Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:28:19 GMT From: nospamnopsamam.edu (sc) Subject: Re: God-awful Creaking!
Sounds plausible, but I might add that another possibility are your motor mounts. Inspect these closely, and specifically the plates welded to the body to which the mounts attach. (one is near the dip stick). I had one break, and it made the sort of creaking you mention on dead starts. On 21 Sep 1998 23:50:59 PDT, gregory trimper <trimpernopsamentric.net> wrote: > > >Darrell Reamer wrote: > >> ...God-awful creaking from the area around the front right shock tower. The >> noise occurs when first accelerating or first braking, as though the >> to-and-fro forces effect it. The seller believes it to be a strut problem >> but, personally, I believe it may be a bit more serious than that > >Upper or lower control-arm bushings. Big noise from such a little rubber and >metal part. They're cheap, but require lots of labor to replace. > >To verify, open hood, identify the upper control arm and bushings. Press down >on fender. If not, then check lower control arm - with vehicle on lift or >driven up on ramps, from the ground looking up, identify lower control arm. >Have another person push up and press down on fender, you should hear/see the >source of the squeaking between the two. > >gregory trimper
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