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Old 09-02-2008, 05:28 PM
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ES sway bar bushings installed now front end clunking?!?!
On friday i installed my ES sway bar bushings i have had laying around for a while. Everything went well and I didn't think anything of it . Today i leave work and i am driving home when I hear a clunk when turn the wheel to the left. I think I may have over tightened the bushings bracket thing so i loosen them up and hoped for the best.

Well the noise is still present and seems to only happen when i cut the wheel to the left/ side to side or sometimes when i go over a bump.

Is it possible that i could have ruined my endlink but over tightening the swabar busings?
? I checked the car nothing is loose suspension wise that i could see where the noise is comming from.
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Old 09-02-2008, 10:41 PM
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Are you sure, you installed the tabs on the bushing in the the tab holder? Which is on top!
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if the bushing wasnt put on correctly it can slide off then it will be metal hitting metal
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Did you confirm you got the right bushings as the swaybars are different sizes for the GLE/SE.
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Old 09-03-2008, 10:12 AM
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i have the SE
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Old 09-03-2008, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Zack342
i have the SE
can you move it by hand? Is it radial or axial play?
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Old 09-03-2008, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Zack342
On friday i installed my ES sway bar bushings i have had laying around for a while. Everything went well and I didn't think anything of it . Today i leave work and i am driving home when I hear a clunk when turn the wheel to the left. I think I may have over tightened the bushings bracket thing so i loosen them up and hoped for the best.

Well the noise is still present and seems to only happen when i cut the wheel to the left/ side to side or sometimes when i go over a bump.

Is it possible that i could have ruined my endlink but over tightening the swabar busings?
? I checked the car nothing is loose suspension wise that i could see where the noise is comming from.

I have the same problem as far as the noise but i didnt touch any sway bars or bushings. what is the problem. could it be the TEIN SS coilovers?
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Old 09-04-2008, 01:03 AM
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I'd suggest you take a open end wrench or adjustable wrench and place it around the sway bar to determine it's size...you may have a non SE front bar, or you received the wrong parts!
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Old 09-04-2008, 07:21 PM
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I removed the Endlink on the drivers side and the noise has stopped. as far as i can tell it is the endlink.
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Old 09-04-2008, 07:54 PM
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what is the endlink? I will probably be doing this soon. Autozone still sells these things right?
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Use a pry bar to check it for play under pressure while installed, the same that we do for finding wear or worn components in the suspension game....
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Right now i am driving with out a sway bar endlink on the drivers side. is that a problem? i am picking up the moog replacements today.
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