Metal End-Links - Clatter
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Le Mans Master
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From: Midland TX
Metal End-Links - Clatter
After about 6 months of driving with the C6-Z51 Swaybars and Metal endlinks added, I notice a bunch of clatter on all four corners of the car - especially when turning at a slow speed like in a parking lot and when turning onto a street.
I did not notice this in the beginning. Can these things be lubricated? I tried spraying the end links with lubricant, but still clatters like the car is falling apart. The connectors are all tight and torqued to spec.
I did not notice this in the beginning. Can these things be lubricated? I tried spraying the end links with lubricant, but still clatters like the car is falling apart. The connectors are all tight and torqued to spec.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: Midland TX
Sounds like the car is falling apart when I pull in a driveway on all 4 corners.
Race Director
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From: South Western Ontario
the OE links are sealed with a rubber boot. Spraying anything on them is a waste of time.
I would put the car in the air and re-tighten all the link nuts. double check everything else you might have had apart at the same time.
Peter
I would put the car in the air and re-tighten all the link nuts. double check everything else you might have had apart at the same time.
Peter
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From: Norman Oklahoma - The Only State in the Union with no Blue Counties!
This is kinda strange. I have aftermarket metal links,,,5000K plus no probs,,,, Did the clatter start all at once? Just wondering what might have happened?
The links have to be threaded the same side to side and snugged up but not over tightened. Are you sure the sway bar bolts were not under tightened and have backed off a bit with time/travel? Just throwing out ideas,,,,
The links have to be threaded the same side to side and snugged up but not over tightened. Are you sure the sway bar bolts were not under tightened and have backed off a bit with time/travel? Just throwing out ideas,,,,
Melting Slicks
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From: Iowa
went home, put a wrench on them, and tightened the nuts a bit beyond the spec. noise has been gone since, that was sometime last summer.
Le Mans Master
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From: Austin TX
when I installed mine I torqued them to spec. the front bar made a loud popping sound when going over angled bumps like entering into parking lots if there's any kind of slope. sounded like something was snapping each time, I could feel it in the floor boards.
went home, put a wrench on them, and tightened the nuts a bit beyond the spec. noise has been gone since, that was sometime last summer.
went home, put a wrench on them, and tightened the nuts a bit beyond the spec. noise has been gone since, that was sometime last summer.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: Midland TX
when I installed mine I torqued them to spec. the front bar made a loud popping sound when going over angled bumps like entering into parking lots if there's any kind of slope. sounded like something was snapping each time, I could feel it in the floor boards.
went home, put a wrench on them, and tightened the nuts a bit beyond the spec. noise has been gone since, that was sometime last summer.
went home, put a wrench on them, and tightened the nuts a bit beyond the spec. noise has been gone since, that was sometime last summer.
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When I changed my sway bars I had a right rear clunk after a couple of months. I was positive it wasn't anything to do with the rear sway bar but sure enough, after checking TWICE, I found the top mount bolt wasn't really tight but hanging on the rack was masking it. Tightend and problem went away.
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I have a 2007, I get a snapping & popping sounds at low speeds, also getting a clunk when it downshifts, all at very low speeds or slowly turning, dearler says everything is tight underneath, dos not really have any ideas as to what the sounds, any advice?
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From: South Western Ontario
Re-tighten the end links as already suggested multiple times....
