A symphony of squeeks

[kayzap]

For the first time the radio was off and the pedal was not to the floor.

This car is sqeeky! is this the norm? or is there a usual suspect. It sounded like the front end.

[Mike]

Possibly the hood stops

[superford3]

i get the same squeak and have not found it yet

[cyclopsram]

Just move the hood stops up a turn or two, and if necessary move the bottom hood latch a little to stop that annoyance... Early on removal of a coupla of the hood bumpers.. you have empty slots on your fenders.. are the culprits.. I believe the ones from a Ranger slide right in... It sounds like a lot , but the fix is a little...

[Local Boy]

Hey cyclopsram, You are one smart guy, my friend. Glad to have you on my side! Aloha

[B.C. Bake]

I stuck a peace of the fuzzy side of velcro on each of the hood bumpers, end of squeaky.;) Funny thing, my moms cv has been squeaking for years now, and ford said it was because the car was old "they do that", 54,000 on the clock. Anyway two stips of velcro stoped the squeak:banana: she couldn't be happier.

[fastblackmerc]

Just move the hood stops up a turn or two, and if necessary move the bottom hood latch a little to stop that annoyance... Early on removal of a coupla of the hood bumpers.. you have empty slots on your fenders.. are the culprits.. I believe the ones from a Ranger slide right in... It sounds like a lot , but the fix is a little...
The bumpers from an '03-'06 Expedition and Navigators will also work.
See this thread, it explains it all......

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26084&highlight=hood+bumper

[KillJoy]

Hood Latch???

KillJoy

[Hotrauder]

Go to your dealer and tell the parts guy you want to be a pair of Hood Isolators. Earlier CV, GM and Lincolns have them. They saved $5.00 per Marauder by leaving them off. bingo. Problem solved. No more squeeks. Go the junk yard and scrounge for them. Almost anything will work. :) Dennis

[BAD MERC]

Hood bumpers will not totally take care of the noise. Heavily lube the LATCH, that is where the squeak comes from. The hood moves laterally and rubs the latch. There are knock-outs in each fender where the hood closes for rubber bushings that were never installed in the panther cars. These bushings were aquired by me a year ago and I have never had the squeak again.

[Marauderjack]

I had to put lock nuts on my hood stops since they kept backing down....now with the stops up and the little bumpers in I have had NO SQUEEKY in over 6 months!!!:bows: :beer: :D

Marauderjack;)

[Bluerauder]

The bumpers from an '03-'06 Expedition and Navigators will also work.
See this thread, it explains it all......

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26084&highlight=hood+bumper
This ^^^^^ is the solution. Hood Bumpers/Isolators, Part No. N804384-S, $8.00 plus tax at the parts counter. Worked for me. Lube on the latch bar for extra measure.

[kayzap]

That was fast! So tomorrow I'll be at the Ford parts counter getting them rubber dealies. I'll also check the latch. I noticed that the hood is lower than the surrounding fenders and front end so a little adjusting there is in the cards too.

[kayzap]

I called two dealerships. One of them the largest West of the Miss. They don't carry the isolaters in stock and if I want order them its a weeks wait at $10.95 each. I need four and don't want to pay and hope they get it right.

Guess I'll try Napa next.

[Bluerauder]

They don't carry the isolaters in stock and if I want order them its a weeks wait at $10.95 each.
I had to order mine too. Took only 3 days. Mine came in a pack of 2 and cost $4.00 for each separate bumper (I used the Expedition bumpers). Total was $8.00 per pack. Only needed two to fix the problem.

I figure they are making about $3.50 profit on each bumper. Of course, the bag is nice. :rolleyes:

[TheDonk]

You only need 2 bumpers per car. While you are awaiting their arrival
move your hood stops up to even the hood with the fenders and front.
Grease the stops and the latch, your squeak will likely go away.

[cyclopsram]

I took the ones off my 1998 Crown Vic PI and put them on my new panther... I noted that the 2000 GM LS did not have them... So, my 2006 Vickie is sporting 1998 parts...maybe I should charge Stap for assembly...Oh, just got the news, transportation on the 08 panthers is up to $825 and the LS price was reduced a little... Tire pressure monitors are standard now... I have asked my parts person to see if they can be retroactively installed on older panthers..

[kayzap]

I need four as there is a MM and a CV Sport in the driveway.

The parts from both dealers are $10.95 ea. Probably the shipping.