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Old 11-17-2008, 03:52 PM
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i own a 1999 z28 and lately when i am going over bumps and hills i hear a creaking like noise like an old door. I am getting feelings that it is the sway bar bushing. Could anyone identify what can cause "creaking".
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Bushings. Probably swaybar bushings. I had a creak(sounded like an old bed) that would show up from time to time, and I replaced the front swaybar with the one in my sig, including new bushings and the noise hasn't been back since.
Where is the noise, front or back?
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Bushings. Probably swaybar bushings. I had a creak(sounded like an old bed) that would show up from time to time, and I replaced the front swaybar with the one in my sig, including new bushings and the noise hasn't been back since.
Where is the noise, front or back?
it sounds like the front, but sometimes i hear strange noises from the back also. but primarily i hear it very bad in the front.
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I had a similiar problem, it was a motor mount. The torque arm was moving the trans/engine enough to make a creaking noise when it shouldn't be.




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