Creak creak!

I have a very annoying creaking coming from my passenger side rear suspension area. Ive lubed all the joints but it doesnt appear to have helped much. Anyone else experienced this annoying trait....or know what it is?

Yes mine does that Really pisses me off going over all the speed bumps near me .Can't find the source ,need someone to bounce on the rear whilst I listen

Mine does it also but only when going slowly over speedbumps never in normal driving though. i hate those SPEEDBUMPS

Sometimes the anti roll bar bushes in the wishbone swell and rub causing creaking...

[Alpineandy]

This is a long shot....
Do you all happen to have replacement hips?

Mine creaked very badly on the nearside until i renewed all the wishbone bushes, then stopped completely. The offside now creaks so i reakon the bushes will need doing there soon! I did renew anti roll bar bushes both sides at the time.

Steve.

mine has just started doing this aswell another prob on the to do list

Must be a summer thing then.. Swelling bushes...

Must be a summer thing then.. Swelling bushes...

oooooh -errrr
I've been lapping bearings today

I have a new anti roll bar bush for that side sat in the garage..just havent got round to sorting it yet.

[mettersl]

Yup,
Looks like its a common problem, my A610 squeaks too- it didn't when I bought it (but one of the other ones I looked at did squeak loudly- one of the factors that put me off).
It initially started to squeak only when moving slowly, but its now doing it at higher speeds too.
I had it looked at recently and was told that the bushes were Ok but it might be the shocks. To be fair I was told they weren't split or displaced, swelling is more difficult to diagnose.
How much are the bushes?- I've been quoted 150 each for the shockers, so want to start at the cheapest point first. £300 to still have the squeaks is an expensive mistake.
Can you lubricate them as a diagnostic test?

Lee

(PS- I now have very good A/C though, so the creaks are heard more as the windows are usually closed.........)

Mine squeaks too.

It's definitely the bushes (either anti-roll or actual wishbone bushes) - I plan to clean up the whole area with a wire brush anyway and paint the exposed areas. Maybe a good clean up will help.

[Alpineandy]

Can you lubricate them as a diagnostic test?

I can't see why not, but I think a silicon lube spray may be a wiser choice than oil/WD40 (but I'm happy to be told otherwise).

Jetwash the whole car in WD, rust prevantative and squeek quietener in one..

As Andy said, a silicon lube or copper slip substance would be suitable, nothing that eats rubber preferably....

Are they rubber? I thought the wishbone bushes were poly or nylon?