Regreasing a CB7?

[ErMMaC]

So recently I drove with my father in the car and since we were having a conversation my sound system was very low and we noticed that when i go over speed bumps or any type of bumps my car has like squeaky noises

My dad said that it could be the car needs to be " re-greased" because its an old car, sounds logical enough, but wanted to know what my fellow CB7 owners thought about the situation and what those noises could possibly be thanks for any replies!

[TracieS]

More than likely its worn out suspension parts. On some cars you have a nipple. And you put the gun on it pump it full of grease and it lubricates the parts to stop squeaking but I don't think I've seen any on our cars.

[Yakima]

More than likely its worn out suspension parts. On some cars you have a nipple. And you put the gun on it pump it full of grease and it lubricates the parts to stop squeaking but I don't think I've seen any on our cars.

Some new parts will come with that. IE, my new tie rods came with a nipple.

OP, check your ball joints. That'd be my guess.

[deevergote]

These cars are not the type that needs greasing... that's how OLD cars worked. Our greased parts are sealed, such as ball joints, and must be replaced when they begin to fail or dry out.

[cuervo16]

I'm having the same problem and was hoping that WD40 could help me. Would that be even a good approach to solving the problem or will that be a waste of time?

[Losiracer2]

These cars are not the type that needs greasing... that's how OLD cars worked. Our greased parts are sealed, such as ball joints, and must be replaced when they begin to fail or dry out.

I just found out today that some boots are replaceable. Today I purchased an outer tierod boot for 4 dollars. You can also purchase lower balljoint boots from honda as well. The guy was able to look it up on his computer

[ErMMaC]

Can bushing also cause those types of noises? or would it just give a harsher ride with no noise?

[wed3k]

polyurethane boots are legit

[TracieS]

Go through your suspension and find the bad component and replace it. If its sealed you cant spray wd-40 in there. But if you open it you make in variably to so many things that aren't safe (like water dirt) and cause it to fail sooner and break while driving.

[deevergote]

WD-40 is a water repellant, not a lubricant.

[Accrdwgnguy]

You can replace the boots, but there is no way to shoot new grease into the joint itself.

I just replaced the lower ball joints and outer tie rods in my girls CB. Her car was squeaking like crazy and now its nice and quiet. The lower BJ's were at their breaking point!

[Accrdwgnguy]

Typical Honda Lower ball joint, 96 - 00 Civic in this image



1980's Chevrolet C10 Pickup ball joint, notice the grease fitting

[cp[mike]]

Can bushing also cause those types of noises? or would it just give a harsher ride with no noise?

they can, but the more annoying, more important squeaks are often from failing balljoints, like others have said. check the upper and lower ones on the front, upper ones on the back, tie rods, and then inspect all the bushings. bushings are most likely fine, unless your sway bar endlinks are falling apart (thats a common one)

[deevergote]

If the ball joints are failing to the point of making noise, I suggest that you don't even drive the car until you fix them. When a ball joint fails, you crash. Very often ball joints give no warning.

When inspecting the ball joints, if the boots are ripped, replace the joints.

[Bad_dude]

I'm having the same problem and was hoping that WD40 could help me. Would that be even a good approach to solving the problem or will that be a waste of time?

DO NOT USE WD40 on the rubber boots. Use silicon grease. The WD40 will eat away your rubber stuffs.