Creaking Front Suspension (Coilovers)

[ChristophStone]

Hi all, the front suspension on my car is starting to worry me. It has bilstein legs with a two and a wuarter coilover conversion (Whatever that means) and roller top mounts (Aginat, no idea what these are).

 

When I got it it used to creak occasionally when going over speed bumps or when putting on or taking off a heavy load on the suspension. I always thoguht this was just normal for heavily uprated suspension and it wasn't that bad.

 

It's been gradualy geting worse though, to the point where now almost any load on the front makes a really loud (can hear it easily outside the car, I get some funny looks) creaking and grinding noise, on speedbumps, slight changes in the road surface, even when loading one front wheel up going round a corner.

 

Do you think it just needs grease? I have no idea how or where to grease the front legs or anything. It also had an advisory on the last MOT for the n/s/f wheel bearing, but I don't think that has anything to do with it as it is very noisy even when it's parked, and I get out and push down on the front - and soemtimes it doesn't rise all the way back up again, it seems to stick and then i can grab the wheel arch and pull it up another half inch or so ( with more creaking/grinding).

 

It still drives fine, corners the same, isn't afecting the handling of the car in normal day to day driving, but I don't want it to lead to a more serious problem.

 

Any help welcome! I'm still a novice at all this!

 

Cheers

 

Chris

[escort21]

Its the springs rubbing on the threaded tube on the strut, grease the spring and thread and it stops, funnily enough I did this last week

[ChristophStone]

Any particular grease to use? It's really fooking noisy so if it's a simple fix then result!

 

edit: I've never even had the front wheels off of this car. Do i just grease the spring and then around the thread? Never done it before so I just want to check before I go out.

[Burns]

yes mate, you'll see where the spring sits pretty tight to the strut, it's a case of lubing this length to stop it making a noise when rubbing

 

can't help on the grease though, sorry dude

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i completely blather mine in motorcycle spray on chain grease and its quiet as a mouse.

[ChristophStone]

I went a got some spray grease from the motorshop, worked wonders! I'm no longer embarrased driving over speedbumps with everyone looking round to see what the noise is!

 

Cheers

 

Chris

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