Plaid S Front Suspension Creaking

[MFrunkerOG]

Thanks! I'm realizing I probably need to jack both sides of the car to do this, since I don't want the car to be torqued one way or the other while loosening and tightening these bolts. Are you all using the funky Tesla jack stands for that?

QuickJack

 

[whenryb]

Had this creaking noise pop up on my 2023 Plaid at about 4k miles on slow speed turns, especially turning left. Thanks to @paulchou for the pics and torque specs. Interesting that I never had this issue in 12K miles on my 2021 Plaid. Anyway, just retorqued the bolts with an extra 5nm. Quick test drive and creaking seems to be gone.

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[Visionary]

I torqued those bolts about 6-8 ft-lb over spec, no change. Any other ideas?

 

[SDRick]

Assuming this is the same noise as I had, service removed the bash plate cleaned and then re-torqued. I have also heard reports of adding a thin layer of material between the two. I would ask service what their repair guide requires for a fix. I'm sure they've had enough experience now to know what works in the case of the noisy bash plate.

If I remember correctly,, I tried torquing myself, then the service center said they re-torqued but it did not work. It was only until the next service center removed the plate did I have success for the last five or 6000 miles.

 

[whenryb]

I torqued those bolts about 6-8 ft-lb over spec, no change. Any other ideas?

My creaking came back as well after I did the same. Have not set up service appointment but that is next.

 

[Visionary]

I removed the bash plate, cleaned it, added some felt tape for the metal on metal connections. Sound for now has gone!.

 

[Powerslave]

So, did the noise came back?

 

[SDRick]

My noise has not come back.