New strut

[Eliw]

Ok, so I managed to put one new front strut mount/strut/spring on the car. The driver side is still waiting for the removal of the pinch bolt. My question is, what the heck is that blasted noise?!?! On the passenger side i can hear it from inside the car and its embarrasing loud on the outside. I installed a new strut mount and bearing. The strut is tokico and spring is intrax. Im going to replace that pinch bolt with a new one as soon as they arive.

Anybody know what the noise could be? Help!

 

[platoribs]

Describe the noise, without a clue even these guys can't help.

 

[Eliw]

Im not usually good at describing things but here I go. Its like a low pitch squeek. It feels as if it happens when the spring expands as opposed to when the car pushes down on the spring. I could try more, but im going to try to record it.

 

[rlw001]

Did you put rubber insulators on the ends of the springs? If not, its probably the spring moving around in its perch.

 

[Eliw]

I did put the insulators on. The top one might be just a little out of place on the rubber. Could that be it?