Do any of you Raptor owners have this problem of your raptor squeeking every time you load the suspension. It sounds like its coming from somewhere in the upper part of the frame. I do lube the swing arm linkage and the shocks arent making the noise. Help!

 

i dont have any info on that but i have a question. how do u like ur white bros pipe? i was thinkin of gettin one for my beartracker. thanks - fanninator

 

pull out the bolts and lube that thing up like it's prom night.....

 

I MEAN pul lthe botls holding the shocks on and put some lithium grease in there... cuz you know.. SQUEEK=WEAR!!!

 

The White Bros. pipe is alright, and its especially alright since I got the head pipe and silencer for free. I would get the sparks full system if I was doing it all over based on alot of guys recommendations on the forum.

 

i had the same problem on my 300ex. just take out the bolt under the shocks and lube them up with some teflon. You should be good after that, i know what you mean know that sound is annoyinmg as hell

 

thank ya much turtler. do u think the scilencer along would be worth $150? (from dennis kirk)
thanks - fanninator

 

I would drop $150 on the silencer. A bunch of guys use that pipe on raptors to 400ex's to Z400's that I ride with and have been satisfied with the performance.

 

Squirt WD-40 inside the hollow part of the swing arm bolt that goes through the frame/engine/swingarm, that always stops my squeaks.

 

The squeaking noise on mine always originates from the rubber bushing on the shock. WD 40 fixes that.

If it's coming from the swingarm bolt (like the previous poster mentioned), then immediately fix that problem. Service your swingarm! Squirting WD40 on a something that has grease in it will actually thin out the grease and remove it from the joint. Causing the problem to get worse and your swingarm bolt to wear out.