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RE: Creaking front end - castone - 05-25-2013
A small propane torch back and forth on each end of the nut/bolt with out burning anything like bushings.
RE: Creaking front end - Lucster1000 - 05-26-2013
After a lot of heating and use of an impact gun I have everything swapped out except the passenger rear spring. I couldn't the the LCA undone and I feared I may wreck it so I kept it in and will get a spring compressor to get the old spring out and new one in. Talk about rust on the rear end though!
RE: Creaking front end - drunkinmonkey - 05-27-2013
Good luck getting a spring compressor on there. I tried every thing when mine was seized. Ended up taking to a shop and they got the bolts off for me
RE: Creaking front end - castone - 05-27-2013
I got an internal spring compressor from princessauto for around $40 and works great for removing rear springs with out undoing any bolts.
http://www.princessauto.com/pal/en/Steering-And-Suspension/Coil-Spring-Compressor/8309254.p
RE: Creaking front end - Lucster1000 - 05-27-2013
(05-27-2013, 07:47 AM)castone Wrote: I got an internal spring compressor from princessauto for around $40 and works great for removing rear springs with out undoing any bolts.
http://www.princessauto.com/pal/en/Steering-And-Suspension/Coil-Spring-Compressor/8309254.p
I might give that a try. I tried two spring compressors from loan-a-tool from canadian tire and they were both too big to fit.
RE: Creaking front end - castone - 05-27-2013
I added a spacer inside the spring compressor to eat up the gap and make it easier.
![[Image: internal_compressor.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/evvvs/MS%2065%20Coupe/internal_compressor.jpg)
RE: Creaking front end - Lucster1000 - 05-31-2013
On my way back to Barrie from Ottawa my driver side front started to creak again. It only makes noise when I am at very slow speed pulling up to a driveway or stop light and when I am parked getting in and out of the car. I went outside this morning to check it and it wasn't making a noise. I have replaced my struts, end links and tie rods in the front and when I put my struts in last weekend it all looked good. I am thinking it might be the LCA? I am sure my car is safe to drive but the creaking noise is just so annoying!
RE: Creaking front end - castone - 06-01-2013
Strut bearing?
RE: Creaking front end - torradan - 06-02-2013
Mine does just about the same thing, and add in making a sort of clunk when going from forward to reverse, and reverse to forward. Can't track it down. Been happening since I put the Pro-kit on, and in that time I've barely driven the car since I've been away working. I can't even find any metal-on-metal rubbing anywhere.
Replaced top hats, strut bearings (twice), end links and checked everything a bunch of times. Next thing is to jack it up and try to get play out of the ball joints using a big crowbar as a fulcrum between the driveway and the bottom of the tire.
Guessing it's going to be a bad LCA or front sway bushings.