I have 26k on my Y and have had a creaking coming from the right rear suspension that has been becoming more noticeable... slow speed going in and out of the garage was getting obnoxious.
I positioned the car where the creak could be produced by loading / unloading the suspension and pulled the wheel. Looking around while jacking to get a creak / squeak started to zero in on its location. I blew out the rotor cover and all of the attachment points, put a second jack on the suspension and moved it around to get a creak then put a wrench on the easy to access suspension nuts that were all good. Then, another go at getting a creak while holding this and that and the source was found from the transmitted vibration!
The control arm was the culprit (1188431-00-a). The nut was very loose... tightened it up and no more creaking
I positioned the car where the creak could be produced by loading / unloading the suspension and pulled the wheel. Looking around while jacking to get a creak / squeak started to zero in on its location. I blew out the rotor cover and all of the attachment points, put a second jack on the suspension and moved it around to get a creak then put a wrench on the easy to access suspension nuts that were all good. Then, another go at getting a creak while holding this and that and the source was found from the transmitted vibration!
The control arm was the culprit (1188431-00-a). The nut was very loose... tightened it up and no more creaking
