C4 Front arm noise

[jay900]

Citroën C4 Cactus 2019 plate

Hi, the front arms have been recently replaced on the car.
I am getting a creaking sound (front) when I drive over a bump.
The garage couldn't find any issues, but sprayed some lubricant on the arms and the sound disappeared. A week later the sound is back worse than ever.

Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.

[mickthemaverick]

Obviously that sounds like a duff bush in the arm. Were the new arms genuine parts?

[Must be Mad]

agree sounds like poor quality bushes they should not creak if torqued up the should be silent

[jay900]

Obviously that sounds like a duff bush in the arm. Were the new arms genuine parts?

The work was done prior to the purchase of the car, the invoice just states the work done, labor and cost.

[jay900]

Obviously that sounds like a duff bush in the arm. Were the new arms genuine parts?

I've found the invoice, unit price charged £63.44 + vat per arm

[mickthemaverick]

A look at these two links makes the point. I'm guessing the garage used the £34 end of the scale so they could add a profit and sell them to the owner. Draw your own conclusions and maybe isolate the actual bush that is making the noise and replace it with a quality one.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166320535702 ... ntid=87779

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/meyle/1455069 ... 141&bshp=1

[jay900]

A look at these two links makes the point. I'm guessing the garage used the £34 end of the scale so they could add a profit and sell them to the owner. Draw your own conclusions and maybe isolate the actual bush that is making the noise and replace it with a quality one.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166320535702 ... ntid=87779

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/meyle/1455069 ... 141&bshp=1

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it. I will heed your advice.