squeaky suspension

[keastygtir]

I changed my lower arm at the weekend and now I am getting sqeaking from the suspension. It happens even when you are at parking speed and if you bounce the car up and down when stationery.

At first I thought the spring might have moved in the cup but i have had a look and that seems ok.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[keastygtir]

update, looks like one of the holes for the wishbone mount that goes through the floor has stripped a thread!

 

[red reading]

Don't drive the car, try getting a longer bolt to purchase on the thread's that may be left if yours are short,or you will have to Buy a helicoil/wurth insert kit. you face crashing the car if you drive it as some one (pobody i think) has done before..M12x1.25 is the size i think

 

[keastygtir]

I put a longer bolt in tonight and it tightens first and then goes slacker. I forgot to measure the bolt length while I was there

 

[red reading]

You have deff pulled the thread's out then.

 

[pulsarboby]

not necessarily as the captive nut may be spinning which would be a right booger

 

[keastygtir]

Well it seemed to tighten a fair bit to the point its probably a couple of turns from being proper tight. Hopefully this means the captive nut is ok? I take it is a nightmare if the captive nut is fooked?

 

[pulsarboby]

yes not a nice job, but if its almost tightening up then hopefully dannys right in which case you can do as he said!