hitman4

I am hearing these snaping sounds as my car is in motion. Whenever i go over a bump or turn my wheels. It's hard to explain what kind of sound. It's like when you would tighten a bolt and at the very end when it is getting tighter you hear those snaps when it is very tight. Well kinda like knocking sound. I cant post attachments so i cant put up a audio file. But if anyone had this or have any knowledge of what it is please let me know.
Thanks

SkiDaddy

Check your strut bearings. Mine are bad and make a creaking/popping sort of sound.

95jr6708

got the same problem, comming front front passenger.

hitman4

My Struts are brand new. Rear used to do the same, but stopped. Now when i go over a bump, they make a screeching sound. The front is what realy bothering me, its realy loud. When im standing in one spot and turning my wheel, it makes the same sound.

Wheelie King

iTrader: (19)

The noise happens when you are standing still? Is it a crunching sound? There us another recent thread that discusses a crunching sound. There is a good discussion on it. I had a crunching sound from my left axle while turning right. It was my axle. My hub retaining nut was a little too loose.

ewuzh

iTrader: (20)

Could be your strut mount insulators.

Mine make the same creaking noise, but I still haven't got around to replacing them. Gotta unbolt the entire suspension in order to swap em out.

If you're lowered, did you wrap the springs with wire/insulation? If you didn't, it could be spring noise.

hitman4

sorry, my car is lowered with: new OEM struts and Weapon R coilovers. I just recently raised it all the way and the noise is only from one side and allot less of it. Wire? Insulation? I never heard of that.

ewuzh

iTrader: (20)

Here you go. It's in the stickies, as is everything else anyone would ever want to know about the 4th gen maxima.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....threadid=72678