rear right shock squeaks???
09-22-2003 | 10:48 AM
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From: Willimantic, CT
rear right shock squeaks???
sometimes when i go over a bump my rear right shock makes a noice like stuff is loose in my trunk and sounds like stuff is bouncing around in there. I do have aftermarket shocks and springs but i dont think there blown there only 3 weeks old. Any one have a idea of what the noice could be.
Oh, btw when someone sits in the passenger seat it seems to quit it down i can hear it slightly still but not as bad?
Oh, btw when someone sits in the passenger seat it seems to quit it down i can hear it slightly still but not as bad?
09-22-2003 | 01:03 PM
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From: GA
Sounds like the top shock bushing. When we installed springs on a friends SI his rr shock did the same thing. I remember having trouble aligning the 2 threads at the top of the shock with the holes they slide into. We tightened the the shock cap before reinstalling the shock. We took that shock off 2 weeks later loosened the cap, aligned it with the 2 holes, and put it back together. No more squeaking. My terminology is probably confusing if it doesn't make sense let me know.
09-23-2003 | 02:05 AM
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i have the same prob.
can you elaborate a lil more plz.. thnx
can you elaborate a lil more plz.. thnx
Originally posted by wilsel
Sounds like the top shock bushing. When we installed springs on a friends SI his rr shock did the same thing. I remember having trouble aligning the 2 threads at the top of the shock with the holes they slide into. We tightened the the shock cap before reinstalling the shock. We took that shock off 2 weeks later loosened the cap, aligned it with the 2 holes, and put it back together. No more squeaking. My terminology is probably confusing if it doesn't make sense let me know.
Sounds like the top shock bushing. When we installed springs on a friends SI his rr shock did the same thing. I remember having trouble aligning the 2 threads at the top of the shock with the holes they slide into. We tightened the the shock cap before reinstalling the shock. We took that shock off 2 weeks later loosened the cap, aligned it with the 2 holes, and put it back together. No more squeaking. My terminology is probably confusing if it doesn't make sense let me know.
09-23-2003 | 05:23 AM
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From: GA
Okay here is a pic of a shock assembly:
At the top of the spring is the shock or spring cap. It has 2 threads on top, and a rubber bushing in the center.
Here is another view:
Most people tighten the nut in the center before reinstalling the shock. If the other 2 threads are not aligned it can be twisted until they are and still go in. This puts the bushing in a bind and it will make it squeak. It's best to align the cap before installing the shock, and also grease the bushing. I'm still not awake so let me know if you need further explanation.
At the top of the spring is the shock or spring cap. It has 2 threads on top, and a rubber bushing in the center.
Here is another view:
Most people tighten the nut in the center before reinstalling the shock. If the other 2 threads are not aligned it can be twisted until they are and still go in. This puts the bushing in a bind and it will make it squeak. It's best to align the cap before installing the shock, and also grease the bushing. I'm still not awake so let me know if you need further explanation.