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Old 12-23-2008, 06:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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TRD RSB/Springs help!

I was curious if anyone could help me out with a problem I've been having. I installed the TRD springs as well as stabilizer bar. Everything seemed fine for a few months then I started hearing this croaking/ creaking sound from the rear. I removed the stabilizer bar back there and regreased it (it was all dried up) and the sound went away. However, it seems to come back every month or two and I'd have to remove and regrease. I was curious if anyone has been having that same problem? I have tried using a synthetic grease but that seems to dry up as well. If anyone could help out with any advice that'd be great!
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Plumbers tape! Try it, maybe it will help.
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check the bolts from the sway bar end link as well...for some reason, they have been coming loose more and more it seems for me. although it sounds more like a metal to metal contact noise rather than a squeak.
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thanks guys, I did try the teflon tape and so far no squeaks or croaking sound when I hit anything. But we'll see after a month or two as that is when it usually comes back. Right now I'm using tape on bar, a layer of lithium synthetic grease, tape, another layer of grease on bar and inside bushing.
Also I did check the bolts on the end link and they are still torqued right.
Hopefully the tape will solve the problem.
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i used teflon paste. Thanks to SolaraGuy
1 application during install and havent heard a single peep. That was 5-6 months ago. There is ppl on SG that havent heard a peep in over a year.
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