My vrs estate has been suffering from a creaking anti roll bar for some time. As a temporary measure squirt a little oil on the bushes and the noise disappears. The problem is caused by the poorly designed bush arrangement. The anti roll bar is the same as that used by a 4wheel drive Golf. There are plastic sleaves around the bar under the rubber clamp bushes. These plastic sleaves allow rust to form between the bar and the sleave hence the creaking and knocking noises. This can in exceptional circumstances lead to the bar breaking. I have now purchased a new redesigned bar (

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My vrs estate has been suffering from a creaking anti roll bar for some time. As a temporary measure squirt a little oil on the bushes and the noise disappears. The problem is caused by the poorly designed bush arrangement. The anti roll bar is the same as that used by a 4wheel drive Golf. There are plastic sleaves around the bar under the rubber clamp bushes. These plastic sleaves allow rust to form between the bar and the sleave hence the creaking and knocking noises. This can in exceptional circumstances lead to the bar breaking. I have now purchased a new redesigned bar (