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)

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 AT 11:43 PM

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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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