Hi there, I am having problems with my girlfriends 1996 ford fiesta. There is a very loud squeaking/grinding noise coming from the front drivers side, the noice sounds like a suspension problem. However the suspension arms have been changed and the coils have been checked but the mechanic is stumped. Has anybody out there had a similiar prooblem and found the answer?
Thanks
dave
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Bearings?
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its not a problem that occurs just when rolling more so when you bounce the front end or go over a bump.
dave
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Is it more squeaking or more grinding?
I can't really imagine what a grinding squeaking noise is! To me they are totally different!
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My apologies, a better description would be a creaking noice the type of noice you would get when a spring was needing oiled. When you push down on the drivers side of the bonnet it creaks and when you get in and out of the car it creaks. ???
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Could be shocks/springs or the rubber 'doughnuts' used at the top of the strut. I forget the 'real' name. Top strut bushes or something.
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cheers i will have a look at that possibility.
Dave
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It's not just the handbrake needing adjusting is it?
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It's not just the handbrake needing adjusting is it?
Noise is at the front. Handbrake is at the rear.
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I know, but you know what it's like with trying to track down noises on cars, just thought it worth mentioning...
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Sounds like shocks to me
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Steve
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My car does this creaking sometimes in the summer. Main opinion seems to be toward Waxoyl or rubber lubricant.
Having said that, I didn't notice any noise this summer after first Waxoyl application last September. The rubber lubricant spray didn't work though!
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=23369&...f
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Mike Farrow
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Did it make the noise before the suspension arms were changed?If not get the front on ramps then slacken bush bolts,bounce front a couple of times and torque up the bolts.Otherwise it could be a strut,only cure being replacement.
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