Thanks for posting this. My right side just started “moaning” the other day and I made a service appointment, but I’m going to try something loke this but with a grease gun and needle over the weekend.
This worked for my car as well. It's a 2018 with about 57,000 miles -- squeak on driver's side. I did the injection (motor oil using a medical syringe/needle), drove it around -- no luck at first. Injected more, drove around, still no luck. Injected more and then the noise went away finally while driving. It took more oil than I expected -- maybe 10 or 12mL. The oil needs to fill the rubber enclosure enough to reach the the joint properly.
Thank you for sharing this. My Model 3 has less than 37K miles and squeaks far worse than yours. Portland Tesla Service Center wanted $500 to replace the control arms. Rip off for their poor engineering. Your tip on getting the car high enough to get a jack under it helps!
Took mine to Tesla, managed to fix it free of charge under warranty however the Service centre experience was poor, staff seemed useless and weren't very helpful. Annoying
@@MindofMatter They replaced both front ball joints and the arms too. It must of been quite bad as my creaking noise was really awful almost as if it was grinding.
They make a needle for the end of a grease gun to inject grease. I would not use a surgical needle to inject random fluids. Needle is like $8. Put in the right stuff.
@@kyle8380 Yeah the ATF went through it just fine. I was just curious if there is some reason not to use surgical grade stuff for things like ATF or oil, like it might explode or something if you put too much pressure on it
I've never seen a repair like this. If their is a zert on the top of the ball joint get a grease gun and lube the joint. Replace would be a better idea
There is no zerk fitting on it. I could replace it but at the very least I'd like to wait for warmer temps. However, to be honest, if this stays quiet and tight I see no reason to replace it
@@MindofMatter Cool man good to hear it’s working great! My car is out of warranty and no way in hell im paying 500 dollars to fix it just for it just to make this same sound again at some point. Thanks for the vid!
Why bother with the syringe and punching a hole in the boot? Just unclip the boot and pull it down to create a pocket, which you can fill with motor oil. Put the clip back on the boot and you're done.
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I guess my ideal would be a 1990 or so fuel injected car. I don't like carburetors, I like fuel injection I've always liked cars better than motorcycles Cars are safer and more useable I prefer working on cars better 1990 or so to me is the best mix of modern technology but do it yourself simplicity Trucks are cool too, maybe from 1995 to 2005 or so As for motorcycles, definitely dirt bike, 100% better for me
@@MindofMatter I have a 1989 Volvo 740 Turbo wagon( our cat was named "Turbo Bob"). I bought it for 2300 dollars from my son. I figured he could use the money before he moved to Stockton, CA. I drove it over the hill to a project in Mountainview for a week. It has never been registered since he bought it. It was a project car, but I still don't have the funds. The body is almost perfet! The interior is in great shape for its age. I wanted to turn it into my work vehicle (tools in the back, and rack on top). ☺ Charging the battery right now. Dreaming of projects, and working on projects.......... my life after Engineering School at Minnesota. Question to my son when he was around 12: "Which would you prefer: a brand new bike, or we could spend the 3-day weekend fixing up your old bike.?" 🇺🇸 Bonus prize for correct answer.
@@MindofMatter I restored a 1979 Volvo 240 sedan around 1979. I had a nice paint gun and compressor, so one morning I sprayed the entire vehicle in our driveway. Then rubbed/polished it---- like a pro. ☺ Everything was in great order except it needed some work on the automatic transmission. I gave that car to our son to finish up when he turned 14--- 1995. That was the year I bought a Honda American Classic Edition motorcycle (ACE '95). By age 18 he had it parted out to rebuild a Volvo he cherished more. Years later he realized what I had given him! ☺
