A worn-out strut will begin to make noises. In many cases the strut will make a creaking noise when turning corners.
First off, where did you get the 99 grand am strut bar?
It could be your front strut mounts need to be replaced. The rubber inside the strut mounts, wears out. You will hear the noise when u drive over bumps and uneven surfaces. my 2004 grand am se1 4 door ,with the 3.4 v6 engine and automatic transmission, needs the front strut mounts replaced.
how do you replace power steering hose on 99 chev venture
It has a chain
There is a recall on this vehicle for strut tower rot
Type of noise - scraping, clicking? Type of vehicle? it's neither scraping or clicking it's kind of like a humming sound vehicle is 99 le Sabre
in my 99 Chevy venture there is a button on the ceiling where the console is there that you push to open them.
most likely the front c-v joints are bad and they make a grinding sound when you turn your wheel one way or the other. Better check your front hubs. CV joints normally make a loud popping noise. Might also be a broken strut spring or bad upper strut bearing. Try applying down-pressure on the top of the fender on the side making noise. If it makes the noise, then it is something in the front suspension. In all my experience I have not heard a strut mount grind. They make a very distinct knock noise and it is always there. A little bit of pavement change, such as a rough spot in the road and they will knock. I have on a rare occasion heard the spring itself make that noise when the spring was not properly seated in the bottom plate of the strut itself. But broken strust, broken strut springs and the assocated mount make a knocking noise 99% of the time. My car was making a grinding noise when turning to the right only...had a broken spring and bad upper strut bearing replaced and BINGO! Noise was gone. The Volvo dealer stocks many strut springs as this seems to be a common problem. Noise was also noticible when applying down-pressure on that side. Maybe I fall into that 1% of the time category! Yes, I would say so! It must have been some sort of real blunt trama to break a Volvo coil spring! You can certainly say you fit in a less than 1 percent category. The easiest way to look for a broken upper mount is to put a wrench on the upper nut. If you can turn it all the way around it is broken. Glad you solved your noise problem sire.
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it is the black tank on the right side of the engine mounted on the fender in front of the strut
replace the mounts
My son's 1997 Passport has the same problem. A friend told him this is usually caused by the air condition compressor belt. If it is one of the other belts causing the noise you should be able to search for help on how to adjust those.