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The Hartford Courant, Conn., Auto Answers Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, February, 2004
By Duncan Haimerl, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 14--CHILLED BUSHINGS STIFFEN, SQUEAK: QUESTION: I have a 1997 Subaru Outback, Limited Edition.
My problem: When I go very slow in traffic, my car squeaks and it seems to come from the front.
As I accelerate, it stops.
I was told that as long as it stops, it's no problem.
--E.A.K., Wethersfield
ANSWER: I would suspect that the bushings in the suspension are causing the squeak because they are reacting to the unreasonably cold weather we've been experiencing by becoming stiff.
When you accelerate the engine to move faster, the suspension does more work as it reacts to the irregular road surface and becomes more...
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