maksik7

This weekend I am going to be under the rear replacing my C-clips and I was thinking I should grease my rear suspension while I'm at it. It has been squeaking over bumps lately and it's been getting annoying. How would I do this, do I have to take off each part individually and put grease inside the fitting. If so then does anybody have the complete torque specs for the rear suspension so I can get it back together? What kind of grease should I use for this?

I also heard if I put a piece of garden hose over the bottom and top links of the springs, it should help as well. Is that true?

OBE1 95Z28

The bottom of the rear spring is a metal on metal contact. The garden hose trick might be helpful here. The top of the spring interfaces with a hard rubber piece that won't squeek. Inspect your bushings; the original rubber parts may be shot causing squeeking. Rubber bushings don't normally get lubed; you lube poly bushings.

maksik7

So basically greasing the worn rubber bushings will do almost nothing and I shouldn't even bother? Also does anybody have torque specs for everything related to the rear suspension becasue I have been getting a weird clunk and I think something may have come loose. I want to retighten everything to spec. Should I use loctite when tightening the suspension?

OBE1 95Z28

If your rubber bushings are worn badly then you'll get metal on metal contact generating noise. The lower control arm bolts are a common source for clunking. I believe the torque spec if 70 ft-lbs. Loctite couldn't hurt.