Originally posted by ConnContour:
I replaced the rear swaybar bushings last summer. I still have the original struts on the car and I can't figure out if the struts need replacing or if it's the bushings again. I have sprayed everything in the rear suspension with a teflon spray at first, then white lithium grease and now with silicone with little help.


Same here... I replaced the bushings last summer, and the creaking came back late last week. I'm not the first owner of the car, I'm not sure if the struts are original or not.. 128,000 km on the car (roughly 79,500 miles)..

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