ah man freakin suspension noise..
#1
ah man freakin suspension noise..
ok so now i've got this noise coming from my front right wheel... when I turn the wheel to the right it pops and makes a creaking sound (sounds like maybe spring seated improperly?) and then when I turn the wheel back to the left when it crosses a certain point it pops again.. a bit louder than before.. there's also a little noise coming from the front right when i hit small bumps sometimes... it doesnt sound like cv joint, my noise sounds different than cv joint..and i took a look at the cv boot and it looks fine
so ive come up with these possible problems...
-improperly seated spring..
-bad strut bearing
-something is loose.. not sure what.
background: tein-s tech springs, stock struts (not blown-yet), just had alignment done
any ideas? thanks in advance
so ive come up with these possible problems...
-improperly seated spring..
-bad strut bearing
-something is loose.. not sure what.
background: tein-s tech springs, stock struts (not blown-yet), just had alignment done
any ideas? thanks in advance
#6
join the club. I have the same problem occationally. I think it is the upper strut mount. The D shaped hole that the top of the piston fits into is loose on my car. I inspected all the parts and thats the only one with play. The creaks go away if you wrap the springs.
#7
Maxima99SEbose, I'm getting the same noise from my right side as well. Took my car to an alignment shop today and was told that it was probably from the strut mount bearing. Can anyone tell me how to determine if the bearing if worn out? I did a visual inspection before I installed it back and that little plastic ring looked in good condition. Just wanted to make sure it's that component since that stupid little piece of plastic goes for $35 a pop.
#9
With the car parked, just turn the steering wheel all the way to each side. If you hear the popping sound it's the bearing, the bearing winds up instead of turning and that causes the pop. You can't really do a visual inspection without taking the whole strut/spring out.
#10
Just be sure to check the bearing and the mounts are seated properly. I've had worn bushings and not had noise but when the mounts weren't sitting right, I had noise out the ****.
#13
Originally Posted by Big D
With the car parked, just turn the steering wheel all the way to each side. If you hear the popping sound it's the bearing, the bearing winds up instead of turning and that causes the pop. You can't really do a visual inspection without taking the whole strut/spring out.
#16
yea check and make sure you put the rubber sleeves that were one the bottom of the stock springs aroudn the bottom of the new springs. also make sure you tignted everything dow to specs,a dn make sure your lugs are tight on both sides.
#18
Originally Posted by ManualMaxima
yea check and make sure you put the rubber sleeves that were one the bottom of the stock springs aroudn the bottom of the new springs. also make sure you tignted everything dow to specs,a dn make sure your lugs are tight on both sides.
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