Creaking Jetta

[Vulcan]

My Jetta has started to develop a lot of creaking noises. Most often heard when backing up over a curb or a road imperfection. The car is a 2004 Jetta with only 110K on it. I was thinking that perhaps due to its age some of the suspension bushings are getting a little hard and should be replaced. I don't have any free play in any of the suspension parts or drive line. Any thoughts?

[MechEngg]

Re: Creaking Jetta

I would check your lower control arm bushings, upper strut bushings/bearings, and rear swing/trailing arm bushings

[kujiwara]

Re: Creaking Jetta

Creaking is actually your chassis flexing, lube your door seals with silicon spray. Like Sean said check all your bushings, lube all of them with white lithium grease, especially check your rear trailing arm bushings they are most likely shot(dried out hydraulic bushings), don't be lazy and replace them and makes a pretty big difference(whiteline solid bushings). Also if you have leather rear seats, when the chassis flex they will rub on each other, that you'll have to live with it...

[100%VAGitarian]

Re: Creaking Jetta

front sway bar bushings also.

[Lars]

Re: Creaking Jetta

Good call on the sways -always get left out -. What are good replacement options for front bushings ? Gotta do a front suspension overhaul on my car soon (a-arms,struts,sways and going to do ball joints also)

[Benjamin]

Re: Creaking Jetta

If you are doing the front, do the entire tie rod assembly at the same time for both sides. You will spend more on a second alignment then you will for the parts to replace the tie rod assemblies.

Front ends on these vw's the parts are cheap, do everything and be done for another 100k km's or so.

[Lars]

Re: Creaking Jetta

If you are doing the front, do the entire tie rod assembly at the same time for both sides. You will spend more on a second alignment then you will for the parts to replace the tie rod assemblies.

Front ends on these vw's the parts are cheap, do everything and be done for another 100k km's or so.

Ya I'm going do it all while I'm there .. Cars got 205,000km on it and the front has never needed anything so I want to do it once and not have to touch it again

[Vulcan]

Re: Creaking Jetta

Some good places to start checking....Thx!