Do the top bolts on rear shocks back off?
#1
Do the top bolts on rear shocks back off?
A friend installed rear shocks about six months ago. Something is squeaking in the rear & driving me batsh&^. I brought it into my (good)mechanic and he went over the entire bottom, everything was fine & he greased the bushings w/ wd40. He didn't pull the rear wheel. I was ruling out brakes b/c I hear the sound w/ my foot on the brake. What is weird is the noise is worse when I first start driving, then it gets more quiet.
#2
if you think its the rear struts, manually push up and down hard on your trunk lid so the whole backside bounces. if you hear the noise, its probably to do with the struts
check the backing plate for the rear brakes, if the backing plate is barely touching the rotor, it could make a noise when youre going slow but then get quiet from speed when you go fast
check the backing plate for the rear brakes, if the backing plate is barely touching the rotor, it could make a noise when youre going slow but then get quiet from speed when you go fast
#4
doubt it would to be do with tightening, would be more of a clunk then. and you would have to be pretty out of it to leave strut bolts loose
creaking, squeaking, or groaning if you bounce the rear could be the strut mount is bad
creaking, squeaking, or groaning if you bounce the rear could be the strut mount is bad
#6
gotta take the strut out again, use the spring compressor, etc, if youre not comfortable around a spring compressor might be best to get your mechanic to do it
might be worth asking him to listen to the noise and see what he thinks, hard to say without hearing the noise but my best guess is strut mounts
might be worth asking him to listen to the noise and see what he thinks, hard to say without hearing the noise but my best guess is strut mounts
#11
If it was not 3 degrees & snowing out I would consider taking a ride to you, I am in NYC. Any ideas, brake pads and struts are new. If I bounce the car I hear it squeeking & it sounds like metal grinding/whining at slow speeds.
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