I've been trying too locate a noise for a few months now after doing a 4" lift. I have got it narrowed down to the axle side of the front adjustable trackbar. When starting out going forwards or in reverse there is an awful creaking noise. It goes away after a couple of miles an hour. I believe it just occurs when there is initial motion put on the trackbar or when turning at low speeds. Jumping up and down on the front bumper also produces the creaking. It could be occuring at higher speeds while turning but hard to hear due to other wind noises and such. I torqued it down to 55ft lbs this evening and the creaking got a bit more noticeable.
So after talking to my buddy the only thing we can figure is during the install we torqued the axle side of the trackbar down to much and cracked the plastic bushing sleeve (he recalls a crack noise now, when he installed). I do not want to remove the trackbar since it is a pia to re-install.
So my question is can I cure this noise without replacing this plastic bushing? I've sprayed silicon spray everywhere with noise continuing. Also, if this bushing is cracked is this a time bomb waiting to go off leading to the trackbar breaking off at this end some time in the future? TIA!
So after talking to my buddy the only thing we can figure is during the install we torqued the axle side of the trackbar down to much and cracked the plastic bushing sleeve (he recalls a crack noise now, when he installed). I do not want to remove the trackbar since it is a pia to re-install.
So my question is can I cure this noise without replacing this plastic bushing? I've sprayed silicon spray everywhere with noise continuing. Also, if this bushing is cracked is this a time bomb waiting to go off leading to the trackbar breaking off at this end some time in the future? TIA!