Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:55:21 -0800 From: TimeRangernopsam.com Subject: Re: Front Suspension Noise in Icy Conditions
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999 21:52:39 -0500, Michael <archangelnopsam.com> wrote: >Dear Folks, > >Last winter, I had this horrible crunching noise whenever I'd drive over a bump >(at any speed) when the car would be sitting outside in below zero Celsius (<32 >F) for at least a few hours. It's a bit like the sound of snow crunching on an >icy cold winter day, except it has the weight of the car coming down on it. It's >as though there were packed ice somewhere in the front suspension assembly. It >is usually okay after about a half hour or so of driving, depending on how >intensely cold it is outside. Now that we've had a few very bitter cold days >lately once again this problem has returned. > >The service department manager at my dealer tried lubricating the bushings but >it made no difference. I was hoping that I might count on your collective >experience and expertise to provide him with some suggestions of things to look >at. He wants to keep my car outdoors overnight and drive it himself to hear it. >Any ideas would be welcomed and appreciated. > > >Thanks in advance, >Michael Michael, although it has been many years <GRIN> since I have driven in temps like these, along with the snow and other stuff, it sounds like cold shocks to me. With the vehicle cold, with you in the driver's seat, have someone push down on the front end a few times to see if the noise can be duplicated. The tricky part......you or your assistant should crawl underneath to try and isolate the sound. My bet is the shocks because they are about the last thing to warm up if running on good roads. -- When a person delegates their responsibilities to another, that person loses the right to complain about the misuse of those responsibilities. -R. Shereda 1999
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