i have a few noises in the front end and i'm wondering if they're just the springs settling or if the install wasn't right. Me and my friend did it ourselves.

the first noise is a "tink-tink-tink" sound; it's a very faint noise when i turn the steering wheel and can only be heard while the car is stationary. it may happen while the car is moving but i can't hear it. and rarely there's a "clank" sound that happens only when i fully turn the wheel.

any thoughts?

 

Did you position the upper strut perch with the word OUT facing out and in line with the lower strut mount?

Did you put the strut bearing in correctly?

Did you seat the springs evenly into the upper rubber seat?

Did you resuse the spring isolation sleves?

 

could be strut bushings problem >> http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=298085

even though it's on a 4th gen, it should be similar to 5th gen.

 

Gauranteed that your strut mounts are not sitting properly.

 

actually i did forget to put the spring sleeves on and i noticed one of the springs isn't totally snug on the perch. is any damage going to occur or do i have a little leeway before i should take action.

 

Your not going to do any damage. Just get it fixed when you get a free afternoon.