creaky groany

[detrailers]

Have a dreaded creak or groan coming from right rear. Sounds like metal on rubber. Weird because it only really happens on acceleration and deceleration. Could this be a watts link or control arm

[RF Overlord]

...or a shock...or a body mount...or an exhaust hanger.

[whitey]

Check the control arms. My metcos start squeeking when I need to grease them.

[detrailers]

Check the control arms. My metcos start squeeking when I need to grease them.

(newbie question) the control arms are what goes from the axle forward correct?/ I get those and the watts links confused.. I wonder if the stock ones have grease zerks...

[whitey]

Yep those are the control arms. Stock do not have zerks. Mine would squeek when going over bumps, so its not the same scenario, but its a sqeek none the less. I would first make sure bolts are all tight underneath, then have a field day with a can of silicone spray. If the silicone doesnt work, you might have to take parts off and manually grease them by hand.

[detrailers]

i put a hitch on the car and Im wondering if that is what it it, creaking against the frame rails....ugh! - I hate noises in vehicles!

[detrailers]

omg I fixed it before It drove me nuts - it was the TOW HITCH I INSTALLED

I mis drilled the holes a bit so there was tension on the bolts, hence my problem!

Thank friggin God - noises, squeaks and groans drive me insane

UPDATE - seems the mis drilled holes weren't the problem, after I fixed that I noticed I still had a slight squeak - I found what the real culprit was. Since these hitches fit so tight around the trunk pan, there was a small area where the trunk pan was contacting the hitch frame. Beat the trunk pan back just a bit and the creak - groan - squeak is just a memory!

[1Marauder]

You are NOT alone.