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> >My girlfriend has a Neuspeed front sway bar on her 98 Jetta. We have never
> >been able to keep the bar quiet. It makes a lot of poping noises when the
> >suspension moves. We've tried greaseing it really well and replacing the
> >bushings with no luck. Anyone had this experience? Any solutions?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Nate
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> I have the same bar on my 96 vr6 golf and had occasional
> popping sounds like you indicated. I first checked the sub frame and
> then centered the sway bar (it walks back and forth) after seeing
> where it made contact with the control arm. A quick fix was after
> centering, put a couple of hose clamps on the bar between the two
> bushings. Sort of like a primitive drill-stop.
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> Good luck,
>
> Rich
I've done sorta the same thing on many aftermarket bars, but wrap some
old rubber innertube around the bar prior to mounting the hose clamps to
prevent any digging in of swaybar bushing plus giving a larger radius to
"drill-stop" and possibly better purchase.
Regards,
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Brian D./OH
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