jon@dakota-truck.net wrote in news:g1cbqd$27s$1@bent.twistedbits.net:
>
> "Joe B." <JoeB327@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Hi guys,
>>> I have a 1999 QC 4x4. I want to replace the rear sway bar bushings
>>> because they are worn and I am getting the "clunk" sound over bumps.
>>> I thought I read here in the DML that the prefered replacement
>>> bushings were from NAPA, blue colored ones. I tried finding the post
>>> again but couldn't :-( Anyways, according to NAPA, they only carry
>>> two sizes of bushings, 16mm and 18mm. I measured my sway bar in
>>> multiple places and it measures only 15mm. I priced the bushings at
>>> Dodge and they are $15 EACH!! My question is if there would be too
>>> much slop with the 16mm bushing on the 15mm bar? Any other
>>> suggestions or opinions are welcome. Thanks
>>> Joe B.
>>>
>
>> Anyone???
>
>
>
> Sorry, I didn't reply before because I am not familiar with GenIII
> swaybar bushings as far as what is the correct size, and how much slop
> (if any) is OK. But, since you are getting desperate, :-) one thing
> that comes to mind is possibly you could wrap the bar with something
> to build it up in the area of the bushing - aluminum flashing perhaps?
> Or maybe a strip of old innertube if you think the metal on metal
> might make some noise.
>
> Heh - is it just me, or are my repair tips to the DML becoming more
> ghetto as time goes on? :-)
>
Thanks Jon,
I thought someone may have run into the same issue as me. Trust me, I am
really considering the innertube suggestion, the older the DAK gets, the
less I seem to want to put into it.
Joe B.
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