I just replaced my front struts and mounts a few.

RUSSRIBELIN

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1991 NISSAN 240SX
148,000 MILES

I just replaced my front struts and mounts a few weekends ago and now I'm getting an intermittent squeak when I turn left. It doesn't happen all the time, and when it does it's usually at low speeds. I put the struts together myself and only reused the bottom bolts, everything else is new (strut mount, mount gasket, spring seat, bushing, bump stop, etc)

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ASEMASTER6371

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Could be a tie rod end, ball joint or possible axle.

Any idea where the noise is coming from?

Roy

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Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 AT 11:49 PM

RUSSRIBELIN

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Definitely from the front left side. When I was under the car putting on the struts, I did notice the rubber of the tie-rod ends and ball joints were cracked and dry. When I took my car in to get an alignment done, they said they couldn't do it because the tie-rods were worn out.

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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 AT 12:00 AM

ASEMASTER6371

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Replace them with ones with grease fittings. I would start there.

Roy

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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 AT 12:02 AM

RUSSRIBELIN

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Awesome, that was actually the next project on my list. It'll be a couple weeks (gotta save up the cash), will it hurt anything if I ride around with it as is?

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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 AT 12:05 AM

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