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Old Apr 15, 2001 | 06:44 PM
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Well, it's been about a month since I put my H&Rs in.
Now the springs are making noise (I think that it's shifting on the rubber seat at the top of the struts) when I turn the wheel at low speeds like in a parking lot.

Does anyone else have this problem? What's the fix?
It's pretty damn annoying at times....
Old Apr 15, 2001 | 09:44 PM
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Strut Bearings?

Originally posted by Mad Jap
Well, it's been about a month since I put my H&Rs in.
Now the springs are making noise (I think that it's shifting on the rubber seat at the top of the struts) when I turn the wheel at low speeds like in a parking lot.

Does anyone else have this problem? What's the fix?
It's pretty damn annoying at times....
Perhaps the strut bearings are going out. You could check by having a friend turn the wheel back and forth and listen at the top of the strut mount a see if that is where it is coming from.
Old Apr 16, 2001 | 03:53 AM
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Re: Strut Bearings?

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Perhaps the strut bearings are going out. You could check by having a friend turn the wheel back and forth and listen at the top of the strut mount a see if that is where it is coming from.
I forgot to mention that I replaced the strut mounts and the strut bearings at the same time.

I can actually see the spring moving across the rubber seat and making noise.
Perhaps some lubricant would do?
Old Apr 16, 2001 | 08:48 AM
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Re: Re: Strut Bearings?

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I can actually see the spring moving across the rubber seat and making noise.
Perhaps some lubricant would do?
It would seem to me that doing so would make it worse. That is a puzzling situation. Can,t think of a check/fix for that. Only thing coming to mind is whether or not the spring is seated in the rubber groove in the upper mount or if it is off a bit. The rubber mount should have an indentation where the spring starts.
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