My jeeps developed a squeak from the front end that I've been trying to locate. Today while crawling around underneath it, I notice the rear part of the front lower control arm mount has been bent by most likely a rock and now it's pinching the bushing. Could this be the culprit

 

I'd say possibly. grab some pliers and bend it back?

 

I think it's going to take more than that. I think I'll have to drop the arm and then bend it back

 

Maybe some large channel locks or a monkey wrench. Go for a drive and if that doesn't do it check out your sway bar links

 

I greatly doubt that's the source of your squeak. Most of the time the squeaks are caused by a metal on metal connection. Not metal on soft clevite.

 

If your referring to my post regarding the sway bar links I gotta disagree with you there bro. When those bushings on the links get worn it becomes metal on metal. This is a pic of my rear links. I had a metal on metal squeak from the rear as well. I replaced the links and guess what? No more squeaks. Op just inspect your links to be safe

 

If your not referring to my post my bad

 

Couple of shots of WD 40 and drive for 5 or 10 minutes see if it goes away?

 

I hadnt read your post before bro, but I do agree with you. Yours is a worn bushing that allows the steel insert to rub on the mount. His is just clevite, and only clevite, rubbing on the bent bracket. The bushing is not worn out, its just being squeezed slightly around the edge. This would not cause a squeak so I was trying to save him the time and effort spent trying to straighten out the bracket.

 

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