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ok im using the Tein SS setup on my 4dr LX and ive had them on for roughly a little over a month.....recently the passenger rear has been creaking and it has been getting worse...i have no clue what it could be .... anyone else have this problem?..please help

thanks,
Kev

 
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inspect boht closely to ensure that they havent got loose around any bolts. i had a creak noise from my rears, i have AGX's and Skunk2, i know not the same setup, but i had a bad scrapping noise, took htem both off, and looked, and prob. solved, broke the sway bar and the rear shock ring wasnt on! just look close form loose parts. the spring on the rear shock cold be loose.

 
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I have the same prob on my 2door have ebiachs (sp) and i have had then on for about a year & 1/2 and its been doing it for about 4 months now and i havent been able to check any bolts b/c of my system...so i should be able to look today since its being sold now lol

 
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ok i just went to check that corner of my car and i checked all the bolts and they were tight.......then i gave my car a little shove down...i began to realize after doing it over and over that it only happens when the coilover compresses slow...i duno why

 
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dust boot maybe...

 
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^^^ I'm tempted to agree with this. A lot of the time, thats what it is.

I tried firing a lot of words through the search system but it doesn't seem to want to find all of them together. The dust boots rubbing and making noise is a known Tein problem.

 
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did you get the tein upper mounts when you got the coilovers installed?

 
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shave down or remove your dust covers..

 
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Ya my megans where making all kinds of noise after I cleaned them and lubed the perches. The only thing i could think of is the simple green i used maybe dried out the rubber so it squeaked when it rubbed the spring. So i rubbed some lithium grease onto the outside of the boot and no more noise.

 
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**** don't ever use simple green near open hydraulics
wanted Oil + degreaser = Bad

If you use it to get crud out of the threads or something be ultra careful that you don't get any on the piston, it drips and runs down into the seals.

 
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ooh dang oops.. wont do that again

 
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yea today i found the source of the problem and i believe it is the dust boot rubbing against the threads.....so what do i do?

 
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get a razor blade and cut it out...its easier than taking the suspension out.

 
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yeah, the dust boot is the problem. i had that problem on my b&gs. just cut it out, my boots were all broken and crunched up when i took a look at them anyway.

 
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Cool. Three weeks ago, I had Tein's SS coilovers installed in my 04 civic coupe. One week later, the rear coilovers started squeaking really bad, but all of the bolts were tight. I had read that the dust boot covers might be the problem, but should I cut the dust boot cover to make it shorter or just remove it completely? I'm freakin tired of this squeak every time the piston moves up or down.

Ok, I just finished reading the "Tein SS squeaking fix" thread, so when I take my rear coilovers out and disassemble them, I'll just cut above the scrape marks. Thanks

 
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i can say that trim as little as you can to protect your shock, the dust cover completly gone is a horrible noise to drive with!

 
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you can trim the dust cover with a razor, without taking them out.

 
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i have the kw variant 2 coiloviers on my car and i have the same problem creaking in the rear so should i just trim the dust cover on the one that makes the noise or on all of them