creaking on turns
07-15-2009, 09:13 PM
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creaking on turns so lately when i make turns, only slow turns, i get this creaking sound coming from the back of my car...not sure what it is but im thinking swaybar links/swaybar bushings? i want to pinpoint the problem before i start throwing money into parts
07-15-2009, 11:02 PM
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Look at the rear control arm bushings very carefully. Most of these cars have a problem with the rear control arm bushings "sliding" out especially when the car has a decent amount of miles or is used for hard cornering. If this is the case, the sleeve for the bushings will be up against the mount for the control arm (usually on the frame side) and will be making metal-on-metal contact.
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^ im with this guy
on my old camaro i had tubular LCA's that were bone dry when i got the car, so greasing that and lubing up / changing bushings on my rear sways cured 99% of the noise coming from the back end of the car
on my old camaro i had tubular LCA's that were bone dry when i got the car, so greasing that and lubing up / changing bushings on my rear sways cured 99% of the noise coming from the back end of the car
07-16-2009, 07:09 PM
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the lcas are greaseable and i grease them every spring. like i said in the original post i think it has somehting to do with the sway bar links/sway bar bushings so i guess ill start with the bushings and go from there!
07-16-2009, 07:16 PM
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if i go with polyurethane bushings for the rear what size do i need to get? i see someone on ebay selling them with 23mm and 24mm...not sure what to get
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You have to loosen the metal clamsp. Take the D bushings out, clean em up, use some marine grade grease or any decent grease on them and put them back in. Pretty easy to do and should be done every year or two, front and back.