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*pdiggitydogg* · 05-30-2003, 10:42 PM

Ok, I have this really annoying sound coming from my front left suspension. Its a creaking, squeeking sound that happens when I roll over bumps...or just itty bitty dips in the pavement (even slopes)

I can hear it when I coast through the neighborhood @ less than 10mph...but Im sure it happens all the time (just cant hear it over the road noise, exhaust, radio, etc etc etc).

No, Im not slammed (koni yellows and h&r sports)
Yes, the suspension is pretty new (only months old)
Yes, I re-installed the dust sleeves (and every other part is on there too)

The tokicos did this too...only on the right side (no i didnt swap parts when exchanging suspension, or move parts from the right side to the left)

help...its annoying and embarassing

ebpda9 · 05-30-2003, 10:59 PM

take off the bushings and grease them. if u really want to avoid that throw some water on top of the strut tower

another gheto fix a la stefan

*pdiggitydogg* · 05-30-2003, 11:00 PM

thought of that right after post...

...and tried the water thing

ebpda9 · 05-30-2003, 11:02 PM

didn't it work out ? at least for a few minutes ? do u have poly bushings ?

*pdiggitydogg* · 05-30-2003, 11:05 PM

didnt work at all

the tower bushings? Theyre the ones that koni supplied...I bet theyre poly arent they (I really dont remember)

ebpda9 · 05-30-2003, 11:07 PM

no, not those. where the end of the shock gets into the engine bay did yours come with bushings ? i know mine didn't because i still have the es red ones

*pdiggitydogg* · 05-30-2003, 11:10 PM

part 6?

ebpda9 · 05-30-2003, 11:47 PM

heh yeah wet those. i have mine in red because they were the only ones availble at the time i ordered them.

*pdiggitydogg* · 05-31-2003, 12:41 AM

been there done that

05-31-2003, 12:36 PM

if its like a knocking it might be the strut mount cause mine did that whenever i would go over a bump. I dunno just my mindless posting

*pdiggitydogg* · 06-15-2003, 07:17 PM

ok update on this problem:
took everything apart...everything...down to individual pieces. Put it all back together and bumping it each time to simulate a bump in the road. Siliconed the washers onto the bumpstop and the one on top of the dust shield (who knew...maybe that was it).
Extended the fat rubber washers (part 6 above) to press down more on washer 8 as well. Used mucho Lithium grease on the rubber washers too (part 6 again).

Put it all back together and test drove it...I didnt fix it...I was and still am extremely pissed

If you have ANY suggestions let me know because its driving me nuts

*pdiggitydogg* · 07-07-2003, 09:20 PM

thought:

chassis flex maybe? (probably not...just a shot in the dark)

V8killimports · 07-28-2003, 05:27 AM

Depending on your bushings.. polyurethane bushings always squeak, while polygraphite won't.. that's why I opt for the latter. No noise, same performance, a little less rigid so you don't break your ass when you hit bumps..

*pdiggitydogg* · 07-28-2003, 04:53 PM

not bushings...ive checked all of them...

its getting to the point where i say "f*ck it" and take it in

TeriyakiBroccoli · 07-28-2003, 11:02 PM

the ass?

haha

So is it coming from the left front or rear?

*pdiggitydogg* · 07-29-2003, 05:12 AM

lol yeah the ass works for that i suppose

front left I'm pretty sure

I'll check the left rear tomorrow night though...bolts and all

ebpda9 · 07-29-2003, 04:01 PM

did it start doing that after you put new brake pads in ? i know mine does the same thing and it's the brake pads that are moving around like bieatches. never never get IQ pads.

*pdiggitydogg* · 07-29-2003, 04:54 PM

definately the front...i drove my whole route today w/o radio

you know...it might be the pads...there is a new slight metal rubbing metal sound

It was suggested today that it may be the tie rods or steering linkage...maybe?

edit**pads are sitting on the rotors at rest...bastards. Im making an apointment w/ honda on friday for an alignment and I'll have em check the pads out along with the rods and linkage. I dont care how much it costs at this point...$10000 would be fine as long as the sucker gets fixed

ebpda9 · 07-30-2003, 12:31 AM

just take the pads out man. who needs to stop ? we are all about speed aren't we ?

07-30-2003, 12:34 AM

haha yea

*pdiggitydogg* · 08-01-2003, 05:15 PM

well...no fix...(see my post in OT for the 411)

05-30-2003, 10:42 PM	#1
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	ok...wft... Ok, I have this really annoying sound coming from my front left suspension. Its a creaking, squeeking sound that happens when I roll over bumps...or just itty bitty dips in the pavement (even slopes) I can hear it when I coast through the neighborhood @ less than 10mph...but Im sure it happens all the time (just cant hear it over the road noise, exhaust, radio, etc etc etc). No, Im not slammed (koni yellows and h&r sports) Yes, the suspension is pretty new (only months old) Yes, I re-installed the dust sleeves (and every other part is on there too) The tokicos did this too...only on the right side (no i didnt swap parts when exchanging suspension, or move parts from the right side to the left) help...its annoying and embarassing

05-30-2003, 10:59 PM	#2
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	take off the bushings and grease them. if u really want to avoid that throw some water on top of the strut tower another gheto fix a la stefan __________________

05-30-2003, 11:02 PM	#4
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	didn't it work out ? at least for a few minutes ? do u have poly bushings ? __________________

05-30-2003, 11:07 PM	#6
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	no, not those. where the end of the shock gets into the engine bay did yours come with bushings ? i know mine didn't because i still have the es red ones __________________

05-30-2003, 11:47 PM	#8
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	heh yeah wet those. i have mine in red because they were the only ones availble at the time i ordered them. __________________

05-30-2003, 11:00 PM	#3
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	thought of that right after post... ...and tried the water thing

05-30-2003, 11:05 PM	#5
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	didnt work at all the tower bushings? Theyre the ones that koni supplied...I bet theyre poly arent they (I really dont remember)

05-30-2003, 11:10 PM	#7
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	part 6?

05-31-2003, 12:41 AM	#9
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	been there done that

05-31-2003, 12:36 PM	#10
Shot 2 Hel Posts: n/a	if its like a knocking it might be the strut mount cause mine did that whenever i would go over a bump. I dunno just my mindless posting

06-15-2003, 07:17 PM	#11
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	ok update on this problem: took everything apart...everything...down to individual pieces. Put it all back together and bumping it each time to simulate a bump in the road. Siliconed the washers onto the bumpstop and the one on top of the dust shield (who knew...maybe that was it). Extended the fat rubber washers (part 6 above) to press down more on washer 8 as well. Used mucho Lithium grease on the rubber washers too (part 6 again). Put it all back together and test drove it...I didnt fix it...I was and still am extremely pissed If you have ANY suggestions let me know because its driving me nuts

07-07-2003, 09:20 PM	#12
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	thought: chassis flex maybe? (probably not...just a shot in the dark)

07-28-2003, 05:27 AM	#13
V8killimports Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Beale AFB, CA Posts: 1,377	Depending on your bushings.. polyurethane bushings always squeak, while polygraphite won't.. that's why I opt for the latter. No noise, same performance, a little less rigid so you don't break your ass when you hit bumps..

07-28-2003, 04:53 PM	#14
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	not bushings...ive checked all of them... its getting to the point where i say "f*ck it" and take it in

07-28-2003, 11:02 PM	#15
TeriyakiBroccoli 5th Gear Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orange County, Southern California Age: 39 Posts: 1,490	the ass? haha So is it coming from the left front or rear? __________________ everyone loves the turbizzim.

07-29-2003, 05:12 AM	#16
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	lol yeah the ass works for that i suppose front left I'm pretty sure I'll check the left rear tomorrow night though...bolts and all

07-29-2003, 04:01 PM	#17
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	did it start doing that after you put new brake pads in ? i know mine does the same thing and it's the brake pads that are moving around like bieatches. never never get IQ pads. __________________

07-29-2003, 04:54 PM	#18
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	definately the front...i drove my whole route today w/o radio you know...it might be the pads...there is a new slight metal rubbing metal sound It was suggested today that it may be the tie rods or steering linkage...maybe? edit**pads are sitting on the rotors at rest...bastards. Im making an apointment w/ honda on friday for an alignment and I'll have em check the pads out along with the rods and linkage. I dont care how much it costs at this point...$10000 would be fine as long as the sucker gets fixed

07-30-2003, 12:31 AM	#19
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 45 Posts: 17,266	just take the pads out man. who needs to stop ? we are all about speed aren't we ? __________________

08-01-2003, 05:15 PM	#21
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 42 Posts: 10,579	well...no fix...(see my post in OT for the 411)

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