Squeak Free...finally!

[SteveB]

Ever since I had my ST sway bars, I've had a squeak in the front end. Well, "a" squeak might be a little mild....a SQUEAK every time the suspension moved. Drove me nuts, sounded like I was driving a bucket of bolts.

1. Changed out the centre bushings to graphite impregnated and greasable ones, still squeaks.

2. Changed UCA's and tie rod ends, still squeaks.

3. Changed shock/spring combo to lower, still squeaks....worse!

4. Loosened urethane end links a bit.....less squeak! For a day...

5. Got work to order me some stock rubber end links, and yanked the poly ones out...and just moved the bar back and forth in the centre bushings....SQUEEK! WTF!

Brake lines were rubbing on the centre of the sway bar, that got worse every time I got lower, as the bar rotated closer to the lines. Push and slightly bend lines away from bar....no squeaks!

Re-installed poly end links....NO squeak!

Drove home HARD from the shop...not one squeak!

[N9netwoAccord]

very nice

[Maple50175]

Congrats.

[SteveB]

I'll have to eat the new end links, for 20 bucks or so...and it's STILL a cheap fix, and a great trouble shooting lesson.

Actually, I'll probably sell the end link here....I was surprised how hard they are...they feel as stiff as my poly ones!

[starchland]

god damn i have that same squeek. Ill get right on it.

[deckeda]

Brake lines were rubbing on the centre of the sway bar

Odd. I'll have to look at that myself.

I currently have a situation whereby my wife gets home with the car at 5:30 or so. I then take it at 6. Backing out of the driveway, it squeaks like crazy. When I get home later and get into the same spot it makes not noise. Fricken' bizarre.

[CBAccordA4]

My girls car got the same squeak, I WD40d the shit out of the suspension and was about to spray it into every bolt hole, but I'll just try your solution

[The G-Man]

I got a squeak in the front, and a different sounding one in the back.

[CBAccordA4]

WOW, the end linkage really made that surprisingly annoying noise. Put new MOOG links on em and it was quiet.

[ZigenBallZ]

squeak...

[kidd262]

thanks for the info

[GunRunner]

no squeeks here

but good ideas for anyone that does