front suspension squeaking
11-17-2003, 04:50 PM
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front suspension squeaking Someone else had this problem recently,i did a search and couldn't find the thread.
What can i lube the bushings with so it will quiet down,i hear it while moving forward slowly.
Thanks in advance.
What can i lube the bushings with so it will quiet down,i hear it while moving forward slowly.
Thanks in advance.
11-19-2003, 10:32 PM
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If you think the squeak is coming from swaybar bushings use grease. I have used REDLINE and MOBIL 1 synthetic grease with good results on the poly swaybar bushings in my GTP. The stuff comes out pretty fast though. I have to relube every couple weeks to keep things kosher.
How do you plan on lubing your stockers? There are no zerks so you'll have to take them off or use a needle adaptor. You flat can't grease any of the other stock components as there are no provisions in the balljoints and other parts to my knowledge.
How do you plan on lubing your stockers? There are no zerks so you'll have to take them off or use a needle adaptor. You flat can't grease any of the other stock components as there are no provisions in the balljoints and other parts to my knowledge.
11-20-2003, 07:16 PM
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I don't know if stock bushings are rubber or poly. If
rubber, then grease needs to be a kind that won't
soften it up. An alternative here is powdered graphite,
like you get for lock work (not the spray can, the kind
that comes in the plastic tube).
rubber, then grease needs to be a kind that won't
soften it up. An alternative here is powdered graphite,
like you get for lock work (not the spray can, the kind
that comes in the plastic tube).
11-20-2003, 10:42 PM
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Stock bushings are made of rubber.
I have not tried powdered graphite on rubber bushings but have used it to great effect on rod ends and lock mechanisms.
As a sidenote for people that don't know:Graphite in a rubbing alcohol suspension is great at freeing up frozen locks.
Does the graphite work as well with rubber as grease does?
I have not tried powdered graphite on rubber bushings but have used it to great effect on rod ends and lock mechanisms.
As a sidenote for people that don't know:Graphite in a rubbing alcohol suspension is great at freeing up frozen locks.
Does the graphite work as well with rubber as grease does?
