Weird front end noises

[05focusST91]

It could be a bad strut mount, make sure the nut in the middle under the hood on that side is tight

[Slammed_2.0]

Originally Posted by Gettysburg150

Hitting what metal?

Side of fender well. It's all aluminum.


Strut mount will cause clunking

[Gettysburg150]

Originally Posted by 05focusST91

It could be a bad strut mount, make sure the nut in the middle under the hood on that side is tight

By strut mount, do you mean the bearing? It was ok when I inspected upon install though I did not replace it, maybe its worn. I will double check the strut nut (hehe) to make sure all is still tight (double hehe)

Originally Posted by Slammed_2.0

Side of fender well. It's all aluminum.


Strut mount will cause clunking

If the sway link is contacting the fender well wouldn't that mean the control arm bushings are bad and letting the control arm walk? I know I see a lot of BMW's do that

[Gettysburg150]

UPDATE:

It seems I have found and corrected the issue. Checking all suspension components everything looked good. Sway links are good, control arm bushings are good, ball joints are good, strut pinch bolts are tight.

I thought to myself, ok, everything looks good, lets double check the top and see that it's still all tight. Checked the three nuts on the top of the strut tower, those were all good. Put a wrench on the passenger side strut nut (the one that holds the top hat and everything together) and I was able to tighten it up a good bit. Test drove and no further noises heard (other than the traditional rear creek from the parking brake cables).


I know other guys have had the same concern, check that nut and make sure its very tight. I was able to get about a 1/4 turn out of the drivers side and a 1/2 turn out of the passenger side. No more rattles/clicks over bumps and uneven roads.