[Hal H]

Some of us have creak that may be:

*parking brake cable rubbing against fuel tank (Seamaster had this)

*rear IRS cradle bushings can be a culprit

(I notice a slight creak [left rear] that happens taking off gently in 1st gear). I still need to inspect to see if the parking brake cable is rubbing...dealer didn't notice anything when I asked about this ~ 2 years ago.

 

[Hal H]

Ujoint's will sqeak when they start to go bad.

The LX / LC cars don't have u-joints - they utilize flex-discs (front and back) which are a fiber-reinforced rubber coupler with metal reinforced holes where the bolts pass through.

Mercedes has been using this design since the late 50s and since our cars are derived from the E-class, it has the same design.