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Hi all,
I replaced all the worn bushings on my 1-1/16” front swaybar (87 Sundance) with the appropriate Mopar bushings. The steering nicely tightened up, and all the thunking from the front end stopped. Two days later, the thunking came back, albeit much quieter. I went back under the car, and noticed the bar-to-frame bushing on the driver's side was already distorted. I assumed I installed it incorrectly, so I went and bought another set, and carefully replaced it. I added some silicone lube to the bushing as well.
A month later, I am still getting thunking noises from this area. I went under the car last night, and noticed the same bushing was slightly out of alignment on the bar...the "top" and "bottom parts of the bushing were not aligned. I loosened the bar, realigned it, and tightened it down. I also tightened the bolts a bit more on the driver’s side end bushing bracket. This has reduced the thunking, though not eliminated it. I’m not having problems with any of the other bushings.
Any thoughts on what the problem is? I have one more bushing left.
I replaced all the worn bushings on my 1-1/16” front swaybar (87 Sundance) with the appropriate Mopar bushings. The steering nicely tightened up, and all the thunking from the front end stopped. Two days later, the thunking came back, albeit much quieter. I went back under the car, and noticed the bar-to-frame bushing on the driver's side was already distorted. I assumed I installed it incorrectly, so I went and bought another set, and carefully replaced it. I added some silicone lube to the bushing as well.
A month later, I am still getting thunking noises from this area. I went under the car last night, and noticed the same bushing was slightly out of alignment on the bar...the "top" and "bottom parts of the bushing were not aligned. I loosened the bar, realigned it, and tightened it down. I also tightened the bolts a bit more on the driver’s side end bushing bracket. This has reduced the thunking, though not eliminated it. I’m not having problems with any of the other bushings.
Any thoughts on what the problem is? I have one more bushing left.