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squeking rattle after springs put in

Postby phatman3801 » Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:44 am

hey had sum jamex springs put in and bout after a week a like squeky ratlle has started, it mite not be ne thing to do wif the springs at all but jst woundering if ne 1 nos wot this mite b?
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Postby strap-on » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:39 am

whats ur ride dude?
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Postby phatman3801 » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:16 pm

its a 1997 levin bz-g ae111
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Postby levin_it_large » Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:18 pm

has it got superstrut?
could be ur shocks
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Postby aesc » Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:31 pm

Most likely to be the rubber seats that the springs sit between at the top and bottom of the strut.

Otherwise it could be the SS ball joint, but im sure you wouldve noticed this sound before your new springs went in if that was the case
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Postby [V8ROLA] » Tue Jul 06, 2004 7:15 pm

as stupid as it sounds, check for stones in the spring carrier they can get jambed in between the spring and cup and they make an awfull squeek :S
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Postby elliot7 » Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:06 pm

Don't laugh,,, I have seen a car in workshop, squeaking after lowering, and it was the dust cover inside the front spring, rubbing/squeaking on the strut body, sounds unlikely, but I seen it with my own eyes!!
have a check of your ones,,,,
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Postby Ae92typeX » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:22 pm

Could possibly be any of the surrounding bushes also- had that on my old levin
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