I must have jacked this up

 

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Maybe the spring is not siting correctly on the strut boot/dust cover at the top hat ? You have to twist the strut boot to get it sit correctly.

 

I hadn't considered that. Thanks! I'll pull it out this weekend and give it a twist.


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Bump..this helped me out after I installed my factory suspension and was getting this weird noise turning left at low speeds. This should deff get stickied. 8th civic ftw!

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Has anyone had this issue with HFP suspension? I am getting what seems to be the same noise after I installed the HFP springs and dampers. I haven't pulled the front damper/spring combo off yet, but I see a green dot on the exposed rubber portion (no white line or arrow). I have two questions:

(1) Did anyone else with the HFP notice a white line on the metal part of the top hat, and if so, did it line up with the green dot (I didn't notice when I first put mine on)?
(2) Does the top hat rotate without taking the assembly apart?

Thanks in advance!

 

I'm having some problems with my motorists part and strange sounds so I'm thinking if this could be the problem? What do you mean the arrows need to be indicated at each other and where are the arrows situated so I can examine them out . . . . . . .

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To the people that had to adjust the direction of your top hats did you take the entire assembly out or did you unbolt only the top 3 bolts and compress the assembly and turn the top hat, then rebolt it up to the top?

 

I would like to know this too. Thanks!

 

Anyone know if aftermarket pieces have the arrow?

 

Since no one answered, I ended up getting the Moog replacement top hats/bearings and they do in fact have the arrows.

 

i will have to keep this in mine when i do mine. very helpful info.

 

It seems to me that the driver side arrow on the top hat can either point towards the front or almost towards the cabin. Does anyone know which one is correct? The passenger side is easy, that clearly points towards the inside.

 

Ok, I pulled off both sides of the front HFP suspension today. Just for reference, there are in fact yellow paint marks and an etched arrow on the top hat. Also, the HFP top hat can rotate to point in the correct direction.

Now, onto what i discovered. In my situation, the arrows (and yellow marks) on both sides were both pointed towards the front of the car (well technically, it is towards the front, and slightly towards the outside of the car--the other possible direction was towards the other side, but towards the interior of the cabin).

The creaking/groaning sound is still there. I don't believe it is the bump stops because i get the noise even when the springs aren't compressing.

The noise sounded much lower on the car. It almost sounds like it is coming from the power steering. I am taking the car to a professional soon, and will report back.

 

And yes the top hat is angled I believe.

 

Will do. I called rock auto and they're sending me a replacement at no charge so ill get it in about a week.

Like I said maybe I just got a bad one, who knows. ..

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That is good to know as I planned on ordering from them.

 

The new one I got was much better. Ill post pics later

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Here are the Moog parts:

They are pretty hefty and the plastics are thick. This bearing is a little difficult to spin freely but it doesn't bind like the other one I got. I would have no qualms installing this on my personal car.

 

Thanks for the pictures. I hope to see if my top hat and bearings are not installed correctly soon. If they are I think I'll go for the Moog parts you ordered.

 

yeah make sure the arrows are pointed in the correct direction, and if that fixes it then awesome!

I actually bought them to finish off the Pro-s coilovers so I didn't have to cannibalize my OEM stuff, but I think I'm just going to sell it all as a set to someone else.

 

I had my hfp installed by a honda dealer and it makes similar noises.

They claim they are heading the right direction. I have taken it there three different times. They claim that they loosened the top three bolts and can see the arrows facing forward.

Do I believe them or take it elsewhere?

 

Just try and look at it yourself. Saves gas. Just report back with your observations.

 

Yeah true. I will most likely give it a shot this weekend if the weather is nice.

Would I be able to loosen the top three bolts and look to serif the arrow is pointed correctly? Just like honda claimed. The reason being I don't want to take the whole strut out and have to get an alignment.

Let me know your thoughts and I will report back.

 

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You have to undo the 3 bolts on the top hat. Remove at least one bolt out of the two from the bottom of the shock and you should be able to push the front caliper down and kinda move the shock like a lever to get a good look at it.

It is recommended to get an alignment even if you just remove one bolt from the suspension. Camber and Toe are very prone to change when messing with the suspension. You should be getting an alignment even if you take it to Honda. There is no way for them to check the top hat without removing some nuts at least.

 

So just to clarify both arrows on top of both tophats have to point towards the front of the car correct?

 

Yes, The arrows point toward their respective headlights.

 

Does anyone think that this could possibly cause some creaking or squeaking noise just on the front drivers side when going over bumps or uneven roads?

I installed some Eibach Sportlines a couple weeks ago and IIRC we installed the top hats and everything correctly.

 

Just came across this thread. So if the proper orientation for the arrows is to point towards the front of the car, is the original suspension in this DIY pointing in the wrong direction (inward)?

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/suspension-brakes/157243-diy-installing-skunk2-pro-s-coilovers.html

 

I looked up the installation instructions for the front suspension in the service manual and it also says the arrow should be pointing forward. I'm going to re-install the suspension tonight and make these fixes as well as replacing the rear spring seats.

 

This fixed the groaning/creaking in my car. I had installed the top hat with the arrow pointing away from the front of the car on the passenger side. The quality of the Moog top hats is pretty good. I also didn't compress my Neuspeed sport springs enough the first time before bolting the top hat down. It now doesn't have the groaning.