Creaking in front end of the Bora V6

[Sixie]

Your car came with swaybars stock. Not beefy ones, but they're there.

Any idea what size? Seems there are 23mm and 21mm bars.

I have to go under there to replace the control arm bushes, so I figured for $20 odd from ECS I might as well replace these and tie rods etc.

But they offer both sizes on the site.

Hoping this will slove the creaking, groaning and clunking that is going on.

[daniel7y]

yeah i have the exact same problem with my gti
it's not the suspension, and is usually only present when the car is warm, particularly in hot weather.

haven't really looked into it much because i don't know where to start!
would be great if someone knows a solution

[Jmac]

Already posted the solution mate, Glacier bushes for the sway bar and new sway bar bushes. Measure up the bar and get glacier bushes form your local engineering shop. They are non wearing bushes. As before mentioned , and many times before the exhaust is next to the sway bar and will also be worse in hot weather, it is the sleeving that rots off the sway bar and creaks like an old bed spring . Fixed a Few TTs with the exact same problem. I have a couple of Brisbane candidates needing the glacier bushes, will give feedback and im sure they will too
cheers
Jmac

[Dr Haldex]

Approx. how much are we looking at to supply and fit these Glacier bushes Jimmy?

[Dr Haldex]

Jimmy? Anyone had this fixed successfully?

[Jmac]

I did a while back as i mentioned, just havent had time to source some more non wearing glacier bushes to try in a couple of Brizzy candidates, but way too busy at the moment
Cheers
Jmac

[Jmac]

I did a while back as i mentioned, just havent had time to source some more non wearing glacier bushes to try in a couple of Brizzy candidates, but way too busy at the moment
Cheers
Jmac

[Shadow_Rusty]

Were they something like these?
Glacier Bushings

[Jmac]

Yes thats them , well they were in halves obviously to fit to the sway bar. These on the sway bar and inside the bush is the answer. You just need to take a measurement of the OD of the bar and call your local Stockist . Ill do one soon, time a biggie at the moment
Cheers
Jmac

[grtuned]

Can we please ban this moron?????