I'm hearing a loud C R R R R E E E E E A K when I press down on the front right fender. It's not a mere squeak. It's heavy-duty...and metal on metal rubbing. It's like a whole series of loud creaking as the fender is pressed all the way down and again as the fender is let up.

With my wife pressing up and down on the fender, I can "feel" the MOST intense part of it at the BOTTOM of the coil spring. The top of the coil spring seems to be further away from the source of the rubbing. When I press SIDEWAYS against the middle part of the coil spring, the sound nearly goes away (as the fender is still being pumped). Interesting...

I "suspect" a bad rubber spring cushion ----but that's at the TOP of the coil spring. The rubber cushion is in place---I can see the edge of it at the hole at the top of the coil spring (inside engine compartment)----but seeing it doesn't mean that it's doing it's job.

I've tried spraying some WD40 on nearly everything that moves in the front suspension (especially the spring)---no luck quieting the creak.

Any thoughts?

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