metal grinding sound when cold
03-09-2020, 04:54 PM
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metal grinding sound when cold
Hello everyone,
Its seems that the last few weeks when its below 50 degrees F outside my front suspension creeks and when I turn the wheel it makes a metal on metal grinding noise. I have replaced the front struts with Bilsteins and the stabilizer links last fall and thought i might have did something wrong but i have double checked and made sure everything is torqued down properly. When its above 55 degrees F everything is quiet as can be. Could it be my cv axles going or possibly tie-rod ends??
Its seems that the last few weeks when its below 50 degrees F outside my front suspension creeks and when I turn the wheel it makes a metal on metal grinding noise. I have replaced the front struts with Bilsteins and the stabilizer links last fall and thought i might have did something wrong but i have double checked and made sure everything is torqued down properly. When its above 55 degrees F everything is quiet as can be. Could it be my cv axles going or possibly tie-rod ends??
03-12-2020, 03:23 PM
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When you did struts, did you also replace the strut mounts?
03-15-2020, 12:27 PM
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Sorry i didn't respond sooner. I gave up after a few days checking on the forum. No i didn't seeing as they were only 6yrs old and not dry rotted or anything. looking at i closer with someone in the car it seems it might be the sway bar links I have already replaced
03-17-2020, 03:49 PM
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So the strut mounts are a sort of horizontal bearing. The top end is stationary under the body while the bottom half twists with the strut tower when you turn the wheel left/right. I understand not replacing them if they didn't look faulty, as they're around $150 each, but if you had the noise BEFORE the struts and sway bar links were replaced and you STILL HAVE the same noise... I would think about the strut mounts now.
At this point, you should try to rule out every other suspension component you can, because if it turns out it's a strut mount, you have to disassemble the whole strut tower to replace it. And you should do both.
Good luck.
At this point, you should try to rule out every other suspension component you can, because if it turns out it's a strut mount, you have to disassemble the whole strut tower to replace it. And you should do both.
Good luck.
