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Steve, I have found another source for the sqeaking noise that you and others have described. Where the lower control arm bolts to the crossmember, there is a "beam bracket" that has a large circular rubber bushing that the front tip of the LCA goes thru & bolts down. On my Sedan, that bracket has totally cracked & separated, allowing the LCA to move back and forth under load. My suspension guy and I finally found it today after greasing the sway bar bushings with Quickor Green Grease failed to stop the noise. So far, it doesn't appear that you can buy just the bushing although TRW shows it as a replaceable part in their catalog. Of course, the OEM Acura replacement part is hideously expensive ($315)---for a f@#king bracket!
I guess if I'm going to keep this money pit, I might as well replace both beam brackets as well as the stabilizer & sway bar bushings. Arrrrgh!
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