5/10/2023 0 Comments Wheel creaks when turningIts the act of replacing the top hat that could have fixed it for some people because you have to remove the strut collar bolt and reinstall it during the procedure that could have inadvertently fixed the noise. ![]() Lets see if the noise comes back but I'm beginning to think the top hat wasn't the issue all along. I also scrubbed the rotor hub area to remove some of the rust and applied a thin coating of anti-seize there. PatrickPrius, Jun 2, 2022, in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting. If it isn't like that you may get a creaking sound too. The pic below shows how the spring should align with the upper mount. Today I loosened the strut collar bolt and immediately tightened it but this time more than the recommended torque setting (full send) and the noise so far is gone again. I think either you need to regrease the upper strut mount, replace them or the spring isn't seated on the upper mount correctly. There was a lot more clicking sound at the lower torque setting. I found other posts with people with the same noise as me and someone mentioned it was due to the strut collar bolt not being tight enough which sorta makes sense in my case because the first time I installed it used the impact gun and went to town where as the second time with the new bolt I tried to do the right thing and torqued it to spec which is only 50-60ft lbs which isn't much. Motherf!#$ the clicking noise came back louder than before on the side with the new top hat! Two variables is that 1) installed new end link and 2) the removal and installation of the collar bolt. Yesterday I re-installed the endlink without issues but I also removed the strut collar bolt on the knuckle since I ordered a new one figure it was cheap and incase I overtightened the original one to the point of snapping as well. Update - Took about a month for my broken swaybar end link to get delivered so i've been driving around with it disconnected on the side where I swapped the top hat. ![]() Had to drive with one sides end link removed which actually made the car ride pretty smooth lol I screwed up by going trigger happy with the impact gun while tightening the sway bar endlink bolt and snapped it clean off. What Causes Of Noise When Turning Steering Wheel While Stationary The Jounce Bushing Problems A Power Steering Rack that Is In Bad Condition Struts And The. Good thing is the part from tischer was cheap ($13x per side) and you can change it yourself if you have some mechanical knowledge.Īlso adding some grease to the boot where it meets the top hat that Tom at EAS suggest helps everything get lined up as it should without deforming the boot. I suspect that overtime these bearings inside develops play and cause unwanted noises. ![]() After fiddling with the old one it popped back into place and it was dead silent again. It sounded like the bearing popped out of place because just turning it with my hand you can hear audible clicking sounds where as the brand new one i bought was silent. When I inspected the stock top hat after removal you can spin the underside where the spring/boot comes in contact with the top mount and there is a bearing of some sort inside. When i pulled out my driver side MS spring the rubber boot was not torn or deformed at all so that wasn't the source of the clicking noise.
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