shock squeak

[brutus450]

got a squeek in the right front shock/suspension parts. noticed when getting on the bike. I have 950 miles on the bike ..sooo not much.

i disconnected the sway bar still squeeks. lubed the lower a arm points, still squeeks. cant ge the lube on the upper nipples.

shot some wd 40 on the lower shock bolt. still squeeks.

Anyone have any ideas??? I dont hear it riding of corse but it drives me nuts when I get on the bike

hope its not a ball joint. but i dont think it would be with only 950 miles

THANKS

[Firefly]

Two possible cures:

1. Install Hindle
2. Crank the tunes


Dude - you said nipple!

[DragonSpyder]

I had to grease the rod that the swaybar connects to under the shock mount. Squeek is now gone!

[bjt]

Are you sure its not some of the plastic body panels shifting and squeaking instead of the suspension parts?

[SpyderByter]

Brutus,

I had the same thing. I tried lubing the shock bushings top and bottom myself with WD-40 and silicone sprays. To reach the top with a grease gun you have to remove the trunk. The dealer ended up having to replace the shock. That was at about 3000 miles.

Good luck,

Mark

[ataDude]

Brutus,

I had the same thing. I tried lubing the shock bushings top and bottom myself with WD-40 and silicone sprays. To reach the top with a grease gun you have to remove the trunk. The dealer ended up having to replace the shock. That was at about 3000 miles.

Good luck,

Mark

You can get a 90* grease gun tip from NAPA online. Don't have the part number... it's been a while.

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[proudcoppop]

My right front suspension developed a very loud creaking noise mid way through a recent 1800 mile trip. One would think finding a loud creak would be easy and I also tried the WD 40 approach. After two hours of frustratiing search I found the upper rear A arm pivot had no (truly no) grease. I suspected this because the other zerk's had grease residue and this particular zerk was perfectly clean. Getting to the zerk was a trick that required partially loosening the fan shroud. Once I got to the zerk and put in grease the creaking was gone. Makes one question BRP's quality control when a major uspension component had not been greased.
Today I am buying the 90 degree grease gun adapter to make future lubricating the suspension joints easy.

[DragonSpyder]

Anyone know if there are grease zerks anywhere else on the spyder? Maybe swingarm?

[Roaddog2]

You can get a 90* grease gun tip from NAPA online. Don't have the part number... it's been a while.

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or you can change out the zerks to 90 degree route I chose

[WaltH]

A right angle connector for your grease gun is the way to go (under $20 - several kinds available). This makes greasing the 8 zerk fittings on the front A-arms quick and easy. You don't have to remove anything. These are the only zerk fittings I know of.

[brutus450]

thanks to all - i will try the 90 degree fitting and get it to the top arm fittings.

[bone crusher]

If I jump on my bike, the shocks squeak a little...I'd think this is normal...you can't hear it when you're riding...

I'd be surprised if you can eliminate all noises from everywhere....