Squeaking! Car sounds like a hay wagon!

[03.5MSP_12]

Any ideas on what to do with the bushings to keep them from squeaking so damn bad? It is worse on super hot and colder days, and I also wonder if the spring perches are the source of alot of it...? I crawled under the whole back of the car spraying white grease on every bushing I could find and it fixed the problem for maybe a day. Any suggestions or is it just time for a new set of bushings?

 

[littlemimus]

u could do that. or use pb blaster on the bushings. i havent lubed mine up in forever and they dont squeak

 

[thecrash91]

would wd40 work?

 

[littlemimus]

i dont think so. wd40 clears the grease out. no grease =squeak

 

[03.5MSP_12]

I'll have to try the PB next time...it may be a few days before I get motivated to jack the car up, but it's worth another go at it.

 

[R-X-R]

there is a stuff called AT-205 Re Seal

 

[littlemimus]

I'll have to try the PB next time...it may be a few days before I get motivated to jack the car up, but it's worth another go at it.

you dont have to jack it up. you can reach it

 

[Pez]

X2....it is easy to reach..... go go gadget arms.

 

[03.5MSP_12]

How well does it work, and where do you find AT-205 Re Seal? $?

 

[R-X-R]

it works well from what i heard, its not like wd 40 or anything that goes away after sometime. u can get them online.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)

 

[03.5MSP_12]

Well, right on...def worth a shot for that price. ($4.23 on Amazon)

 

[emespea]

The problem with the MSP bushings is i guess the way the sway bar is mounted it ruins the inside of the bushings faster than normal. They made revisions but it still doesnt help. If you look inside the bushings the oem ones have a teflon (i think teflon) insert to help but once it wears out they get squeeky clunky.

A member made a new swaybar relocation kit that fixed the problem but its an expensive solution (It is nice though). Other than greasing them up pretty regularly with good lube its going to probably keep happening, at least on this car.

 

[ksrogue]

I bought new rear sway bar bushings, greased them, and the problem went away.
How old are the current bushings? They may need replaced, and aren't that expensive to do. Doesn't take much time to do them either, just need to jack up the rear of the car. I would also recommend getting the bolts for them as well, considering one of mine was stripped out when trying to put it back in.

 

[Yankee2007]

damn..im having the same exact problem

 

[Wagonbacker9]

OK, I'm just going to point out that saying PB will work, and WD40 won't, is fundamentally flawed, as the 2 products are basically aimed at the same task.

That said, the rest of the info here is correct. Keep them greased, or replace them often.

Aside from that, a clunk fix kit will do wonders, but you still need to grease the bushings.

 

[emespea]

energy suspension lube works well as an off the shelf product. it wil last much longer than spray lubricant. they sell it at auto parts stores in the suspension section, its cream colored.

 

[MSPallday]

I bought new rear sway bar bushings, greased them, and the problem went away.
How old are the current bushings? They may need replaced, and aren't that expensive to do. Doesn't take much time to do them either, just need to jack up the rear of the car. I would also recommend getting the bolts for them as well, considering one of mine was stripped out when trying to put it back in.

i recently tried to change my bushings to the awr ones, everything was fairly easy to do until i had to bolt the metal piece that surrounds the bushings back on. its kind of like a clamp, and it closed up now i cant get it to allign back up with the holes, any suggestions, thank you

 

[Wagonbacker9]

one of the bolt holes is slotted. put that one in 2nd.

it shouldn't be closed up, are you sure you have the right size bushings?

 

[ucMP3]

OK, I'm just going to point out that saying PB will work, and WD40 won't, is fundamentally flawed, as the 2 products are basically aimed at the same task.

^Thx for saving my breath, Wagon.


OP - Use White Lithium Grease. It will hold up the longest and give you the best results. Spray lube is for sissies. Even tho PB Blaster makes a spray can white lithium grease as I'm sure other companies do too... But spray lubes aren't going to last long. Use an actual grease... White lithium grease is very tacky and waterproof and will stay in the bushing for a long time. Unless you want to spray WD-40 on your bushings once a week... (evil)

 

[o.g.sk8er]

use this and nothing else. lol

http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/Energy-Suspension-Formula-5-Prelube-Bushing-Lube.asp