Annoying NOISE!!!

[audinut]

Ok so I have New suspension all round

when I turn lock to lock my n/s spring moves slightly making a terribly annoying noise !!

I have it all out and checked everything (I think) and its all good , the o/s shock/spring has had the same treatment and makes no noises !

please suggest whatever you think as its driving me insane!

[K Simmonds]

I'd have thought there must be something amiss with the top mount, take it their new?

[audinut]

brand spanking !

[Rusty]

Spring is upside down

[irishs2]

Could the top mount be on upside down?

[Sleeper_Avant]

if its lock to lock related there can only be 2 or 3 components at fault....

is it standard suspension?

ive had issues with other makes/models when fitted with coilovers.

if it is, theres a few ways arround this, i.e grease or sperical bearing plates etc

[audinut]

Spring is upside down

pretty sure this is impossible

[audinut]

Could the top mount be on upside down?

same as the other side

[audinut]

if its lock to lock related there can only be 2 or 3 components at fault....

is it standard suspension?

ive had issues with other makes/models when fitted with coilovers.

if it is, theres a few ways arround this, i.e grease or sperical bearing plates etc

H and R springs and KONI shocks(inserts)

[andy10v]

My thoughts

Spring not seated correctly-you would see it, also if its close they seem to self seat with lock to lock.

Sounds like a top mount binding issue.

I take it the bearing in the bottom of the top mount is turning freely? And the top moiunt rotates on the bearing when the bearing/top mount is sat on top of the spring plate?

Top spring plate binding on the bottom of the top mount? Any scrape marks? You could use witness paint if you want to check it.

Also I am sure I have seen some cars with a washer in the spring plate area, and some without

[driftin jo]

I keep hearing an annoying noise as well, only happens when the wife's in the car

[Monkeymagic]

had an annoying spring pinging noise on my a3 recently. i know its a diff car but i checked the top mount all seemed well. in the end out of desperation i stuck new top mounts on which didn't feel any diff. guess what it stopped instantly. Hard to re create the binding with out the weight on the mount.

[audinut]

well they are brand new top mounts that have done 0 miles , there is a tab on the strut that the spring sits against and the same at the cup at the top , when i removed the strut i could see the spring had moved about 1 cm off of the tab , so as the wheels are being turned lock to lock the whole spring moves ever so slightly in the strut