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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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Theres a weird noise coming from my front left wheel well. It sounds like a squeeky hamster wheel. It only happans when i step on the gas but when i step on the brakes it goes away. I took the wheel off and nothing looks physically wrong with it. I had the rotors milled down so thats not the problem and got new tires. The heat plates not loose eiter. Any idea on what it can be? It's embarassing to drive around with
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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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Are you on aftermarket springs/struts/coilovers? If so how long since install before the squeak started?
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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Yeah im droped on tokico springs. The ones that come with tokico blues.
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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Could be spring squeak. You could try putting a thin coat of grease over the spring coils that sit close together & see if that helps.

If that is the cause you can then buy "noise stoppers" to put over the coils that are rubbing as a permanent solution.
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thanks for the info! I'll try it when i get home.
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Well i tried the grease and the "noise stopper" things that i got from a friend. The noise is still here. Any other possible solutions that could fix it?
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If you haven't already, try re-torquing the strut mounting nuts (top & bottom) to spec.
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