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Old 10-06-13, 07:22 AM
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Default Chassis Creak

Are there bolts that need to be tightened on the chassis to ensure rigidity of the vehicle? It seems like the car is flexing more than it used to as I am approaching 200K. I thought I saw somewhere that there were some fasteners that needed to be checked for tightness relating to this sort of problem, but darn if I can find any mention.
Old 10-06-13, 01:27 PM
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This is a very important point. I hope somebody around here would give an answer for that.
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front and rear subframe bolts can be checked, not sure what the required torque is supposed to be though
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I can't be much help, my 04 LS hit 197k and she was still as tight as a drum. My new purchased 04 with 62k was sure a bit smoother but not much.
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Mine was popping and creaking. Passenger side A arm to chassis bolt was loose.

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