JH> I just discovered that worn swaybar end links can amplify tremendous road   
   JH> noise to the extent that you would think you need new bearings or CV   
   JH> joints.   
   JH> The transfer of noise was so bad in my Escape that my AC compressor would   
   JH> roar and I thought it was failing as well. So, when I put new endlinks on   
   JH> the front swaybar, not only did the road noise disappear but my AC   
   JH> compressor   
   JH> was quiet again. I was very impressed and, at $37.00 each, a good   
   JH> investment   
      
   Were the links cracked or just really screwed up at the connection points?   
      
   I had to replace my entire sway bar (and did links at the same time) several   
   years ago due to rust eating the bar from the inside.  GM made hollow ones   
   that rusted from the inside and eventually cracked.  I had half the bar   
   cracked in half from rust.   
      
   Speaking of rust, I have been swaping out several things lately on the Monte   
   Carlo due to rust.  The connection between the catalytic converter and the   
   resiator had rusted so bad, the bolts and everything fell apart.     
      
   I did a fix using epoxy for the time being.  Don't want to buy an entire   
   exhaust system right now.   
      
   I also noticed my transmission cooler lines have rusted through in one area   
   causing a transmission fluid leak.  I ordered new lines and will work on   
   replacing them one weekend soon.   
      
   - Mark   
      
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