Squishing sound from front suspension Options

[TheChildOfTheSea]

Hi, I'm getting this annoying squeaky sound coming from the front suspension...I didn't drive my car for 2 weeks and when I took it back, it just started doing that...

Anyone could enlighten me on this? and what should I do?

thanks!

This post has been edited by TheChildOfTheSea: Jun 17, 2011 - 3:15 PM

[delusionz]

Depends how long it's been bad for, aslong as the handling hasn't majorly changed it should be ok to continue commuting while you've made arrangements with a mechanic.

i managed to drive from 130,000kms to about 155,000kms with a noisy F/R wheelbearing before it developed play and when we replaced it the noise went away, was able to finally associate that noise with a front wheel bearing and get rid of it. The worn out parts were on the right side at that stage but the noise came in while cornering left around a sweeping corner but you need the engine silent (ie neutral, low revs or high gear) to hear it hence when you mention 10-15mph i knew straight away what you meant since you cant hear squat over the 3sgte rumbling away.

now the thing with the superstrut balljoints, oh yeah a busted wheel bearing will give you massive toe in/out play but busted superstrut balljoints will give you massive caster play, this one is worse especially if you've developed a noise what happens is, once that ball joint has worn enough to give you caster play (back and forth play) the whole strut assembly will tug away at the suspension top hat until if you let it get as bad as I did (was at around 170,000kms) basically everything the wheel, brakes, suspension will be dangling on the road, leading to further damage to other arms and knuckles, etc...

once that front suspension death noise came about i ceased driving immediately and for the price of 2 new struts and tophats i got a BC coilover kit which includes camber adjustable tophats and bought some new superstrut arms

the same deal has happened twice for me, right side went first (along with the wheel bearing) and as it did the superstrut wearing out also broke my tophats, and then the 2nd time it happened on the left side and took the (new) tophats with it.. so now i have new superstrut arms with coilovers and new tophats, ready for another 100,000kms of beating

This post has been edited by delusionz: Jun 17, 2011 - 6:37 PM