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popping and banging right front strut


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Hello,

 

this morning I got no warning when my right front started making very loud popping and banging on the freeway. When i got the to train station and parked this morning I got out and pushed down on the car and I can get the noise to happen, it is coming from where the shock would be in the strut tower. i had to get to work and couldn't look at it more. Could it be a loose nut on top of the shock? I replaced the shocks about 8 months ago.

 

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If the nut came off the top of the strut and the rod was just left to slam up and down I could see that. Last time I heard that sound it was a swaybar endlink, might want to check there before you bother to unbolt the caps.

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it happens on the up and down only, the steering is still tight feels good, It just came out of no where today. I am leaving in about 10 mins to go back to the station and see what I can see. I have never touched the spring and the swap bar end links looked fine when i replaced the hubs 6 weeks ago. California car, no real rust

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Yup, that's how mine sounded, up and down but the car steered alright. My money's on the endlink, could still be a strut related issue. You should root for the endlink too, it's way cheaper, lol

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Ive seen the nut that holds the strut down come loose, I rented the special tool and tightened everything back up and i was good, i could push the car up and down and get it to rattle

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Ive seen the nut that holds the strut down come loose, I rented the special tool and tightened everything back up and i was good, i could push the car up and down and get it to rattle

 

Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. My strut got damaged from it bouncing around, but it was replaced for free anyways. I don't have a picture of it, but I made the tool myself with a 2 1/4" nut welded to a length of pipe, and 4 1/4"-20 bolts welded to the other end to line up with the holes in the nut.

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I have the right tools but i didnt at the train station. I rented a 24mm and a braker bar and got a 1/4 turn on it made it home fine. Today it was back. I am putting my impact wrench on the mofo tomorrow. My 64 olds was getting worked on today.

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I tighten the nut on the top of the strut just under the cover plate. The paint on the bottom of the cover w scratched. It started doing it again today. So i may take the whole thing apart and try all over.

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I'll bet those big rubber upper strut mounts are shot! I got a sound out of mine, but can't remember what it was, anyway they made noise and were wearing the front tires funny so they got replaced a couple years ago. See if those seem sloppy and weak.

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Took it apart tonight. The bottom nut that requires the weird socket with the 4 pins was completely loose. I retightned it. The noise is gone for now.

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There's supposed to be oil in there, a measured amount just dumped in where the strut lives. I don't remember what the measured amount is and it doesn't seem to be specified what kind of oil so on my car i pour hydraulic jack oil in until it seems close to the top.

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Yeah mine has a lot still. I never messed with it. I looked at it, said no way that came from my dead shocks, threw the new ones in.

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