Squeaky after STB install

[Mustang32Bill]

I installed a steeda strut tower brace last week and now I'm getting a squeaky noise.... What should I do? Please help!!!

[Mustang32Bill]

Damn nobody else had this problem....

[CorDog009]

I can't see the stb causing a squeak unless it was loose itself. Possibly it stiffened things up enough to put some added stress on a bushing or 2? Try hitting all the ones you can with some spray lube and see what happens.

[2012Vader5.0]

Originally Posted by CorDog009

I can't see the stb causing a squeak unless it was loose itself. Possibly it stiffened things up enough to put some added stress on a bushing or 2? Try hitting all the ones you can with some spray lube and see what happens.

+1

[AMShaneLesky]

The squeaking noise start immediately after you installed the STB or a couple of days after? I just want to make sure it's actually the STB and not a coincidence. Also, try applying some spray lobe like CorDog09 mentioned. I haven't heard of STB's being a problem with noise in the past..

Shane

[FluxPrism]

Originally Posted by Mustang32Bill

I installed a steeda strut tower brace last week and now I'm getting a squeaky noise.... What should I do? Please help!!!

1. Don't Panic!

2. When you installed the STB, did you use a good torque wrench to seat the nuts to 26 lb-ft?

The studs that protrude up from the upper strut mount through the fender for the STB to mount on are VERY sensitive to over-torquing. Once you break them loose from their rubber encapsulation, the only fix is to remove the strut and replace the upper mount.

Alternately, you might not have tightened the nuts back down tight enough. They need to be right around that 26 lb-ft figure to hold the brace completely immobile.

Either way, if the STB is not held tight, you'll get squeaking.

3. If that isn't it, then you need to do as everyone said above, and start using spray lube on the various bushings.

There are numerous posts on suspension squeaks that will give you good step-by-step advice on tracking down and eradicating the squeak, once you do step 2 above and ensure that the STB isn't the culprit.

Good Luck!
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FluxPrism

[Mustang32Bill]

As soon as I put it on I got a squeaking noise but after driving a while it stops... So I don't know what I should do? I'll try everything you guys said thanks!!