Burning Smell and Popping Noises, What did I do wrong? Options

[djyohimbe]

I just installed Tien S-Techs, Bilsteins, and ST Swaybars. Whenever I turn the wheel I get popping sounds and smell burning rubber in the right wheelwell. From what I've read the popping is from the springs not being perfectly set, but why the burning smell?

This post has been edited by djyohimbe: Dec 30, 2006 - 9:54 PM

[LewFX]

i dont think your sway bars are installed correctly. i hope the sway bar is not upside down and is rubbing against your tire.

This post has been edited by LewFX: Dec 30, 2006 - 10:16 PM

[netrata]

You need to grease the upper suspension support before putting the strut assembly back together. Check the how-to on the forum, it helped because I had the exact same problem and till I recently fixed it.

[LewFX]

grease helped the burning smell?

[netrata]

Nah that popping noise when he turns the steering wheel. The burning smell of rubber might be somekind of rubber hose that is near to the exhaust manifold or somewhere that conducts enough heat to burn the rubber.

[CelicaGT04]

Where exactly did you grease? Pics would greatly be appreciated.
I have reset my spring 3 times and still the popping comes back.
I need to know where to grease the housing at so it does not make
such a ruckuss when turning. Thanks

[djyohimbe]

I smelled the burning after turning the car around in the driveway, so I don't think it's related to grease. I greased between the top portions of the struts, where I saw grease had been previously applied.

[LewFX]

take off your wheels and take pics for us to see.

[CelicaGT04]

take off your wheels and take pics for us to see.

Exactly..

[djyohimbe]

I figured out the issue. At the top of the strut assembly the cap has an arrow that reads "out". If you make sure that faces out and seat the spiring so that it's ends fit in the indentations at the top and bottom rubber housings, it totally fixes the problem. I now have absolutely no noise and it steers perfectly smoothly.

[trdproven]

I've seen strut mounts that don't even have arrows that face out. You can't even tell a difference by looking at it what position it should be in. Even if that does matter, its all trial and error by marking them.