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front strut noise when turning steering wheel to the right

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Old Mar 12, 2017 | 01:02 PM
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front strut noise when turning steering wheel to the right

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it doesn't make any noise when i turn to left but only right.
i always hear that noise at only low speed 5 mph when i park or reverse.
do i need to replace strut or something else?
It sounds much worse inside the car
please advise.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2017 | 08:01 AM
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Are you talking about the "Wine" or "Creaking" sound?

The wine is from your power steering pump which doesn't sound that loud, but I would check the fluid level anyway. I can't tell how loud it sounds in your car. The wine is there when you turn left and right based on your video. I would check and possibly change your fluid. If you have a pre-06/R53, did you have your pump replaced under recall?
 

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Old Mar 13, 2017 | 11:33 AM
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Do you have the buldging on the top of that strut tower? At any rate - the strut mount is likely the culprit for the creaking coming from the rubber. I had the same thing with mine - replaced them both. I also noticed that I had some bulging on that side as well and installed the strut-tower defenders at the same time. I didn't have to measure because it was noticeable to the naked eye...

Quick check:
The protective inner dust cap will normally be recessed down into the shock body mount by aproximately 1/2 of an inch. Dust caps that are even or slightly protruding from the mount are an indication of a mount failure.


 
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Old May 13, 2019 | 06:58 AM
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OMG, thank you, thank you, the video was great, same exact noise my daughters 2004 mini is making and we thought it was the wheel bearing. it is not it is the strut mount. thanks a $1,000,000.00 ttm
 
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