 front suspension creaking noise |
 Jun 4, 2012 - 9:44 AM
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I just replaced my struts and springs on the car.
Everything went well, but now a few weeks after driving the car, the front left is making a creaking/popping noise when turning the wheel. Any idea why it would be doing that? Did I align the top strut mount in the wrong position, or could it be cause by the top nut coming loose ? -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Jun 7, 2012 - 5:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
So I took the strut out, and here is what I found.
 So thats obviously the issue. Now the odd thing was that the metal mount was pointing in the correct direction. After thinking about it and further inspection I noticed that the very top portion of the mount (with the studs) was kind of on there crooked due to it not being lined up with the two notches that hold the upper mount inline with the strut rod. So I took everything apart and lined it up again and zipped it down really well with an impact gun. So far the problem appears to be gone, but I have yet to take the car out for a full test drive. And yeah, there was no need for a spring compressor. At least not for the fronts as they were easy enough to push down by hand. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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lagos front suspension creaking noise Jun 4, 2012 - 9:44 AM
jordisonjr Yea there's an arrow on the mount, that I beli... Jun 4, 2012 - 10:15 AM lagos The odd thing is, I labeled mine with tape before ... Jun 4, 2012 - 10:30 AM jordisonjr Hmm thats odd.
I can't remember if mine was ri... Jun 4, 2012 - 1:04 PM xxgetbackupxx This happened to me look for my thread, for me it ... Jun 4, 2012 - 5:41 PM marinos Yes I had the same issue on the left side I had pl... Jun 4, 2012 - 6:07 PM xxgetbackupxx Yea my spring was what was rubbing against itself,... Jun 4, 2012 - 6:44 PM lagos QUOTE (xxgetbackupxx @ Jun 4, 2012 - 7... Jun 4, 2012 - 7:13 PM xxgetbackupxx Acutally I never used sporting compressor. I took ... Jun 4, 2012 - 8:28 PM xxgetbackupxx So I try uploading photo and it dynamic pages in ... Jun 4, 2012 - 8:55 PM lagos QUOTE (xxgetbackupxx @ Jun 4, 2012 - 9... Jun 4, 2012 - 9:51 PM jordisonjr I don't think you need a compressor for loweri... Jun 5, 2012 - 10:23 AM Xander_X also check your ball joints and CV joints. If you... Jun 7, 2012 - 8:38 AM xxgetbackupxx Nice man, glad u fixed it. Still can't post an... Jun 7, 2012 - 7:10 PM lagos QUOTE (xxgetbackupxx @ Jun 7, 2012 - 8... Jun 7, 2012 - 7:24 PM
xxgetbackupxx QUOTE (lagos @ Jun 7, 2012 - 8:24 PM... Jun 7, 2012 - 9:23 PM lagos Oh! I actually noticed that on mine as well bu... Jun 7, 2012 - 9:56 PM lagos Actually here is another pic. You can see everythi... Jun 7, 2012 - 10:02 PM xxgetbackupxx looks like mine, make sure if these are lowering s... Jun 8, 2012 - 7:03 PM trdproven i guess i read on late.
I guarantee, its dealin... Jun 9, 2012 - 9:42 PM jordisonjr I couldn't find the words to describe this lol... Jun 9, 2012 - 11:01 PM lagos So after like 10 days, the creeking noise decides ... Jun 20, 2012 - 1:35 PM trdproven IDK if strut mount has creaking, it more has like ... Jun 20, 2012 - 3:53 PM lagos QUOTE (trdproven @ Jun 20, 2012 - 4... Jun 20, 2012 - 4:15 PM jordisonjr Hmm this is odd.
Sounds like your describing the s... Jun 20, 2012 - 4:24 PM lagos QUOTE (jordisonjr @ Jun 20, 2012 - 5... Jun 20, 2012 - 4:30 PM lagos BTW Amazon has a killer deal on the front KYB stru... Jun 20, 2012 - 4:50 PM lagos I found a really good video on KYB's site that... Jun 20, 2012 - 5:09 PM trdproven I'm pretty sure its how the strut was assemble... Jun 21, 2012 - 3:57 AM lagos QUOTE (trdproven @ Jun 21, 2012 - 4... Jun 21, 2012 - 10:14 AM trdproven how do the grooves on the underside of the mount l... Jun 21, 2012 - 9:26 PM lagos I'm reusing my old mounts. Those notches under... Jun 22, 2012 - 7:45 AM jordisonjr What about the notches on that bottom of the strut... Jun 22, 2012 - 8:36 AM lagos QUOTE (jordisonjr @ Jun 22, 2012 - 9... Jun 22, 2012 - 7:16 PM Followtheornghat I just replaced all of mine with new KYB products.... Jun 22, 2012 - 10:46 PM lagos QUOTE (Followtheornghat @ Jun 22, 2012 ... Jun 23, 2012 - 2:22 PM marinos Are the mounts comes with bearings?
If not IMO you... Jun 24, 2012 - 4:50 AM lagos QUOTE (marinos @ Jun 24, 2012 - 5:50... Jun 24, 2012 - 8:59 PM lagos Looks like I found the problem. Took everything pa... Jun 28, 2012 - 6:05 PM trdproven its either the top mount or bearing of it or the s... Jun 28, 2012 - 8:05 PM lagos QUOTE (trdproven @ Jun 28, 2012 - 9... Jun 28, 2012 - 8:15 PM trdproven yea i saw it, i was mentioning what could have bee... Jun 28, 2012 - 10:08 PM jordisonjr Damn so problem solved?
Howcome it only fell apart... Jun 28, 2012 - 11:09 PM trdproven maybe he reused the old bearing. IDK, old bearing... Jun 29, 2012 - 1:52 AM lagos QUOTE (jordisonjr @ Jun 29, 2012 - 12... Jun 29, 2012 - 8:18 AM |
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