Cynical

Hi Guys.
So ive been having crazy problems with suspension noise.
Replaced lower front control arms but that did not help.
Been lubing everything with rubber. Added lube with needle. Nothing helps and i cant find the damn problem.

Thought id film so you get an idea of how bad it is ...


EDIT: SOLVED
Hi guys.
I got mental today.. just couldnt take the noise anymore.
Lifted the car and tried to locate the noise myself by standing under the car and wiggle it the best i could.
I felt like the noise came from the fron upper control arm, but 100% wasnt sure.

So i decided to try anyway. Made a hole big enough to fit the nosle from the siliconespray bottle and sprayed into the rubber on both sides of the controlarm.

SILENT!!!!!!!
95% of the noise is totally gone. I could hear some when going down that big bump on the video but its wasnt enough to hear inside the car anymore. Just a little squeek came.

I used silicone to cover my holes and im good to go.
Think ill spend a few bucks on Lemforder controlarms and switch those anyways.

DaveW68

Could be your sway bar(s).

xxfightclubxx

i have same exact problem. since you replace your lower control arms, its also the sway bar bushings. theres a bunch of info on here about it. some people are using a glue and it takes care of the noise. i have a shop replacing my sway bar bushings, lower control arms, and radius arms. im prayin that takes care of the noise. cause it pretty embarassing.

Cynical

But the swaybar bushings front. Can they be replaced or do you need the whole arm?
Anyone have partnumber?
Ive read alot but dont understand how they glue?? Glue to the arm?
For rear it have to be impossible, looks like we need to tear down the whole car to get to the rear swaybar.

greglig

Hi all, my car also has the same problem but with a twist. The right side sway bar bush creaks very badly but the left side is quiet only because engine oil has been leaking on it (cam shaft end cap leak on M273).
I think the left side may have been softened and damaged by the oil.

My question is has anybody seen aftermarket replacement bushes anywhere?
EPC shows only the complete bar with bushes attached.

Thanks.

Cynical

Hi guys.
I got mental today.. just couldnt take the noise anymore.
Lifted the car and tried to locate the noise myself by standing under the car and wiggle it the best i could.
I felt like the noise came from the fron upper control arm, but 100% wasnt sure.

So i decided to try anyway. Made a hole big enough to fit the nosle from the siliconespray bottle and sprayed into the rubber on both sides of the controlarm.

SILENT!!!!!!!
95% of the noise is totally gone. I could hear some when going down that big bump on the video but its wasnt enough to hear inside the car anymore. Just a little squeek came.

I used silicone to cover my holes and im good to go.
Think ill spend a few bucks on Lemforder controlarms and switch those anyways.

xxfightclubxx

so all you did was spray silicone spray on the rubber part of the upper control arms? i really hope once my car leaves the shop there is no noise. also i didnt think either you could just replace the sway bar bushings. but my mechanic said yes you can he told me its only like $60 for the bushings for the front.

Cynical

Nono!
I had to make hole in them and spray into them

xxfightclubxx

oh ****. im not sure if i would want to do that. but if that helps for the mean time why not. i hate that noise. mine was just about as loud as yours.

Cynical

If your sure where the problem is then why not.
Can use a syringe to get the lub in there with minimal hole. And use silicone over the hole afterwards.

From what you see on the video to dead silent now in 10 minutes. Im in heaven lol
..... Until next issue lol

PeterUbers

Won't that silicone dry up

Cynical

Might be right.
Acually, If i can find a long lasting lub to use i might even skip the replacement a while and se how this holds up.
Been thinking about the drying of silicone as well

PeterUbers

A marine grease or white lithium grease?