watkins Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 If i compress the front suspension and slowly let it up the front left shock makes a creaking noise...... should this concern me or is it fairly normal? Shock looks good, arms look good... any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast87 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 2 cents says it's the attaching bolts at either the top or bottom of the shock, remove both bolts and grease em up without making a mess in areas you can see, and put it all back together, you can even douche the rubber grommets at the ends of the shock with WD-40 just in case, same goes for the back shock, i finally figured out that the god awful squeak is the top shock mount, did the above steps and now i listen to everyone else's banshee squeak when they sit on it, lol ~Mark~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 The noise is not normal and should be checked out before you ride again. It could be any number of things. The good new is there isn't that many parts involved. Take the shock off and move the arms around. As was suggested, grease the mounting points. If it continues to make that noise afterward then the shock is probably bad. Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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