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Front suspension noise, more ideas?
Posted by steve (more from steve) on Tue, 8 Dec 2015 00:28:06
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I’ve had front suspension noise for a while on my 03 9-5, 143K. Poly subframe bushings were needed, yet didn’t eliminate the noise. I swapped the sway bar links again. These Moog ones had a little play (nothing like the OEM ones had), especially in the lower joint, but didn’t eliminate the noise. The front right rear control arm bushing is going (according to a mechanic), but the noise seems worse than from a single bushing. Noise is present with any road irregularity and really squeaky at lower speeds. The swaybar bushing are original as the shop was afraid to strip the bolts (subframe was lowered, but not dropped).
Should I try silicone spray on all bushings? Would “Kellogg's 57500 Pure Silicone” on Amazon be completely rubber safe as it is pure silicone? If not, what should I use?
Could the Bilstein dampers be bad? I've had noise the entire time I've had these. Some of the noise sounds like possible damper motion, possibly including the bump stop. The strut mounts seem ok.
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