I just got my drivers side control arm installed last week at 60k miles and now today while driving it I notice it started to make a creaking sound that sounded like a dirty spring kind of like a box spring for a bed. I was looking at the forums to try to find something relevant but its all from six years ago and there was a recall for the ball joints... but considering the dealer just put new ones in does anyone have any ideas what it could be before i take it in for them to look at it???? Thanks for helping

 

Nobody has any insight?

 

Possible that the joins werent clean when the LCA was installed, could be some sand/grime? Try giving the LCA's joints a blast of WD40 to see if it helps. Also is it coming from the front or back? have someone bounce on a supported area a bit to see if you get the squeeks so that you can isolate exactly where it is coming from.

If you can get a sound clip that would help a bunch too.

 

its definitely coming from the drivers side I pressed down directly above all the springs and the only one that makes a strange noise is the drivers side one. Which is the End link that mazda fixed two weeks ago. Now it is also make a clunk noise while turning.

 

alot of times "creaking" comes from sway bar bushings.

 

well i wd-40 everything that moved on the drivers side and it still squeaks it never did it before I got a new End link. Is there anyone that has input before i take it to the mechanic in the morning?

 

OK so i just got back from the mechanic and they said that when they put in a different End link that it put differet stress on the from and made the tie rod end loosen up a little bit... or something like that but it stopped squeaking so that is all i care about