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Front spring noise



The perch may have flattened out slightly at the top which make is sit too 
far into the strut bearing and it binds against it.... If you go over a 
bump or turn sharply or in any way unload the pressure form this it pops 
free and rotates... You may need to replace these.

-Raffi

At 10:38 AM 10/8/02 -0400, calimus@techography.net wrote:
>    A few weeks ago I put some H&R sport springs on my 88' 16v.  I love 
> the ride but I have one nagging problem.  The drivers side front sping 
> makes some noise and small/sharp bumps.  I've checked it and what seems 
> to be happening is thats kinda moving around on the upper perch.  It's 
> seated correctly on the lower, but the upper one is allowing it to shoft 
> around a bit and it makes one of the worst noises.
>
>So I'm looking for a way to fix this as the passenger side doesn't make 
>any noise at all.  Do I need to find another perch?  What are my options 
>as this clunking is really getting on my nerves.
>
>William Snyder
>
>88 Scirocco 16v
>
>
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