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: 71 elky creaky front end


7640.anthony
03-05-2009, 12:15 PM
i have a 71 elcamino ,front end is 100% new including springs, but when i bounce the front it make a groaning or creaking sound as if my springs are rubbing any insight would be helpful ,thanx

464elky
03-05-2009, 02:15 PM
Try this. While setting on the ground loosen the nuts or bolts at the ends of the control arms that retain the shaft to the bushing. Bounce it a couple of times and retighten them.

EdontheBeach
03-05-2009, 03:46 PM
464Elky is right, you probably have a little bushing wind up. i just replaced my entire front end last summer and got the same sound. i backed everything off, drove it to the grocery store, let it sit all night then re-torqued WITH THE CAR STILL ON THE GROUND - problem solved

ElCafreak
03-05-2009, 05:46 PM
Yup. I had the same problem too. It truned out to be the control arm bushings.