Hello all! (first post) I hope to become a great enthusiest like you all
the car in question : 1994 Acura Integra LS
Alright, ive probably visited every forum and enthusiest site there is on the integra, but i still dont have a solid answer, even after going to two mechanics (one a local family mechanic, the other a chain, gregs japense auto)
Lets start with the story (links to pics as follows)
For the past few months, my front right passenger side has sqeaked, getting worse in cold weather, not so much in hot (warm weather is so so)
Now, i took it into a honda dealership (renton honda, they did my cv joints) and they said they found nothing wrong (worst $100 dollars ever spent) at the time i took it to the dealership, it did not sqeak at all (which pissed me off alot). I finally got hold of my local family mechanic (hes a trucker, so hard to get ahold of him) and he said it was the bushings that are going out, he lifted the car, sprayed an area (the last picture) and the sqeaking had stopped. A week later, it start up again, some what more worse than before. I lifted the car, but i forgot the area he sprayed, lowered, and the sound went away! Mistified, i continued to drive on. Another week later the sound starts up again, and its to late to call my local mechanic (road trip with a semi). He did tell me the area that he sprayed, and i remembered it. I sprayed some of my own silicon lube, while the car was down, and the sqeak didnt exactly go away (it quited down alittle). I decided to bring it to another mechanic, this time a chain shop called gregs japanese auto repair. I take it in, they lift and inspect (for free. DAMN YOU DEALERSHIP!!) and say that my lower ball joints are about to go.
NOW! I am super confused, i looked all over the web for sqeaking ball joints and bushings, and to no avail to find a real answer to my situation (probably not looking hard enough, but around 100 google link clicks is alot)
Now, i just ordered from oemacuraparts.com some new lower ball joints, but is this the real problem? opinions? Now some pics!
The car
http://home.comcast.net/~mario.aviado/thecar.jpg
The front right passenger under side of hub
http://home.comcast.net/~mario.aviado/fullpic.jpg
Lower ball joint (kinda fuzzy)
http://home.comcast.net/~mario.aviado/lbj.jpg
CV Joint Axel
http://home.comcast.net/~mario.aviado/lca.jpg
Possible squeaking bushing?
http://home.comcast.net/~mario.aviado/bush1.jpg
And this last picture is what the local family mechanic sprayed with silicone lube. What is that part?
http://home.comcast.net/~mario.aviado/mechsp.jpg