klmore
03-10-2005, 08:39 AM
After my car was rear-ended it developed a horrible metal-to-metal squeaking sound while driving.:mad:
Of course I could never get it to make the sound when I was trying to isolate it and I've checked every bolt and nut under the car front to back. I checked my Nitrous lines, mounts, and I even removed and reinstalled the front and rear bumpers to check the bolts and clips.
Last night backing into my driveway it made the sound. I set the emergency brake and stepped out and it stopped. After repeatedly backing in and out of my front drive (I'm sure my neighbors think I was losing my mind) I managed to duplicate the sound. After stepping out and listening for a moment I walked up to my grille and placed one finger on my hood and it stopped. After doing this several times I concluded it is a poorly adjusted hood latch.<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='width:12pt; height:12pt'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/KELLYL~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.gif" o:href="http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]-->:bigcry:<!--[endif]-->
After weeks of searching I rested very well last night. I shared the story with my wife and she just didn't find it interesting, but I know the other members here will appreciate my hard work and perseverance.<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='width:12pt;height:12pt'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/KELLYL~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image002.gif" o:href="http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/images/smilies/cool.gif"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]-->:)<!--[endif]-->
Of course I could never get it to make the sound when I was trying to isolate it and I've checked every bolt and nut under the car front to back. I checked my Nitrous lines, mounts, and I even removed and reinstalled the front and rear bumpers to check the bolts and clips.
Last night backing into my driveway it made the sound. I set the emergency brake and stepped out and it stopped. After repeatedly backing in and out of my front drive (I'm sure my neighbors think I was losing my mind) I managed to duplicate the sound. After stepping out and listening for a moment I walked up to my grille and placed one finger on my hood and it stopped. After doing this several times I concluded it is a poorly adjusted hood latch.<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='width:12pt; height:12pt'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/KELLYL~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.gif" o:href="http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]-->:bigcry:<!--[endif]-->
After weeks of searching I rested very well last night. I shared the story with my wife and she just didn't find it interesting, but I know the other members here will appreciate my hard work and perseverance.<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='width:12pt;height:12pt'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/KELLYL~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image002.gif" o:href="http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/images/smilies/cool.gif"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]-->:)<!--[endif]-->