so far so good
suspension issues common problem with Teslas that just don't seem to be getting better and
over time uh well-known problems just don't seem to be getting corrected one of those is
the suspension Creek slash squeak where it goes as you go over bumps or turn the steering wheel
uh most of that is attributed to this right here we're moving a little closer the upper control arm
and what it is is this joint right here there's some grease in there and there's a it's basically
like a cup with a ball that goes in there that can pivot around but over time moisture water
gets in there and that grease is contaminated and so then you start getting these squeaks and
creaks now it's much worse in climates where there's lots of rain lots of moisture or like
Wisconsin here or Illinois the salt belt where it is endless salt for half the year being thrown on
our roads so wastefully um salt is much better used on a margarita glass or a Super Pretzel
that's where I prefer it either way Tesla's only solution is to replace the upper control
arm with a another upper control arm that will eventually do the exact same thing and
I have never seen this it this bad on any other vehicle ever in all my years working with vehicles
so unfortunately I think I have found a good solution and that is to re-grease
now as it stands right now I have one option replace the upper control arms
or option number two use this a grease needle and this connects up to a grease gun
and allows you to inject grease into areas that normally are not greasable
now everything you need I will have links to in the description box
now ideally you're not supposed to use a powered grease gun but that is all I have
because I've never really needed anything else I'm always greasy when I use grease
I'm usually greasing heavy machinery such as skid loaders forklifts and stuff like that
I'm going to break the rules I am going to use the powered grease gun today
but you're going to want to do a manual grease gun if if you can at a much lower pressure
so to Greece
few options one is you can try and get the grease gun between the seal which is pretty much next to
Impossible because there are these retaining pin Rings pins whatever you want to call them
option number two that'll even focus that is basically like a nice little hypodermic needle
there nice and sharp too this can actually Pierce a tiny hole into that rubber boot and allow you
to inject some grease into it now I do recommend a Sharpie or some other permanent marker so you can
put a little circle around where you made that injection site a couple reasons one if you add
more grease again in the future instead of poking more new holes all you have to do is find the same
hole hole is going to be tiny hard to see but it's it'll be there um this should give you a lot more
life to your control arms now I'm planning I'd say that this will get at least five or six thousand
maybe 10 000 miles in between each application so I'll do it now and I'll probably do it again
well it's pretty bad now uh but I'll probably do it again right before the real cold snap starts
for the winter and then again in Spring either way my other option is replace both upper control arms
at a cost of around fourteen hundred dollars to do both of them 14 15. it seems to vary slightly
so clean off that now another thing I'd recommend is try in puncture the boot from the back side and
I can already feel that it's like it's just air puncture the boot from the back side that way you
get or less Road spray now also your wheels going like this rotating that way at high speeds so what
you want to do is front and on the side because instead water getting kicked up would be hitting
the back side of the boot over here this will be the driest part just to be on the safe side so
insert into there
gives you a little swivel all right I'm gonna get my rig out get a little grease through here
see that
and I am using right now I'm using some Pennzoil marine trailer wheel bearing Grease
um I prefer that because it seems to handle moisture situations a lot better
and has a little bit better anti-corrosion properties so I'm going to go right here
it is sunny out
all right all right there gently it's ready in
oh gosh I can feel that that is dry
try and move it around a little bit foreign
wears some gloves disposable gloves and working with grease and of course I always forget
and that is enough
you'll see the boot expands ever so slightly
wipe away any of that excess and I'm going to use a paint pen and
excuse my bald head you guys get to see me without my hat on today
Mark the approximate spot now the nice thing about the needle injector is you can also get it in
other spots that you generally can't so another spot that can Creek is where that control arm
has the shaft going through to hold it onto the car put some grease in there as well
I do see some people using silicon spray that's great no but if you go through a car wash that's
just going to come right off get washed right off or if you don't do the car car automatic car wash
then I'll rinse off in Fairly short order now if you have a vehicle with the air suspension
you won't have to take the wheel off either way I have coil after jacking it up I probably still
didn't need to take the wheel off but uh uh just I have a better view for you all I did
um now it won't silence the noise immediately it has to get worked up into the top here which
right now it's all in this boot oh yeah so it has to get worked up into the top here now
for that it will take a little bit of driving so as you start driving and turning the wheel a lot
more that'll get worked into there and eventually that Creek and noise should go away now if you did
pull your your wheel off it's also a good idea to take a look around at the other suspension
components and rubber components look for any cracks in the bushings if you see any cracks
um especially nice sized ones those should be replaced and of course since Tesla doesn't do
bushings either like every other manufacturer you're stuck paying a
fortune for new parts instead of just a 5 or 10 or 15 Dollar bushing Tesla get your
[ __ ] together excuse the language but come on we're already 10 years in on the Model S
come on this is this is stuff that should never have been an issue to begin with links
to to everything you need so the needle the needle injector grease injector uh a low-cost grease gun
and grease and even the paint pen that I used to circle the spot everything will be in the
description box below direct links for purchase um please consider using the links to help support my
channel and total materials cost definitely less than 30. if you look around a little bit more
well the needle's about five dollars right now you can get a cheap grease gun doesn't
have to be a big one it could even be just a tiny one uh tuba grease is three four dollars
small grease gun 510 either way I'll have I'll have everything linked below thank you for
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and um or or comments Post in the comments box below you get the idea that's good enough bye-bye
wheels are back on lug nuts are tightened I went back and forth with the front end in
the air about a dozen times not necessary but I thought it'd work the grease in a little quicker
so let's go for a little ride
well that should have squeaked nice and echoey right there
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so far so good
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looks like we're all set problem solved
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