Fulton 1

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Getting ready to install new front and rear swaybars along with poly bushings/endlinks. Install University says not to grease the endlink bushings - is this correct? Any particular reason not to?

Thanks!

Dom

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I greased them all good. Every contact area. Remember to get the bushings on tight and endlinks on just a little tight.

prockbp

there isn't a good reason to do it

friction may be a good thing when your sway bar is loaded

Fulton 1

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Thanks for the input.

After some more research it appears that applying grease to the endlink bushings isn't necessary (still haven't figured out exactly why, though <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> ). This is supported by the fact that my Prothane endlink kit did not come with grease, but the D-bushings did.

For my installation I lubed the D-bushings and not the endlinks. Subsequent test drive showed no squeaking or noises of any kind.

Dom

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by prockbp:
<strong>there isn't a good reason to do it

friction may be a good thing when your sway bar is loaded</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Friction where?

prockbp

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Dom:
<strong>Friction where?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">bushings rubbing on the bar and bushings rubbing on the a-arm...

if you believe that there is a good reason to lubricate, then that belief implies that you also believe that there is friction in those areas which is causing noise

i dunno if you're trying to be a smartass or not.. but if you're trying to say that they need to be greased, then you must also believe that friction is occuring

i know there is friction, and it doesn't make enough noise to notice while driving the car

Dom

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I greased them originally, removed them a few times and haven't greased them since. I doubt this friction is of any importance. I never had any noises. It's the bushings that make noise over bumps if you don't tighten them down good.