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Mounting changed.... "gluk...gluk..." sound

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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 04:05 AM
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Mounting changed.... "gluk...gluk..." sound

changed my mounting yesterday, car went so smooth it does not have any vibration.

but when i drive very slow, i can hear sound come under drive side
it sounds like this " gluk....glukk..... gluk..."
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 05:46 AM
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Ok i had just checked my mounting screws and nuts. everything is fine and tight.
well what happen next is i press and shake the absorber side of the car , driver side and yeah there goes the sound. it was the absorber.

what is the problem? any idea?
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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What do you mean "I changed my mounting"?

What is "the absorber side of the car"?

You may want to check the torque on the wheel lug nuts. The specification was changed a couple of years ago to 108 lb-ft, I believe. The purpose was to stop "snapping noise" when turning at low speeds.
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 03:57 AM
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Ok guys i did a full check today i found the sound. it was from my absorber spring.

all of this is due to the vibration of bad mounting. causing things to nuts on the absorber to rattle, spring was slidely displace.

solution: my mechanic turn the spring to its original posiition (matching the brakets). tighten all the screws on the absorber. put grease on the contact point between the spring and lower braket. sound is gone when u place everything back.
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