Shadowed this forum for a while looking for fellow enthusiasts for these great automobiles, finally became a member after a while but haven't posted anything yet

likes: getting up on even a cold winter morning and having my 132,000 mile cutlass start within 1/4 second of a turn of the key; it's beautiful stock everything that works perfectly; how I baby it.

dislikes: The HORRIFIC creaking sound coming from under the left rear side of my car; which can be compared to wedging two nailed-together boards apart with a crowbar.

What's causing this? I have some pictures of where I think the problem rests, it seems like this little rubber do-hickey kind of...rotted away...and now this fiberglass looking bar is resting directly on the metal. The possible culprit?

Rubber *thumbs up*

No rubber *thumbs down*

If this is the reason that my car is creaking, what will it cost to fix and can I do it myself? My knowlege goes as far as changing my fluids and changing the brakes

Thanks for reading

Not sure what its supposed to look like under there, but had a similar creaking sound in my suspension a while ago. Likely not as loud as the one you're describing. I lubricated all the rubber bushings in the rear end and the problem dissapeared. Have you tried lubricating with some oil to see if the problem ceases?

The missing rubber peice could also be an issue...