Suspension Creaking since lowering
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02-02-2005, 06:26 AM
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My fix was short lived.It's cold again and my creaking and popping noises are back with a vengeance 
When the weather gets a little warmer I will put this thing up on Jack stands and crawl under it and I won't come out till I find out what the **** is going on back there.This is really tiring.
When the weather gets a little warmer I will put this thing up on Jack stands and crawl under it and I won't come out till I find out what the **** is going on back there.This is really tiring.
Originally Posted by holdenontoit
well halleluja!!!! I greased my rear h-sport sway bar bushings today and the creaking and popping VANISHED!
thanks all for the very cool observations and suggestions.I thought I was going to go right out of my mind!Unfortunately on the way home from the dealer I noticed a new crack in windscreen #6.For those who remember, this was the FIRST of the "new" windscreens to arrive in the USA to incorporate an increase in temper,and to be fair, I've received some really dramatic rock strikes in the 10 months this was in the car,but I don't think I'll deal with this until well into the spring.Baby steps...........I also had a new belt installed at MOP and since having had a 15% pulley installed, I specified a John Cooper Works belt, slightly smaller than stock ,part # 1 11-28-0-300-802 jcw ribbed Belt. Jock
thanks all for the very cool observations and suggestions.I thought I was going to go right out of my mind!Unfortunately on the way home from the dealer I noticed a new crack in windscreen #6.For those who remember, this was the FIRST of the "new" windscreens to arrive in the USA to incorporate an increase in temper,and to be fair, I've received some really dramatic rock strikes in the 10 months this was in the car,but I don't think I'll deal with this until well into the spring.Baby steps...........I also had a new belt installed at MOP and since having had a 15% pulley installed, I specified a John Cooper Works belt, slightly smaller than stock ,part # 1 11-28-0-300-802 jcw ribbed Belt. Jock
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02-02-2005, 08:21 AM
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Re: grease type :not sure, since it was done at the dealer.I don't have as much of a creak as a *pop*.Sounds like metal on metal,doesn't happen on all bumps,but definately is road surface related.I can go over 10 bumps with nothing and then a small one and it will happen.Aghhhhhhhhh!Worse when cold, gets better with warm up.It's driving me quite batty 
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02-02-2005, 08:51 AM
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