Rear Sway Bar Bushings?
10-25-2010, 09:56 PM
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Rear Sway Bar Bushings?
Anyone know where I can get a set of rear sway bar bushings for my car? What size is the stock rear sway bar? I am trying to get rid of my squeak in the rear suspension. I just replaced the sway bar endlinks with MOOG parts this weekend, but the squeak is still there. Thanks for any help!
10-27-2010, 12:37 PM
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Just use spray lube on all the bushings one at a time until the noise stops. Then you know which one it is and if the noise returns you can either lube it better or replace that one.
10-28-2010, 03:31 PM
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These definitely need to be replaced. They are dry and cracking. Re-greasing them only works for a day or two at most. The bushings should be cheap <$5 each if I could just find them. I found a part#, but I can't find anyone who sells them. I guess I am going to have to go to Mercedes for these.
10-28-2010, 03:54 PM
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Did this a few years ago with poyurethane bushings which, BTW, are much harder and provide better response: get a tube or 2 of dry graphite lubricant. Any car place or hardware store has the stuff. loosen the fittings, and jam a screwdriver between the bushing and the metal of the swaybar so that the screwdriver creates a void between the rubber and metal. put the tip of the graphite tube in the void and dump a big pile of graphite into the void. Pull out the screwdrive leaving the graphite trapped between, and tighten the fittings and repeat on the other fittings. Go for a drive over a bumpy road so the movement causes the graphite to work in all the way around the sway bar.
enjoy!
This eliminated wicked loud squeaking noise when I first put the poly bushings in a past car, and I drove it for about 4 years after with no more squeaks.
If you can't find bushings, call a sway bar company. they have the sizes and configurations for all cars made, and they can make some polyurethane or rubber parts for you and send them out. I bought mine about 20 years ago from a sway bar factory in West Palm Beach FL when I lived there. The guy made them up for me while I waited for about $30. Handling is great with polyurethane - no give at all, but they did squeak like crazy before the graphite treatment.
enjoy!
This eliminated wicked loud squeaking noise when I first put the poly bushings in a past car, and I drove it for about 4 years after with no more squeaks.
If you can't find bushings, call a sway bar company. they have the sizes and configurations for all cars made, and they can make some polyurethane or rubber parts for you and send them out. I bought mine about 20 years ago from a sway bar factory in West Palm Beach FL when I lived there. The guy made them up for me while I waited for about $30. Handling is great with polyurethane - no give at all, but they did squeak like crazy before the graphite treatment.
10-28-2010, 04:00 PM
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Did this a few years ago with poyurethane bushings which, BTW, are much harder and provide better response: get a tube or 2 of dry graphite lubricant. Any car place or hardware store has the stuff. loosen the fittings, and jam a screwdriver between the bushing and the metal of the swaybar so that the screwdriver creates a void between the rubber and metal. put the tip of the graphite tube in the void and dump a big pile of graphite into the void. Pull out the screwdrive leaving the graphite trapped between, and tighten the fittings and repeat on the other fittings. Go for a drive over a bumpy road so the movement causes the graphite to work in all the way around the sway bar.
enjoy!
This eliminated wicked loud squeaking noise when I first put the poly bushings in a past car, and I drove it for about 4 years after with no more squeaks.
If you can't find bushings, call a sway bar company. they have the sizes and configurations for all cars made, and they can make some polyurethane or rubber parts for you and send them out. I bought mine about 20 years ago from a sway bar factory in West Palm Beach FL when I lived there. The guy made them up for me while I waited for about $30. Handling is great with polyurethane - no give at all, but they did squeak like crazy before the graphite treatment.
enjoy!
This eliminated wicked loud squeaking noise when I first put the poly bushings in a past car, and I drove it for about 4 years after with no more squeaks.
If you can't find bushings, call a sway bar company. they have the sizes and configurations for all cars made, and they can make some polyurethane or rubber parts for you and send them out. I bought mine about 20 years ago from a sway bar factory in West Palm Beach FL when I lived there. The guy made them up for me while I waited for about $30. Handling is great with polyurethane - no give at all, but they did squeak like crazy before the graphite treatment.
