squeky shockey

[400exrider26]

my 04 400ex has a massive squeking problem whenever i lift the wheels and lower them back to the ground or the shocks get compressed fast it squeks!!! it sounds like there is a damn bird under me when i wheelie and land back on my wheels!! its only coming from one side and i think its coming from my shock or around it... is there anything i can do>? it usually stops if i go through a puddle in the woods or go woods riding for a while.

[jak1389]

slap some grease in those bushings and that should solve your squeaky shocky

[Honda TRX250ex]

i have the same thing on my 250ex everytime i sit on it or do ne thing to it it squeaks like a damn bird i tryed greasing the bushing but it still does it

[400exrider707]

spray some PB blaster at every pivot point you can find!

[FL426kid]

Just spray some WD-40 or some chainlube in all the bushings

[FoxRacing81]

Spray Blaster or WD-40 all over your swingarm/rear shock/front shocks/a arms...It should stop...might take a while, if it dont stop right away, try doing it then going riding and then checking it.

[Honda TRX250ex]

did that it made it worst becuz dust is attracted to the WD 40

[trx400exxracer]

grease the bushings on the a-arms and the shocks on my quad it was the a-arms that sqeeked but I thought it was the shock

[reichart90]

when i push down on the front of my 400, my front a-arm bushings sounds like im boinking on granny's old spring mattress bed...

...brings back good memories...

...use lubrication

[Honda TRX250ex]

reichart90 when i push down on the front of my 400, my front a-arm bushings sounds like im boinking on granny's old spring mattress bed...


yeah i rememeber them good old days

[EXracer83]

Mine does the same thing and the WD didn't work and I got to looking around and I grabbed the shock and I noticed it wiggled, well the bushing was ate out form the guy before me not taking care of it. You might need new bushings if not take the A arms off and grease the bushings after you put them back on take a rag and wipe the grease off that squeezed out and no dirt will stick to it.

[trx400exxracer]

spraying lubricants on it would be the sorry and lazy way to do it like I said grease the bushings of the a-arms and the shocks

[frankiedizzle56]

just give it a bath in wd40

[JOEX]

Originally posted by trx400exxracer
spraying lubricants on it would be the sorry and lazy way to do it like I said grease the bushings of the a-arms and the shocks
I agree with that!

If you want to do it right you need to remove the bolts and bushings, lube them with molybdenum disulfide grease (replace if neccessary) then reassemble.

WD-40 may be good stuff but it isn't for everything;)

[GP400]

My 400 squeaked when it was new @ the lower shock mounts. They had just overtightned the nuts @ the dealership. I loosened them about a 1/4 turn & it quit. No problems since & the bolts have not come loose.