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Car Forum / Chrysler Cars / February 200502 Caravan sway bar bushings
I'm convinced that the knocking sound is coming from these things, but the auto parts store wants $45 each side for an assembly. Does anyone make just the bushings for $4-5 ? Are the connecting rods rebuildable at all? Hard to believe a van with only 45,000 miles needs a bushing rebuild already, reminds me of the 4 cyl. head gaskets which lasted only 45k miles. Rick There are links and bushings in the system. The bushings are relatively cheap but the links are a little high. THey are not rebuildable but I believe NAPA sells ones made by MOOG that are greasable. Larry > I'm convinced that the knocking sound is coming from these things, but the > auto parts store wants $45 each side for an assembly. Does anyone make [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > miles. > Rick > There are links and bushings in the system. The bushings are relatively > cheap but the links are a little high. THey are not rebuildable but I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> miles. >> Rick The factory has changed this part design twice and it still is not dependable. Stick with a good aftermarket part. Richard. the bushing 's gets elongated on how they fit the bar and then move in the oversize causing the klunk the bushings are cheap the links are more money > I'm convinced that the knocking sound is coming from these things, but the > auto parts store wants $45 each side for an assembly. Does anyone make just > the bushings for $4-5 ? Are the connecting rods rebuildable at all? Hard to > believe a van with only 45,000 miles needs a bushing rebuild already, > reminds me of the 4 cyl. head gaskets which lasted only 45k miles. > Rick Rick, Dealership sway bar bushings are available at less than $10. Change them out first before the links. There are several links in the aftermarket some with zerk grease fittings with lifetime guarantees. Shop around. Chrysler as of late 1999 updated the headgasket design with a "multi-layed steel" part which seems to hold up much better. My 2.4 liter gasket failed at 60,000 miles and now I have 120,000 with no leaking.....knocking on wood. Mopar Man > I'm convinced that the knocking sound is coming from these things, but the > auto parts store wants $45 each side for an assembly. Does anyone make just > the bushings for $4-5 ? Are the connecting rods rebuildable at all? Hard to > believe a van with only 45,000 miles needs a bushing rebuild already, > reminds me of the 4 cyl. head gaskets which lasted only 45k miles. > Rick I ordered some MOOG bushings for the front bar. Oddly, they offer front bushings, and rear sway bar links, but no front sway bar links in their line. Do the rear ones go bad as quickly as the front links? As mic canic suggested, I'll do the bushings first and see if that fixes the knocking. Rick > Rick, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> reminds me of the 4 cyl. head gaskets which lasted only 45k miles. >> Rick Rick, Installing the front bushings is a breeze, just remove BOTH brackets to drop the bar for access to insert new ones. Note the shiny part of the bar from the rubbing of the old ones as reference for location of new parts. Sway bar links are easily installed with the help of a pneumatic driver to loosen the bolts. It's a pain to use standard wrenches and a large star nut or allen wrench to loosen. Hopefully, the sway bar bushings are the source of problems. Good luck. MoparMan > I ordered some MOOG bushings for the front bar. Oddly, they offer front > bushings, and rear sway bar links, but no front sway bar links in their [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >> reminds me of the 4 cyl. head gaskets which lasted only 45k miles. > >> Rick I had my 1999 Dodge Caravan Sway bar bushings replaced last week and all the weird thumps and creaks coming from the front of the van have gone away.Many thanks to this newsgroup for your knowledge. Rick Yerke 101 William St yerke@adelphia.net PO Box 392 Moscow Pa. 18444 USA That's great news. You should attempt to disguise your email address, unless you want spam. Rick >I had my 1999 Dodge Caravan Sway bar bushings replaced last week and all > the weird thumps and creaks coming from the front of the van have gone [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Moscow Pa. 18444 > USA Do you know who make aftermarket greasable links? Thanks, Kevin > Rick, > [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] >> >> reminds me of the 4 cyl. head gaskets which lasted only 45k miles. >> >> Rick Chrysler engineering did it to the backyard mechanic again. The sway bar bushing bracket on the passenger side is barely accessible thru holes in the bottom plate, forget the one on the drivers side. They mounted some device behind that one, and they suggest removing the bottom plate - 10 bolts to access it. The bushing brackets on my 96 van were in plain view, right up front. The 2001 bracket is held by only one bolt and a nut. I'll see if a garage will install these Moog bushings for me. Rick > Rick, > [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] >> >> reminds me of the 4 cyl. head gaskets which lasted only 45k miles. >> >> Rick You can still get to it, just go over the cradle to access the bolt on the driver side, or you can remove the 2 -10mm bolts to put the leak detection pump to the side, it is easy to do > Chrysler engineering did it to the backyard mechanic again. > The sway bar bushing bracket on the passenger side is barely accessible thru [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > >> >> reminds me of the 4 cyl. head gaskets which lasted only 45k miles. > >> >> Rick You were right, it took about 45 minutes. Fixed the knocking problem, too. Cost, about $15. Rick You can still get to it, just go over the cradle to access the bolt on the driver side, or you can remove the 2 -10mm bolts to put the leak detection pump to the side, it is easy to do > Chrysler engineering did it to the backyard mechanic again. > The sway bar bushing bracket on the passenger side is barely accessible thru > holes in the bottom plate, forget the one on the drivers side. They mounted > some device behind that one, and they suggest removing the bottom plate - 10 > bolts to access it. The bushing brackets on my 96 van were in plain view, > right up front. The 2001 bracket is held by only one bolt and a nut. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > Sway bar links are easily installed with the help of a pneumatic driver to > > loosen the bolts. It's a pain > > to use standard wrenches and a large star nut or allen wrench to loosen. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >> bushings, and rear sway bar links, but no front sway bar links in their > >> line. Do the rear ones go bad as quickly as the front links? As mic canic > >> suggested, I'll do the bushings first and see if that fixes the knocking. > >> Rick > >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >> > > >> > My 2.4 liter gasket failed at 60,000 miles and now I have 120,000 with > >> > no > >> > leaking.....knocking on wood. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >> > > >> >> I'm convinced that the knocking sound is coming from these things, but > >> >> the > >> >> auto parts store wants $45 each side for an assembly. Does anyone make > >> >> just > >> >> the bushings for $4-5 ? Are the connecting rods rebuildable at all? > >> >> Hard > >> >> to > >> >> believe a van with only 45,000 miles needs a bushing rebuild already, > >> >> reminds me of the 4 cyl. head gaskets which lasted only 45k miles. > >> >> Rick I finally got the Moog sway bar bushings installed. You were right, it wasnt that hard going over the cradle. I did move the pump too, and getting that bolt back into the hole on the drivers side was a real bear. Took all of 45 minutes. You need a 15mm deep socket, some long extensions, a 15mm box wrench, and a 10mm wrench to move the pump. Thanks for the encouragement. It fixed the banging noise. I now know of four people who own DC vans or durangos around 2001 year that need bushings already at 50-60k miles. DC probably didnt do any testing for durability here. Rick You can still get to it, just go over the cradle to access the bolt on the driver side, or you can remove the 2 -10mm bolts to put the leak detection pump to the side, it is easy to do Hi I have an 03 Grand Caravan and I am getting the knocking in front over bumps. I believe it is the sway bar bushings also. Were did you buy the Moog bushing and what type are they. What diameter for the sway bar did you specify. I think it is 1" 1/8. Thanks >I finally got the Moog sway bar bushings installed. You were right, it >wasnt [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > driver side, or you can remove the 2 -10mm bolts to put the leak detection > pump to the side, it is easy to do http://www.autopartsgiant.co is where I got mine. Look up the car make model and year to get the right ones. Rick Hi I have an 03 Grand Caravan and I am getting the knocking in front over bumps. I believe it is the sway bar bushings also. Were did you buy the Moog bushing and what type are they. What diameter for the sway bar did you specify. I think it is 1" 1/8. Thanks >I finally got the Moog sway bar bushings installed. You were right, it >wasnt [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > driver side, or you can remove the 2 -10mm bolts to put the leak detection > pump to the side, it is easy to do |
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