UNBROKEN’s Iconic Silver ST build

[Cruising68]

Then there was this fiasco. lol
I consider myself a decent wrench…I can usually diagnose things pretty accurately. My car started making a clanking kind of noise at low speeds on sharp impacts…well this ain’t my first rodeo with the old ST and I know for sure that’s a strut bearing. They eat them like candy so I ordered two to have a spare for next time.
Blew apart the front end and had the new one installed in an hour or so…problem solved. Then I drove it again…exact same noise…fuq. Drive it up on ramps and tap on stuff with a rubber mallet and hear a clank when I whack the sway bar….cool…it’s a bad end link so I order new ones. Blew apart the front end and slapped them in…problem solved. Then I drove it again…exact same noise…FUQ! Blew the front end apart and dammit…one of the end link nuts came loose. OK that’s my bad…tighten it up…problem solved. Then I drove it again…exact same noise…FUQ ME AND EVERYONE ELSE TOO!!! Blew the front end apart again, removed end links, whack everything under there with a rubber mallet and when I hit the disconnected swaybar it made the noise…it was a dry urethane bushing the whole time. I’ve heard them creak and groan and make all kinds of noises but I’ve never in my life heard one make a metallic clank. Took everything apart and re-greased the bar, the bushing and even the caps that hold the bushings….and it’s FINALLY fixed and quiet as can be. I was thisclose to burning it to the ground.
All that took place over 4-5 weeks of weekends. I was beyond done with this damn car but all is well now and I love it again. lol

I had a similar dog and pony show trying to find a clunk. Ended up being a worn Steeda bushing. Probably went dry for a while and wore down a but. Must have put my car on the lift four or five times before I figured it out. Was happy when I replaced the bushing and it went away.


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[edeyoung2]

Then there was this fiasco. lol
I consider myself a decent wrench…I can usually diagnose things pretty accurately. My car started making a clanking kind of noise at low speeds on sharp impacts…well this ain’t my first rodeo with the old ST and I know for sure that’s a strut bearing. They eat them like candy so I ordered two to have a spare for next time.
Blew apart the front end and had the new one installed in an hour or so…problem solved. Then I drove it again…exact same noise…fuq. Drive it up on ramps and tap on stuff with a rubber mallet and hear a clank when I whack the sway bar….cool…it’s a bad end link so I order new ones. Blew apart the front end and slapped them in…problem solved. Then I drove it again…exact same noise…FUQ! Blew the front end apart and dammit…one of the end link nuts came loose. OK that’s my bad…tighten it up…problem solved. Then I drove it again…exact same noise…FUQ ME AND EVERYONE ELSE TOO!!! Blew the front end apart again, removed end links, whack everything under there with a rubber mallet and when I hit the disconnected swaybar it made the noise…it was a dry urethane bushing the whole time. I’ve heard them creak and groan and make all kinds of noises but I’ve never in my life heard one make a metallic clank. Took everything apart and re-greased the bar, the bushing and even the caps that hold the bushings….and it’s FINALLY fixed and quiet as can be. I was thisclose to burning it to the ground.
All that took place over 4-5 weeks of weekends. I was beyond done with this damn car but all is well now and I love it again. lol

I just had to re grease my front sway bar bushing. It would make a squeak over bumps when the temp dropped below 50.


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[UNBROKEN]

I just had to re grease my front sway bar bushing. It would make a squeak over bumps when the temp dropped below 50.


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I’ve had them squeak before…this was a metallic clank. The bushings are hard as a rock…to the point I can’t even open them to pull them off the bar. I had to slide them off around the end. I’m trying to order a new pair right now.