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Originally Posted by JTO24
So update on my creaking noise: I ended up taking it to the dealer for a second set of eyes after the original shop tried to fix it. Dealer said the springs were "collapsing onto themselves" meaning that when compressed, one coil was hitting the adjacent cool. They said they applied grease to them to lessen the impact and reduce the noise. My concern is, should the springs be doing that? To me, grease seems like a temporary fix since it could get washed away with rain water etc.
What do you guys think?
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Most likely your insulator boots are torn (#8, diagram from F8x catalog).
Most shops use a light coating of grease on the boot when assembling to prevent this from happening during installation.