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Old 04-18-12, 03:15 PM
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So I hit a pothole recently while driving in SF.

Didn't notice any noise until I got home, every time I make a left turn, there would be a small squeak sound, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet. Took the wheel off and checked if anything was loose. Tighten everything to spec, but that didn't fix it. Sprayed the suspension part with water, went away for an hour and came back.

So I'm wondering what could it be, I have Coils and After market cambers kits. I here people saying that the parts need grease, other say its the wheel bearing going bad.

Any advice?
Old 04-18-12, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by new.era.13
So I hit a pothole recently while driving in SF.

Didn't notice any noise until I got home, every time I make a left turn, there would be a small squeak sound, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet. Took the wheel off and checked if anything was loose. Tighten everything to spec, but that didn't fix it. Sprayed the suspension part with water, went away for an hour and came back.

So I'm wondering what could it be, I have Coils and After market cambers kits. I here people saying that the parts need grease, other say its the wheel bearing going bad.

Any advice?
sounds to me like you are rubbing on the plastic when you are turning left.
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Originally Posted by Fuzzie
sounds to me like you are rubbing on the plastic when you are turning left.
plastic is good, already checked, sounds more like metal rubbing. but the dust shield isn't bent.
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what did it ever end up being?
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check your axle. my friend had a similar issue on a different car and his axle broke and wasn't able to drive the car anymore
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Axle is fine, I believe it's either the hub or struts. But I'm not 100% sure
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I would check the shock absorber. It could have either bottomed out or bent the rod. The squeak may be a leaky shock.
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