Front End Creaking
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Front End Creaking
2007 Mazda 5 GT
I'm experiencing creaking in the front end when going over speed bumps or low dips in the road, even entering my driveway (not over potholes or tracks or small bumps). It's worse when turning.
I had it in to the garage to replace a front right bearing and it came back with chips and dings out of the rotor...had a good vibration while braking. Rather than deal with the garage again I replaced both front rotors and brake pads myself. The front left rotor I had to torch and bang off with a sledge so I know now why the garage had a problem with the right rotor.
Now I have it all back together and there is a noticeable creak in the front. What could it be and was it related to having to use so much force to get off the seized rotors.?
I'm experiencing creaking in the front end when going over speed bumps or low dips in the road, even entering my driveway (not over potholes or tracks or small bumps). It's worse when turning.
I had it in to the garage to replace a front right bearing and it came back with chips and dings out of the rotor...had a good vibration while braking. Rather than deal with the garage again I replaced both front rotors and brake pads myself. The front left rotor I had to torch and bang off with a sledge so I know now why the garage had a problem with the right rotor.
Now I have it all back together and there is a noticeable creak in the front. What could it be and was it related to having to use so much force to get off the seized rotors.?
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The best way to get a stuck rotor off is to remove the caliper and use a jack bolt and a metal plate to protect the rotor. The jack bolt goes into the holes left from removing the caliper with a nut on the other end and you just push the rotor until it pops loose. As far as a creak in the suspension that would require someone bouncing the front end while someone is under it to track it down. Likely suspect is the sway bar links/bushings.
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