First significant drive today after replacing my steering rack, strut
rod bushings, and upper ball joints.

On the initial test runs around the neighborhood, there was a lot of
noise in the front suspension, right under my feet, which seemed to
settle down after a few turns and stops.  I assumed that it was just
the strut rods "finding their place" with the new bushings.

Today, while everything was quiet for the most part, whenever I would
go over a sudden bump (e.g. parking lot speed bump) I could still
hear and feel that creak, almost a twanging sound like a spring
stretching.  Can the springs be that noisy?

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL