Bad case of sqeakies? - Planet Side X Side

RyNo · 10-06-2008, 12:28 AM

Hey guys, just took thr Rhino out for a trip this past weekend and after my dad ran it really hard through the whoops we've been noticing a HUGE increase in squeakiness...here's a video for sound reference...torwards the end you'll hear it loud and clear

Anything i can do to help ease it at all? WD40 on The shock tubes heck I dunno..

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
-Ry

zapman · 10-06-2008, 06:30 AM

I am stating the obvious I’m sure, but have you checked the brakes? I checked your vid it was hard to tell but it sounded like the noise started just as you hit the brakes? Could be as simple as a brake pad vibrating?

RyNo · 10-06-2008, 09:06 AM

Nope not the brakes, if I stand near the rhino and shake it up and down I get the same noise...=/

Thanks for the help though

ageekwithabuggy · 10-06-2008, 10:09 AM

eh just wd-40 the joints my buggy squeaks big deal that is what happens when the shocks actually work

RyNo · 10-06-2008, 05:38 PM

^Will the wd-40 prematurely wear out the rubber busings on the frame holding the lower and upper arms? I think its coming from the bushings on the frame but I'm not sure...

cisco kid · 10-07-2008, 08:31 AM

Have you lube you bushings ;-)

thebluebuggy · 10-18-2008, 04:14 AM

I get the squeaks on my Rhino every time I take it out on dusty Utah desert roads and trails. I found that if I squirt Kroil on the shocks and CV joints it goes away. Then when I wash the Buggy off the squeaks come back. I believe it is lube problem adherent to Rhinos. My Dealer says he gets complaints about it all the time and they cannot figure out way Rhinos do it. So I just continue using Kroil each time I take it out. You can't fined Kroil at auto parts store so I buy mine on ebay.

goin2drt · 10-18-2008, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by RyNo

^Will the wd-40 prematurely wear out the rubber busings on the frame holding the lower and upper arms? I think its coming from the bushings on the frame but I'm not sure...

Yes. WD40 does not like rubber over time. Use silicone spray instead, it will work. Or just trade it in for a Teryx

sdmotard · 10-18-2008, 01:58 PM

Its probably the bushings where the control arms hook to the frame...my lonestar long travel kit had zirk fittings so I can lubricare them internally with light grease...i have NO SQUEEKS at all since I installed the kit.

I clean them with a pressure washer and regrease them every time I go out.

good luck and post up for the rest of the squeeky rhinos when you figure out exactly what caused it in yours.

SDMOTARD

ageekwithabuggy · 10-18-2008, 03:48 PM

i dotn think there is any thing to worry about