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After replacing the strut assembly in my 2003 Honda Civic lx it makes a grinding noise from the driver-side every time the wheel revolves. I figured it was the dust shield, because the passenger side didn't have a dust shield and doesn't make a noise. Also I kinda crunched it when I jacked up the suspension to put in the pinch bolts. The shield was rusted to all hell so I tore it off with vice grips, but the noise is the same. Any ideas?

 
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Keep looking, if it won't make the noise with the suspension at full droop you're going to have to load up the suspension to find the noise

 
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There could still be a piece of the dust shield rubbing the rotor.

 
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Did you ever find a solution to this? Or did it go away naturally? I just replaced my struts with Coilovers and a similar issue is happening on my 02'.

 
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yes, the alignment was out so bad the outer tie rod was rubbing against the tire. it made a noise once per rotation and was way worse turning one way than the other way. definitely don't wait for it to go away, check the inside of ur tire asap