250ex suspension squeak

[markslc1]

I've had my 01 250ex for a while now and the front end squeaks when the suspension travels even 1/2 inch. It sounds like its comming from wheel area when you compress the shocks. is there some kind of maintenance I can do to grease the joints or something? Its gotten louder over time.

[02440exkid]

spray sum silocon spray on all the frunt end pivot points

[Mx_523]

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=243494&highlight=squeaky+shocks

:)

[markslc1]

I did spray Silcone down the tops, no difference. I really think its coming from the ball joint or pivot point behind the brakes. The connections there look sealed (no grease gun attachment). Any other ideas?

[450ERRRRRR!]

I had the same problem with my daughters 250. It was driving me crazy so I took the shock off and what seemed to fix it was adding some WD-40 to the hole where the bolt goes through. I lubed just the bolt & hole and that fixed it. I thought it was the spring squeaking but just lubing the bolt and hole fixed it. It been about 5 months and still no squeak!

[bwamos]

Aye, the a-arm pivots are sealed. It's usually the lower chock mount that actually squeaks.

Remove the bolt, grease it up and reinsert. (get your mind out of the gutter).

[ridered11]

hah mine does it from time to time


i think it's funny, i've actually had guys who i'm riding behind stop and say "damn boy, it sounds like a dang ole motel bedroom back there"

[H-bombwarrior]

its the lower chock mount take it apart and grease the bolt and put it back together that should fix it for a while that wat we did to my neightbors

[the_coop]

mine is doin the same i took the bolts out and put oil on them to see if it would help it did for about 30 min then it started squeeking again?

[H-bombwarrior]

hmm i will have to check up on that i will see wat i can come up with

[firefighterjosh]

Exactly what everybody else said.

Take the a-arm bolts out and grease them.