Originally posted by manowar821:
Don't get me started on noises with this car... The following things will NOT shutup:
Steering collumn, Front Drivers side brake, Passenger side dash, Doors, Rear hatch. I haven't figured out a single one of them yet :p
Not sure what kind of noises you're getting but a few suggestions...
Dash: You can stop plastic dash & trim parts from squeaking by applying a very thin film of silicone electronic parts lubricant where the parts fit together. Available at Radio shack or many electronics stores. Comes in a tube and is used to lube internal plastic drive gears etc. on cassette decks.
Brakes: If you keep hearing the pads "riding" on the disk, might be a corroded/broken brake pad return spring. I had to replace both of mine. Only cost a few bucks at the Mazda dealership.
Doors: If it's a rattling noise, remove your interior door panels and check for loose/worn door-lock control rods and window track hardware.
Rear Hatch: If the entire hatch is rattling around, do a UBB search as others have fixed this same problem. The 93 had a TSB for worn hinge probs but I see you have a 92 so that may not apply. I used to get irritating rattling from the rear hatch latch area and it turned out to be the center brake light housing that needed to be tightened back down. Its metal mounting plate was just loose enough to rattle against the metal body panel where it mounts.
Dunno about the steering column.
<small>[ November 13, 2004, 07:30 AM: Message edited by: perhapsadingo8yerbaby ]</small>
