Oppo, help me, this is driving me out of my mind. 

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats) 04/03/2017 at 08:23 • Filed to: None

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There’s a squeak coming from my upper strut mount. Inside the car it’s a chirp, but outside it’s a squeak. It doesn’t make a noise when accelerating, but does when coasting and especially when braking. If I open the hood, I can tell it’s definitely coming from the mount.  I don’t think it’s a bad shock, because I had the front replaced less than a year ago (along with the mounts) and there’s no bounce when I push down on that side and let up.

What could it be?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Honeybunchesofgoats 04/03/2017 at 08:27

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lack of grease in the mount perhaps?

smobgirl > Honeybunchesofgoats 04/03/2017 at 08:30

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Would the folks who replaced it check it out for you? Most shops warranty their work for a year so theoretically they should be responsible for it anyway.

Sweet Trav > Honeybunchesofgoats 04/03/2017 at 08:31

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This is why non-oem top mounts are bad. What kind of car is this?

Honeybunchesofgoats > pip bip - choose Corrour 04/03/2017 at 08:32

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That could be it. I would have expected everything to be properly lubricated though, since I had my local indy Jag shop replace them.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Honeybunchesofgoats 04/03/2017 at 08:32

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Not for me but maybe soon well be able to reply to certain items again.

Edit. Wrong post with same picture. Damn you mobile kinja.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Honeybunchesofgoats 04/03/2017 at 08:36

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maybe just overlooked it?

Honeybunchesofgoats > Sweet Trav 04/03/2017 at 08:36

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Jaguar XJ8, but the mountings are OEM.

Honeybunchesofgoats > smobgirl 04/03/2017 at 08:39

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That’s a good idea. At any rate, I’ll have to bring it in, because it’s driving me out of my mind.

Honeybunchesofgoats > pip bip - choose Corrour 04/03/2017 at 08:40

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Could be.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Honeybunchesofgoats 04/03/2017 at 09:38

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Rub a handful of butter all over it, should take care if the noise.

brianbrannon > pip bip - choose Corrour 04/03/2017 at 14:12

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They don’t typically need grease

brianbrannon > Honeybunchesofgoats 04/03/2017 at 14:14

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Unless it’s squeaky only over bumps or when you bounce it with the hood up and your ear or hand on it why do you think it’s the mount? Sounds like brake noise from the description

pip bip - choose Corrour > brianbrannon 04/03/2017 at 17:37

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That excludes my theory then

Honeybunchesofgoats > brianbrannon 04/03/2017 at 18:50

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It’s pretty much only squeaking over bumps or when I push on it. My description was a bit vague, but I think the reason it doesn’t squeak when accelerating is because the weight is shifted towards the rear, whereas it squeaks a bit when coasting and a lot when braking and the weight shifts forwards.

I don’t think it could be brake related, because I had new pads and discs put in two weeks ago and the noise was there before and after that.