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Suspension creak/click/ metallic sound
Posted by Jeff S. (more from Jeff S.) on Thu, 10 Mar 2005 06:24:19
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What are typical noises associated with ugraded strut mount failures. I replaced the old design and the noises I am currently getting are different than when the old design failed.
A little background. I drove my '95 900 in a very rough TSD rally (think a frozen version of Rally Acropolis) over frozen/ very potholed gravel roads and it threw my suspension over the edge.
I replaced the control arm on one side (the ball joint was loose), and replaced the radius arm bushings (the rubber had seperated from the metal sleeve that is pressed into the arm.
After these repairs the car still makes a metallic click or popping sound over some road irregularities, although less often than before the repairs. I replaced my original sturt mounts with upgraded mounts 4-5 years ago. This seems to be the most likely cause of the noise, unless the firewall bulkhead has popped a couple of spot welds and is contacting another part of the unibody.
Sugresstions?
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