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Old 02-13-2008, 10:48 AM
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Default Need advice, I've got some funny creaking going one; suspension & steering related...

took it to the indy guy a coulle weeks ago, he replaced left control arms. didn't help much, sounds like something a little grease could silence but I'm not sure where to look. anybody ever have similar experience??

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Did you check your tie-rods?
Old 02-13-2008, 11:35 AM
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Default A few days back I had a noise on the front right side for the first 5 - 10 minutes...

then it went away, there were 5F outside.
I have new upper control arms and tie rod ends.
Also the car didn't want to go from Level 2 to Level 1.
Probably too cold.
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It is (imho) either your swaybar needs grease or your end links to the sway bar are shot.
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tie rod ends are new in the last year
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how does one go about greasing the swaybar; white lithium??
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temperature does effect the noises it seems
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Default My H-sports have grease fitting on the colar that holds them

to the frame. I don't know if the stock bar does.

Mine groan a bit on speed bumps, driveway entry, etc. -Slow changes in the road.My rech said that after 145K miles, the end links are shot and they are prone to groan... (That was not intentional.)
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mine are stock, at 70k I'll try togrease them somehow. prone to groan, i like that
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Will check them, thanks


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