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Top of right strut assembly sqeaking when turning the steering wheel.

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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 05:22 PM
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Top of right strut assembly sqeaking when turning the steering wheel.

And, if I put my hand on the unibody where the stut bolts to, where the metal ridge sticks up, I can feel the vibration from the sqeaking noise.

What is causing that squeaking?
 
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 08:32 PM
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Sounds like a bad strut mount. Common failure on these cars.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 08:33 PM
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Yeah, I looked at them. They are broke on both sides. Does anyone make better ones?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 05:19 AM
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Genuine BMW MINI, OE suppliers Lemfoerder/Sachs/Boge(all 3 under same ZF umbrella) or fixed/adjustable aftermarket camber plates are your options. Make sure you check, fix & reinforce those strut towers along the way....then get an alignment.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 09:30 AM
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So with the top mounts being broken, it's time to change them and the struts. If it's time to do the front, it's time to do the back. I might as well spend a couple hundred dollars more and go the coilover route. I'm thinking Megan coilovers.
 
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