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Originally Posted by Alan l.
While I was swapping my winter wheels back on last weekend I decided to try what another member did with adding some antiseize paste where the collar meets the shock.
I jacked up the car and loosen the strut collar bolt so I could slide the collar down about an inch. Cleaned the area and then lubed it up with copper antiseize paste where it clamps down. Tightened the bolt back up "full send" and the noise is completely gone again. Lets see how long it last this time....
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Interesting. Keep us posted. I'll be tackling this over the weekend. Will try tightening the bolt first to see if it is a permanent fix before applying antiseize to the collar.
These bolts are also single use (torque) bolts per BMW. Perhaps it might be worth getting a new bolt as the old one may have stretched too much (which is potentially why the 50ft/lb torque spec isnt sufficient?