XP3.0 Fork Spring Noise (solved)

My XP3.0 started making a horrible rusty spring creaking noise when compressed. I gently unscrewed the cap on the right side with a pliers wrench (the lock-out side NOT the pre-load/spring side). It was dry as a bone so I sprayed some lithium grease in there. Instantly solved the problem. It's pretty confusing to me why it sounded like a spring noise when there is no spring on that side.