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[TheBoy]

Creaking coming from that area ...

//TB's ears prick up

[feeutfo]

Wasn't he chasing that creak around for months

He was, he described it as a knock. Which was fare comment as it was a creak that only creaked once, if you know what i mean.
Ie, a creak is a series of jumps of a part that sticks, his gave 1 2 or 3 knocks depending on how bad it was. 3 knocks is a creak IMO.

If that makes any sense at all to anyone I'll be amazed.

Let's just say his was a real heavy slow creak.  ...that knocked.

[feeutfo]

Creaking coming from that area ...

//TB's ears prick up

haven't you tightened your box bolts yet then..?

[TheBoy]

Creaking coming from that area ...

//TB's ears prick up

haven't you tightened your box bolts yet then..?

The bolts won't shift. Couldn't reach to remove the heatsheild to check nuts.  *Think* noise is from passenger side, so probably need to check idler mounting.

However, mine is like a "dry" balljoint or topmount noise.

[Kevin Wood]

The bolts won't shift. Couldn't reach to remove the heatsheild to check nuts.  *Think* noise is from passenger side, so probably need to check idler mounting.

However, mine is like a "dry" balljoint or topmount noise.

Saw an Omega about a week ago with the same noise. A squirt of plus gas on the idler arm bush confirmed that as the source.

[a2reed]

Would have thought that the OE would be Sachs Boge as they supplied the Strutts as complete assemblies.

Not sure ... I know that the sachs aftermarket struts come minus springs and mounts so maybe that would explain a different mount manufacturer in that case ... . Are the springs were Sachs as well?...perhaps they put the whole strut together as an assembly or maybe they just built them using what is available with Lemforder mounts ... after all much of the suspension is Lemforder so wouldn't be surprised... I would be surprised if it was KYB or Firstline however!!!

TBH I don't know but I asked him to check more than once and he said they were definitely Lemforder

At under £50 per side still not a terrible deal although SAF had cheap ones for around £30 per side....either way I will let you know the quality when they arrive ... I would hope they would be resonable even if not the OEM....I will soon find out!

[a2reed]

Just checked out what i think is the Sachs Boge site ( not entirely sure tbh) and it shows Sachs shocks, Boge springs and Lemforder susp mounts ...anyway will take some pics on the big day  and will find out soon ... is there a way to check the OEMs of everything .. anywhere ont tinterweb?

http://webcat.zf.com/index.asp?SPR=4