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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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bad spindle ?

anyone hear of this problem? From what I understand it's a piece that connects the tire to the body of the car and when it goes bad it causes the car to h
make a severe squeaking sound. I thought it was the control arm since I had that changed last year on the right hand side now I hear of this spindle. Does this sound right?
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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anyone hear of this problem? From what I understand it's a piece that connects the tire to the body of the car and when it goes bad it causes the car to h
make a severe squeaking sound. I thought it was the control arm since I had that changed last year on the right hand side now I hear of this spindle. Does this sound right?
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The spindle holds the wheel hub. It is positioned by the control arms (front suspension) which attach to it with joints. It is also positioned by a tie rod from the steering rack, which is another joint. If any of the joint attachment points get worn, you can have problems. I don't know how often that happens (as opposed to the tie rod end or control arm or wheel bearing needing replacement), but it's certainly possible. Did you drive around with a bad control arm for a long time? Enough play could have damaged the spindle over time, I would think.
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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I just all of the sudden started hearing the squeak brought it to my mechanic and he sprayed it to temp. Stop the noise he said there is a kit that he ordered for $150.00 plus about 5 hours of labor. I've learned never to wait too long to fix any problem with these cars.
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