Rear Strut Clunk Log - Page 22

Xman · 12-27-2005, 11:00 AM

or maybe they are going to make everyone realize it is just a lubrication issue and stop throwing away perfectly good struts when all they need is a spritz of grease.

I really don't care what they do as long as there are no more threads about it here.

dmacalot · 12-27-2005, 11:26 AM

good, so ill have them spritz my strut....funny now that i say that...

***Nachos Libres*** · 12-27-2005, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xman

or maybe they are going to make everyone realize it is just a lubrication issue and stop throwing away perfectly good struts when all they need is a spritz of grease.

I really don't care what they do as long as there are no more threads about it here.

Lol, same here.

Rev · 12-27-2005, 03:03 PM

Ditto. We have posted the solution to your clunkiness a gazillion times. Go lubricate your struts and be happy. Mine don't clunk since I used my Mobil 1 grease (and this was 3 months ago)

17sti05 · 12-28-2005, 01:13 PM

thank you very very much i am going to try this, and im giong to tell my dad to tell all the sub tech this. i here they are incompetent.

suren27 · 12-28-2005, 09:03 PM

I recently got this... after a 5 sec test drive... just moving the car in the lot of the dealership, i was told the struts are completely blown... getting them warrantied soon... cant wait to see the difference... apparently they only replace one at a time.. if it goes away thats it, if it doesnt, they replace the other... we shall see ill keep you guys updated

sti2relaxxin · 01-03-2006, 02:59 PM

When I had my 04' STi, I had the struts replaced twice. It seemed like every 15 thousand miles, I had to change them. This was one of the reasons I traded it in for an '06. I was very relieved when I checked out the struts on the '06 and noticed they were black and made by subaru. The ones on the '04 and '05 STi's almost seem like they are disposable racing struts or something. What is the biggest problem about this is that Subaru just replaces them with the same struts, so you know they are going to go bad again.

black vamps sti · 01-08-2006, 08:34 AM

have they done anything on the 06 model to fix this?

AZSTI · 01-08-2006, 05:52 PM

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I too noticed the clunking on my 05. It started about 2 weeks ago and I currently have 22000 miles on it and it only occurred on the passenger rear side. It was not a constant clunking, but it did occur more frequently at lower speeds and sharp stops and starts. I could replicate it by pressing down on that side and even by pulling up on the car by the wheel well. In reading the posts to this thread I picked up a can of mobile one lubricant and jacked the rear up and spread some of it around the strut (sounds kinda gay (not that theres anything wrong with that )) . After I did that I put the car back down and jacked it back up (because I really heard it when I initially jacked the car up) and it was gone. I took it for a spin and have not heard it since. I'll give another update in a couple days. Thanks to all that contributed to this thread because that noise was really bugging me.

Rev · 01-08-2006, 06:14 PM

Awesome to hear that lubing the struts work.

You'll probably have to relube once every 2 months. Depends on how well did you put in the grease.

***Nachos Libres*** · 01-08-2006, 07:13 PM

Nice, I'll make sure to do that to mine when I get that problem.

sti2relaxxin · 01-09-2006, 02:03 PM

The '06 Sti has completely different struts on it. Instead of the MacPherson struts, it has black Subaru struts. They are not as stiff as the MacPherson's, and I doubt that they will have the creaking problem, although I haven't put enough miles on them yet for the creaking to appear. I wish you guys had figured out that all it takes is some lube to fix the creaking, because besides the cooling system problems I kept having, the constant replacing of the struts was one of the reasons I got rid of my '04. The '04 & '05's are definitely quicker than the '06 because they weigh less, but the handling on the '06 dominates!!

ValvetrainEngineer · 01-09-2006, 06:16 PM

I must have a few thousand miles on now since applying a touch of oil on the struts, still no signs of clunking. Saves me from buying those coilovers for a while at least....

benton0311 · 01-09-2006, 08:17 PM

MacPherson is the strut design/type, not the brand. MacPherson struts and Chapman struts, there may be other designs out there. You still have MacPherson struts - name of the suspension design - like multilink, double wishbone, or upper/lower A-arm. Evo's don't have Mitsubishi-link in the rear, still Multilink.

'04 and (presumably) 05 STi struts are manufactured by KYB (look closely at your struts), henceforth the quality control issues (for those who have ever purchased other KYB products).

Also, I too have had strut clunking issues. I lubed them up with some Valvoline penentrating white lithium grease spray which isn't quite like the regular thick lithium grease. Works real good but seems to wear off after a thousand miles or so. I'll be trying out some other lubricants in the near future. Thought about trying gun lube like CLP or LAW but I don't know how those will react with rubber seals and gaskets.

Mandingo · 01-11-2006, 12:08 PM

The Big Valley Dodge and Subaru Dealer told me on 1/04/06 that they are not replacing the clunking struts under warranty because it will eventually start making the same noise. They said Subaru is working on a fix and when the improved struts come out they would do the warranty work.
But they didn't know how long we'd have to wait for the fix to come out...

12-27-2005, 11:00 AM	#316
Xman S204 Racer Car: 2004 STi Fav Mod: Momo fixed back seat, harness bar and Willans 6 point harness Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, C Posts: 2,827 Join Date: Apr 2003 Trader Rating: (3)	or maybe they are going to make everyone realize it is just a lubrication issue and stop throwing away perfectly good struts when all they need is a spritz of grease. I really don't care what they do as long as there are no more threads about it here. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

01-09-2006, 08:17 PM	#329
benton0311 Junior STI Driver Car: 08 335i Graphite Fav Mod: Subaru delete Location: SW Asia/Maryland Posts: 172 Join Date: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	MacPherson is the strut design/type, not the brand. MacPherson struts and Chapman struts, there may be other designs out there. You still have MacPherson struts - name of the suspension design - like multilink, double wishbone, or upper/lower A-arm. Evo's don't have Mitsubishi-link in the rear, still Multilink. '04 and (presumably) 05 STi struts are manufactured by KYB (look closely at your struts), henceforth the quality control issues (for those who have ever purchased other KYB products). Also, I too have had strut clunking issues. I lubed them up with some Valvoline penentrating white lithium grease spray which isn't quite like the regular thick lithium grease. Works real good but seems to wear off after a thousand miles or so. I'll be trying out some other lubricants in the near future. Thought about trying gun lube like CLP or LAW but I don't know how those will react with rubber seals and gaskets. Last edited by benton0311 : 01-10-2006 at 09:09 AM.

01-11-2006, 12:08 PM	#330
Mandingo Lurker Posts: 1 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Dealer told me no more replacements too !! The Big Valley Dodge and Subaru Dealer told me on 1/04/06 that they are not replacing the clunking struts under warranty because it will eventually start making the same noise. They said Subaru is working on a fix and when the improved struts come out they would do the warranty work. But they didn't know how long we'd have to wait for the fix to come out... This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

12-27-2005, 11:26 AM	#317
dmacalot S204 Racer Car: 04 Fav Mod: teh hot wimmenz Location: so. cal Posts: 4,401 Join Date: Dec 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	good, so ill have them spritz my strut....funny now that i say that...

12-27-2005, 03:03 PM	#319
Rev STI Guru Car: 06 V70R Location: Hoffman Estates, IL Posts: 5,544 Join Date: Dec 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Ditto. We have posted the solution to your clunkiness a gazillion times. Go lubricate your struts and be happy. Mine don't clunk since I used my Mobil 1 grease (and this was 3 months ago)

12-28-2005, 01:13 PM	#320
17sti05 Junior STI Driver Posts: 62 Join Date: Feb 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	thank you very very much i am going to try this, and im giong to tell my dad to tell all the sub tech this. i here they are incompetent.

12-28-2005, 09:03 PM	#321
suren27 Grassroots STI Racer Car: 05 STi Location: NYC Posts: 566 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (5)	I recently got this... after a 5 sec test drive... just moving the car in the lot of the dealership, i was told the struts are completely blown... getting them warrantied soon... cant wait to see the difference... apparently they only replace one at a time.. if it goes away thats it, if it doesnt, they replace the other... we shall see ill keep you guys updated

01-03-2006, 02:59 PM	#322
sti2relaxxin Silver Member Car: 2007 OBP/Gold Wheels Fav Mod: Prodrive Mudflaps Location: Philadelphia, Pa Posts: 858 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	When I had my 04' STi, I had the struts replaced twice. It seemed like every 15 thousand miles, I had to change them. This was one of the reasons I traded it in for an '06. I was very relieved when I checked out the struts on the '06 and noticed they were black and made by subaru. The ones on the '04 and '05 STi's almost seem like they are disposable racing struts or something. What is the biggest problem about this is that Subaru just replaces them with the same struts, so you know they are going to go bad again.

01-08-2006, 08:34 AM	#323
black vamps sti Amateur STI Driver Car: 06 sti black gold rims Fav Mod: afterburner exhaust Location: gibraltar (spain) Posts: 34 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	have they done anything on the 06 model to fix this?

01-08-2006, 05:52 PM	#324
AZSTI Amateur STI Driver Car: Driving Fav Mod: System Admin Location: Mesa Posts: 18 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I too noticed the clunking on my 05. It started about 2 weeks ago and I currently have 22000 miles on it and it only occurred on the passenger rear side. It was not a constant clunking, but it did occur more frequently at lower speeds and sharp stops and starts. I could replicate it by pressing down on that side and even by pulling up on the car by the wheel well. In reading the posts to this thread I picked up a can of mobile one lubricant and jacked the rear up and spread some of it around the strut (sounds kinda gay (not that theres anything wrong with that )) . After I did that I put the car back down and jacked it back up (because I really heard it when I initially jacked the car up) and it was gone. I took it for a spin and have not heard it since. I'll give another update in a couple days. Thanks to all that contributed to this thread because that noise was really bugging me.

01-08-2006, 06:14 PM	#325
Rev STI Guru Car: 06 V70R Location: Hoffman Estates, IL Posts: 5,544 Join Date: Dec 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	Awesome to hear that lubing the struts work. You'll probably have to relube once every 2 months. Depends on how well did you put in the grease.

01-08-2006, 07:13 PM	#326
*Nachos Libres* Moderator Elite Car: 2005 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Underglows Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 8,474 Join Date: Jul 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Nice, I'll make sure to do that to mine when I get that problem.

01-09-2006, 02:03 PM	#327
sti2relaxxin Silver Member Car: 2007 OBP/Gold Wheels Fav Mod: Prodrive Mudflaps Location: Philadelphia, Pa Posts: 858 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	The '06 Sti has completely different struts on it. Instead of the MacPherson struts, it has black Subaru struts. They are not as stiff as the MacPherson's, and I doubt that they will have the creaking problem, although I haven't put enough miles on them yet for the creaking to appear. I wish you guys had figured out that all it takes is some lube to fix the creaking, because besides the cooling system problems I kept having, the constant replacing of the struts was one of the reasons I got rid of my '04. The '04 & '05's are definitely quicker than the '06 because they weigh less, but the handling on the '06 dominates!!

01-09-2006, 06:16 PM	#328
ValvetrainEngineer Spec C Club Car: '04 WRB Fav Mod: A working ECU... Location: CT Posts: 1,486 Join Date: May 2003 Trader Rating: (7)	I must have a few thousand miles on now since applying a touch of oil on the struts, still no signs of clunking. Saves me from buying those coilovers for a while at least....