How to Fix a Car that Creaks in the Back (Sway Bar Bushings)

Car creaks in the back. How to fix a car that's creaking in the back. How to replace sway bar bushings. How to stop creaking noise by replacing the sway bar bushings in your car. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 42 years.

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[scottykilmer]

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[tomb]

WOW 13 YEARS WENT BY Thanks Scotty for all your great Video's over the Year's!!!

[ChristopherZain]

Bro! Watch that head, man we can't have you get hurt...who's gonna help us with our cars?

[hyderhyder]

Man without watching your video, I would never be able to fix my car's annoying noise....Thank you so much from Tampa Fl

[ikeripper]

Wow, a video recorded 13 yrs ago, I really enjoy your tech video, nice and easy, and told alot about how to maintein a car properly, watching this like openning up a time capsule, thanks uncle Scotty.

[scottykilmer]

@lolSoloCreep That's an illusion from the camera lense. I was a good three feet away from the bumper, and used the lense for effect. Don't want people to become bored with my videos as OTHER repair videos can be REALLY sleepy. Scotty

[christianolssontravels]

Did the Lithium thing on my Jaguar. Creak drove me crazy but the Lithium was the only thing that stopped it. Brand new bushings as well. So a big thank you Scotty! You are the best!

[yvetterenee]

Nice video. It would've been helpful to hear the actual noise it made before the repair.

[scottykilmer]

@sbaker3232 NO, cv joints clack when they wear out they don't creak. Just do what I did in this video in the back, but do it in the front of your car. Could be a front bushing instead of a rear. Scotty Kilmer

[scottykilmer]

@eundaddy That's just the camera lense, makes things look closer and you can make funny bits using that. Scotty

[scottykilmer]

@MessivoKaxto There are many suspension parts back there, from a frame bushings to sway bar bushings to even the strut mounts (you changed the strut, but what about the strut mount?). on the plus side, those little noises can be annoying but often don't hurt anything as long as the wheels don't wear strangely and the car handles fine. Scotty

[washingtonredskin]

Had a very bad squeaking rear for a long agonizing time. At first, I changed coil springs, shocks, which gave a comfy ride, but squeak persisted. *Noise was the parking brake cable, where it hangs from hooks*. Usually wrapped in some sort of fabric to prevent metal on metal contact, but fabric was worn down upon inspection, allowing the metals to contact, causing the squeak, irritating me. Put a bunch of grease in between the hooks and bare cable. An old seat belt wrapped on the cable and secured with zip ties may have worked too but grease is the easy, cheap quick fix. Either way feels good.

[okaysure]

I think I've found my new favorite youtuber.

[scottykilmer]

@Chris07860 Sway bar bushings go out a lot, but often the rubber spacers on the springs in strut set ups wear out and then they can clunk too, as can the strut mounts on the top. Scotty Kilmer

[scottykilmer]

@mrjost55 Man, some people just complain. Last time I rolled a wheel down the driveway for a fun video shot, someone else complained. Get a life, the bumper is made of rubber. Scotty Kilmer

[RomboutVersluijs]

This legend was on youtube before vlogging was a thing! Super nice channel Scotty!

[biancab.]

Thank you Scotty. I'm not sure if you'll see this, but hopefully we can figure out what's wrong by following your video. The back passenger tire is making multiple noises, and it's honestly a little terrifying. There's a clicking that sounds similar to if we had something stuck in the tire, but there's nothing. It's randomly popping, not super often, but enough to be concerning. It's also creaking, I'm pretty sure that's mainly when we're going slow though. Anyway, thanks again.

[scottykilmer]

@Matthew55904 Stick your ear by the exhaust at the back. If all cylinders are not firing, then it will pop at the back and often if you put a piece of paper there, it will suck it in and blow it out, instead of just blowing out only. Scotty Kilmer

[scottykilmer]

@chamblizi It is when it comes to cornering, high trucks flip over easily. But low riders ride like crap cause they went too low. medium design is best. Scotty

[mikeschiavoni]

Just letting you know, your a great dude. Rarely say that anymore.