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02-06-12, 06:14 PM

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front sway bar bushing noise

How often do you guys change sway bar bushing? for past couple months i'm experiencing lots of noises/rattle/clunk sound coming out of the front, especially when i'm going over small potholes/speed bumps. last night i sprayed WD40 on front sway bar bushing and replaced sway bar links and noise went away BUT that over speed bumps/potholes clunking noise still present, so i am guessing i need new bushing? its just aprx. 30,000miles ago i replaced oem ruber bushings with new daizen polyurethane bush. and now after 30k miles again? aren't they supposed last long? ........2day ordered new daizen bushing set.

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02-06-12, 07:01 PM

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lithium grease...use that.

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02-06-12, 07:46 PM

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Check the sway bar mount. Make sure it us still tight to the frame. It could also be you lower control arms.

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02-06-12, 07:47 PM

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Check the sway bar mount. Make sure it is still tight to the frame. It could also be you lower control arms.

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02-06-12, 10:26 PM

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Silicone grease is your best bet. Lithium grease will attack the rubber/polyurethane.

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02-06-12, 10:28 PM

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Daizen bushings (like all polyurethane bushings) are supposed to last a very long time.

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02-08-12, 08:53 PM

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I am having similar problems and I have replaced everything but the uca, sway bar bushings, wheel bearings, and inner tie rods.

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02-08-12, 11:33 PM

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I had a similar problem replaced my rotors pads noise reduced - but stil heard a small rattle going over bumps so I swapped out the sway bar bushings and walaaaa problem solved

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02-09-12, 05:42 AM

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Have you changed your ball joints?

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02-09-12, 08:13 PM

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what did you swapped out with?

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Originally Posted by randee973

I had a similar problem replaced my rotors pads noise reduced - but stil heard a small rattle going over bumps so I swapped out the sway bar bushings and walaaaa problem solved

what did you swapped out with? Regular rubber bushing for polyurathaine bushing?

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02-11-12, 08:24 AM

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What about your Lower Ball Joint

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Originally Posted by LexXxuS101

You replaced the sway bar bushing with the polyHoly Bushing. what about the Lower ball joint? Is it still OEM or Daizen or Sewell/Carson bushing polyurethane bushing as well.

Last edited by GS714; 02-11-12 at 08:26 AM. Reason: correction

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11-19-12, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by randee973

I had a similar problem replaced my rotors pads noise reduced - but stil heard a small rattle going over bumps so I swapped out the sway bar bushings and walaaaa problem solved

I'm wondering if you noticed anything obviously wrong with your old bushings when you replaced them?

I ask because I've been noticing a similar problem in my 2001 GS430 of minor clunking going over rough surfaces at low speed. I replaced the end-links this weekend.

When I looked at the sway bar bushings, they looked fine, and so I avoided replacing them, but now you got me wondering...