1996 Ford Windstar Front End Squeak

1996 FORD WINDSTAR
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CHILLS4U2NOW
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Every time I start up the van in the morning and turn a corner it sounds like a bad bed spring but much louder, the vehicle is a 3.0V6 with 155k miles on it. If it is the struts is their a way to quiet them down before replacement?

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Chills
Feb 22, 2007 at 6:40 PM
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CHEVY22
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if we werent sure what the problem was at the dealer we were instructed to start on the side we hear the noise and us a lubricant and hose down one moving part at a time to isolate the problem area, try that first , just hit one component, each morning till you get it , anything like wd40 will work
Feb 22, 2007 at 9:55 PM

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Isolate the front-end squeak by applying a light lubricant such as WD-40 to one moving component at a time each morning until the noisy part is identified, then repair or replace that component.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1996 Ford Windstar with 155,000 miles reports a loud bed-spring-like squeak from the front end during morning startups when turning, and asks whether the struts can be quieted before replacement. The expert recommends isolating the source by lubricating one moving part at a time until the noise is located.

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