New Gaz professional - squeaking

[Adrianw]

Hi,

I had new gaz professionals fitted to the griff about a month ago and I have noticed that the fronts start squeaking after long journeys (maybe getting heat soak ?). Tried regular spraying with WD40 but squeaking keeps coming back (perhaps I should use cheese)
Anyone else had a similar problem ?

[Chris71]

My Gaz Gold Pros squeak. Well, I say they do, I think it's just the springs rather than the dampers. Only slightly, but it's there.

[Barry Ashcroft]

Contact Gaz it's a known problem with the valves running dry, I think replacement is the answer.

[ray_von]

Squeaking, Gaz? Shirley shum mishtake?

[m0ssy]

My Gaz squeeked from the rear nearside corner for about 6 months after fitting them.

No noises these days though.

[Ab Shocks]

Adrianw said:

Hi,

I had new gaz professionals fitted to the griff about a month ago and I have noticed that the fronts start squeaking after long journeys (maybe getting heat soak ?). Tried regular spraying with WD40 but squeaking keeps coming back (perhaps I should use cheese)
Anyone else had a similar problem ?

Hi don't get that many squeakers these days, have a word with your fitter and they will sort it out with Gaz.
I should say that the new banded pistons do sound a bit hydraulicy (sp) fot the first couple of hundred miles and it has been known for wishbone bushes to be really noisy but an easy answer is to turn down the shocks to full soft and see if the noise stops. If the noise stops its the shocks, if it doesn't, look elsewhere.

[Chris71]

Ab Shocks said:

Adrianw said:

Hi,

I had new gaz professionals fitted to the griff about a month ago and I have noticed that the fronts start squeaking after long journeys (maybe getting heat soak ?). Tried regular spraying with WD40 but squeaking keeps coming back (perhaps I should use cheese)
Anyone else had a similar problem ?

Hi don't get that many squeakers these days, have a word with your fitter and they will sort it out with Gaz.
I should say that the new banded pistons do sound a bit hydraulicy (sp) fot the first couple of hundred miles and it has been known for wishbone bushes to be really noisy but an easy answer is to turn down the shocks to full soft and see if the noise stops. If the noise stops its the shocks, if it doesn't, look elsewhere.

Hi Derek,

Should I give you a shout if mine are still doing it in, say, another 100 miles then?

BTW Second track day with the new setup next week...

[scotty_d]

I went to dreadnought on Monday to get a geometry set up after 500 miles of driving only for them to tell me i had one leaking and i heard one Squeaking too and i have new bush’s in too. Not happy so far as it is a fair old trek to dreadnought only to have to go up again. The ride home made me pull over feeling as all the oil ran out them.

Edited by scotty_d on Thursday 9th April 12:28

[Blown2CV]

Just had same ones fitted about a month ago, and they squeaked a little for the first couple of days, and then were fine. Going in for geo soon though.

[scotty_d]

Good new Gaz phoned me and it has been fixed and is on its way back very fast turn around

[S6PNJ]

Scotty, Did you contact Gaz first or did they contact you through this thread? Cheers!

[scotty_d]

S6PNJ said:

Scotty, Did you contact Gaz first or did they contact you through this thread? Cheers!

I bought them from tim at ACT he was not in at the begining of the week so just phoned GAZ and asked them what to do, very helpfull just said send it to us, sent it monday late afternoon and they phoned to say today it was fixed and on its way to me.

[S6PNJ]

Cheers! Guess I need to speak to Graham (above - AbShocks) and see what can be done with one of mine as I've a squeaker as well!

[Adrianw]

Thanks for the advice, I will talk to Dan T. about getting them check
(Squeak)