SleakMK
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Approximately 5 weeks ago I had a set of H&R springs installed on my car. I did not get an alignment as the shop said it appeared to be fine after install, although they would have gladly sold me an alignment and initially recommended it.
At first I had no noises (clicks, binding, etc..) but after a couple weeks I began to hear a like click when I would turn the wheel. Car drove fine and no noises while driving unless making slow sharp turns but got progressively worse with time. This past weekend I noticed a few drops of oil under my car but the under tray remained clean and no splatter under the car. After watching it for few days, I could tell it was coming from the passenger side somewhere around the wheel, later confirmed to be what looks like a leaking strut, which can be see in the attached pic. The clicking appears to be worse when turning right (same side as the leaking strut).
I have not taken the wheel off yet but to fully review the issue. I am not sure if this is related to faulty spring install (clicking may be due to this, failed strut due to spring install, or just a faulty strut (probably not likely). I have not tracked the car but do drive it rather spirited at times. Maybe I just blew it out but seems unlikely to me. I don't recall hitting any pot holes or anything that would have cause this either.
I am sure the warranty will not cover this and not sure how to prove faulty spring install (if it is). I am good with paying for another strut and having the dealer install (which I assume would fix the clicking as well if dealer re-installs spring) but hesitant to pull the trigger if there is a potential this will happen again.
If anyone has any thoughts on what happened or how to handle this, it would be greatly appreciated.
At first I had no noises (clicks, binding, etc..) but after a couple weeks I began to hear a like click when I would turn the wheel. Car drove fine and no noises while driving unless making slow sharp turns but got progressively worse with time. This past weekend I noticed a few drops of oil under my car but the under tray remained clean and no splatter under the car. After watching it for few days, I could tell it was coming from the passenger side somewhere around the wheel, later confirmed to be what looks like a leaking strut, which can be see in the attached pic. The clicking appears to be worse when turning right (same side as the leaking strut).
I have not taken the wheel off yet but to fully review the issue. I am not sure if this is related to faulty spring install (clicking may be due to this, failed strut due to spring install, or just a faulty strut (probably not likely). I have not tracked the car but do drive it rather spirited at times. Maybe I just blew it out but seems unlikely to me. I don't recall hitting any pot holes or anything that would have cause this either.
I am sure the warranty will not cover this and not sure how to prove faulty spring install (if it is). I am good with paying for another strut and having the dealer install (which I assume would fix the clicking as well if dealer re-installs spring) but hesitant to pull the trigger if there is a potential this will happen again.
If anyone has any thoughts on what happened or how to handle this, it would be greatly appreciated.
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