besides replacing the upper a-arm shaft with one with zerks, is there old school techniques to stop the squeaking.
I've heard of soaking socks in wd-40 and wrapping them around the shaft....
Does the mustang share the same a-arm shaft?
I believe the falcon does.'
Is there a difference between v8 and straight 6 assuming v8 is more beefier....
there's two listed on mac'sauto parts one is $26 and the other is $65....
Or do I just do the entire a-arm? If so, do I have to do both sides?
Do I have to get the car aligned?
Any recommendations? I live in So-Cal and rather pick one up.
squeaking upper a-arm..do I wrap dirty wd-40 soak gym socks?
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Re: squeaking upper a-arm..do I wrap dirty wd-40 soak gym so
V8 and I6 same control arms.
65-66 Mustang use the same arms.
You could replace the shaft but it's kind of a pain. I tried it once and the threads where the end caps screw in were destroyed.
If there's a old Mustang vendor near you can get them there. I believe NAPA carries them too.
Also, I'd replace both. And the lowers while it's apart.
Yes the car will need an alignment when your done.
Good luck!
Joe
65-66 Mustang use the same arms.
You could replace the shaft but it's kind of a pain. I tried it once and the threads where the end caps screw in were destroyed.
If there's a old Mustang vendor near you can get them there. I believe NAPA carries them too.
Also, I'd replace both. And the lowers while it's apart.
Yes the car will need an alignment when your done.
Good luck!
Joe
Last edited by comethead on Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:57 am, edited 1 time in total.
1965 Caliente HT- 289/4 speed
1964 Falcon HT- track car- 302/4 speed
1964 Falcon HT- track car- 302/4 speed
Re: squeaking upper a-arm..do I wrap dirty wd-40 soak gym so
Comethead knows!. If you need a week or few to wrap your hands around the cash any of the mentioned ideas you said might work but wd40 anything you can squirt in there quicker to get you by to keep from it drivin you nuts. 
Johno
Re: squeaking upper a-arm..do I wrap dirty wd-40 soak gym so
My dad used to put Palmolive or Dawn dish detergent. I don't remember if it worked or not but he claimed it would work for a while once it oozed around everything .
Re: squeaking upper a-arm..do I wrap dirty wd-40 soak gym so
almost any thing will work for awhile,,,,soap oil can wd40,,,anything slick even snot{ forget that last one,I was thinking out loud,,please dis re gard 
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Re: squeaking upper a-arm..do I wrap dirty wd-40 soak gym so
If you throw a hand grenade into the engine compartment it'll fix EVERYTHING!
1965 Caliente HT- 289/4 speed
1964 Falcon HT- track car- 302/4 speed
1964 Falcon HT- track car- 302/4 speed
Re: squeaking upper a-arm..do I wrap dirty wd-40 soak gym so
ONLY IF YOU PULL THE PIN 1ST,,,,OTHERWISE,,worst it can do is the fan hit it and tear up that big alumn rad,or your 5bladed flex fancomethead wrote:If you throw a hand grenade into the engine compartment it'll fix EVERYTHING!
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