like i need to test drive your car for thirty minutes. i was like dude. i just told you it was the bushings in the back. look you can hear it hahaha. fsck that. i'll get pics up today tho.
StealthWyvern
06-22-2009, 03:50 AM
im sorry about the pics thing...my family likes to hide cameras from me for some reazon....lol i went to big o tires to see if they could replace them and the guy was like i need to test drive your car for thirty minutes. i was like dude. i just told you it was the bushings in the back. look you can hear it hahaha. fsck that. i'll get pics up today tho.

hm... no pics yet.....(chair)
littlemimus
06-22-2009, 04:32 AM
o crap lol i forgot hahaha hold on i have them
littlemimus
06-22-2009, 04:42 AM
it wont let me post them :(
StealthWyvern
06-22-2009, 04:44 AM
haha you fail... try adding them as an attachment... the little paper clip looking icon
littlemimus
06-22-2009, 04:59 AM
i dont have one of those.....
StealthWyvern
06-22-2009, 05:02 AM
i dont have one of those.....

goto advance before you submit your post
littlemimus
06-22-2009, 05:31 AM
ok i couldnt figure out how to upload them so here's the link to where they are on photobucket lol

http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u25/guiltyneo/
twistiert
06-22-2009, 07:00 AM
you need a password to view the album
rally2003
06-22-2009, 08:55 AM
U have your account set on private. U have to set it to public. Flickr is the way to go. Seems so much easier. Or if you go into post advanced there is a paperclip right next to the smile face icon in the top row of icons fetured in the message block. Click on the arrow and browse your computer or site and upload the file/s. Pretty easy. I have faith in you.
littlemimus
06-24-2009, 03:00 AM
lol well i tried doing the paper clip thing but its not working it just freezes up. i think its cause i have aol. fail. lol there i set it to public
rally2003
06-28-2009, 05:32 PM
lol well i tried doing the paper clip thing but its not working it just freezes up. i think its cause i have aol. fail. lol there i set it to public

OOOooooo. probably not going to load at all then. I had AOL awhile back and it didn't lat me do anything. Maybe if u keep tring u might be able to sneek one in. Good luck.