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| E46 General discussion and technical help for 1999-2004 3 series cars. |
05-25-2007, 11:16 AM
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Name: Vik
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weird noises in the front :(
I recently changed my struts, my springs, and mounts, front and back, I changed front brakes as well. Now every time im about to park my car makes the weirdest sound as if something is getting squized, but it grinds, its really odd... and if u step off the brakes it mekes it too, but as if you are letting it unsqueezed . U know how the car lifts "up a little" when u switch from park to drive? Well it makes that sound when u do that too. It seems like as you "transfer" the weight, like braking, that suspension "lift" it makes that sound.  , u can kinda feel the bumps, or rather hear em pretty loud, but I just changed the struts and the springs!  what could this possible be brakes? sway bar? could my struts be tightened too much, springs not places right, Im lost in ideas, oh and when I turn my steering wheel, when Im in just sitting in the parking lot, it makes a grinding noise ( plus my rpms drop) 
Last edited by Vik : 05-25-2007 at 11:27 AM.
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05-25-2007, 11:38 AM
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Name: xsperf
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it is probably a combination of your powersteering and your steering wheel hitting the stoppers when your wheel is cut all the way, if it makes a bump or a clunk something is up with your shock mounts, they may not be tightened enough..i dont really know im not a suspension buff
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05-25-2007, 11:39 AM
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Name: xsperf
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and, to some extent, btw, turning your steering wheel all the way and the rpm's dropping is normal, grinding, is it an actual grinding or just the sound of a pump? thats most likely normal though, check your PS fluid
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 I keep forgetting that - I have a great memory but it doesn't last long
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05-25-2007, 11:53 AM
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Name: Vik
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I know the kinda grinding ur talking about, i did get pretty low on the powersteering fliud once, ints not the kind, it sounds like it's in the struts  Can u tighten the truts too much or not enough? I mean there is only so much thread on there to tighten them too much, but I was kinda scared to do that so I didn't tighten them all the way
Last edited by Vik : 05-26-2007 at 10:02 AM.
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