Stock sway bar bushings....

[Guest]

My sway bar is constantly making noise, I grease the bushing, it goes away, but comes back. I cant seem to find the bushings at autozone, can someone link me to them? Its a 2000 V6...Thanks in advance

[hockeyman]

What do you mean when you say "I greased the bushings"?
If you just use the Lithium Grease Spray, try removing the bushings and grease them inside and out with a good Moly Grease. You can get a can of it at any auto store.
The spray usually doesn't penetrate the bushing(s) enough, so the squeak comes back a little later.

[mwh27]

I assume you didnt take off your sway bar to get grease INSIDE the bushing.

ASFA grease, I'd say a synthetic moblie 1 chassis grease, its red and I found it at pepboys.

[slow6]

so what grease is better/best?

[mwh27]

anything is better than nothing, but the mobile1 was pretty cheap.

[Guest]

I did take them off and used the exact same grease mwh mentioned, its back and in full force, I tried the litium too before trying to fully regrease them, so anyone answer my original question? I still cant find them...What size is the stock bar even, I get conflicting answers all over the place.

[mwh27]

Sorry dude =/

If you have a caliper you could find out the size.... or just call a chevy parts place and find out the size. Lmperformance.com should have some nice enegry bushings.

[Guest]

Hmm I never thought of using the caliper, I was just thinking it went by circumfrence not diameter, dont know why I had that idea, thanks, ill measure it up today. Its really driving me crazy.

[mwh27]

Originally posted by 2KThunder:
Hmm I never thought of using the caliper, I was just thinking it went by circumfrence not diameter, dont know why I had that idea, thanks, ill measure it up today. Its really driving me crazy.

Heh, even if it did go by circumfrence... you could use that neat little math trick ;)

BTW: are you SURE its the bushings? maybe it could be something else?

Although that wouldnt explain why it goes away for a lil while then comes back...