Cuppa
7th October 2020, 04:54 PM
I was going to say 'squeaky' bonnet struts, but 'wailing is closer to the mark!
They have been doing it a long time, I put it down to all the dust we've been through, although cleaning them had made no difference. Squirting a bit of WD40 on them helped - for around 10 seconds.
The struts had become a bit lazy - still held up the bonnet, but needed a bit of help for the last 10%.
So today I fitted brand new struts & they still bl**dy wail! And I know not why!
Again WD 40 has silenced them, but I am not confident it will last & it will only collect more dust in the long run.
The struts are bolted on nice & tight. If I hold a strut as the bonnet is being lowered or raised I can feel the vibration of the strut in time with the noise. Both sides.
Why is it so?
They have been doing it a long time, I put it down to all the dust we've been through, although cleaning them had made no difference. Squirting a bit of WD40 on them helped - for around 10 seconds.
The struts had become a bit lazy - still held up the bonnet, but needed a bit of help for the last 10%.
So today I fitted brand new struts & they still bl**dy wail! And I know not why!
Again WD 40 has silenced them, but I am not confident it will last & it will only collect more dust in the long run.
The struts are bolted on nice & tight. If I hold a strut as the bonnet is being lowered or raised I can feel the vibration of the strut in time with the noise. Both sides.
Why is it so?