I had a similar problem, the lever would squeek every time you would push it, drove me nuts, I sprayed some WD-40 right at the piviot point and that seemed to shut it up and make it smoother.
98 Corolla LE 1.8L DOHC 1ZZFE
TEIN H.Tech Springs
Tokico HP series Struts
Short ram air intake
Tsudo Axel Back Exhaust
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