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 crazycolin
Newbie  Location: Camberley Registered: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 44 Status: Offline |
Post #1
I have just fitted bilstein replacement struts and eibach springs all round due to the OSF spring shearing.Car now handles like new  , but, I now get a creaking sound from the NSF when under hard compression such as a bloody speed bump.I have checked everything over and nothing appears to be loose, anyone got any ideas as to what the cause could be please? |
 Posted 12th Dec 2010 at 02:34
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idnan
Regular  Location: Birmingham Registered: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 294 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Did you change the top mounts when you changed the struts and springs? |
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Posted 14th Dec 2010 at 17:03
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paul_13
Senior User  Location: Reading Registered: 10 Dec 2008 Posts: 693 Status: Offline |
Post #3
How's your drop links and ARB bushes? Check the bushe mounts are toight. ________________________________________ 205 GTI6- Rebuilt engine, lightened flywheel, lightened pulley, 307 hdi brakes, Koni struts on gravel spec springs, 22mm TB's, 24mm ARB, Roll cage, Citreon ZX rear dampers, SL434's, Xsara box, Quickrack, Pipercross enclosed induction kit.Private work, not a prob |
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Posted 14th Dec 2010 at 17:55
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crazycolin
Newbie Location: Camberley Registered: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 44 Status: Offline |
Post #4
paul_xiii wrote: How's your drop links and ARB bushes? Check the bushe mounts are toight. I jackd up the nearside and gave the wheel a good tug horizontally and verticaly and there was no movement. I'll have to wait until the weekend though to take off the wheel and have a good look around. Car has done 75k and is lowered, so I was thinking that maybe some of the bushes are possibly knackered... |
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Posted 14th Dec 2010 at 23:51
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crazycolin
Newbie Location: Camberley Registered: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 44 Status: Offline |
Post #5
idnan wrote: Did you change the top mounts when you changed the struts and springs? Nope, begining to think that it would have been a good idea whilst I had it all apart though :-( |
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Posted 14th Dec 2010 at 23:53
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james_geldart
Senior User  Location: Yorkshire Registered: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 943 Status: Offline |
Post #6
try loosening and then retightening the big front wishbone bolt (the one that runs through the front bush) with the car on the ground (rather than in the air), i had this myself after a suspension rebuild and that fixed it... it think it was philipm who advised me to do so...________________________________________ Recommends:'mechanical_repairs' - Leicester 'miles' for suspension & Grp N/A goods Baker BM Mounts |
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Posted 2nd Jan 2011 at 23:28
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crazycolin
Newbie Location: Camberley Registered: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 44 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Thanks, i'll give that a go :-) and let you know. |
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Posted 3rd Jan 2011 at 02:14
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