Poly Control Arm Bushings Squeaking
06-21-2008, 10:19 AM
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Poly Control Arm Bushings Squeaking
Has anyone installed the poly control arm bushings from Vette Brake and Products that didn't have a problem with them squeaking?
I installed the bushings per instructions and they squeak like crazy
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I installed the bushings per instructions and they squeak like crazy
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06-21-2008, 10:54 AM
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Man I'd be PO'd if they were squeeking from the get go.
Supposedly marine style grease works good as it resists water washout. Later them up real generously and you may have to redo them in a few years, if you cant live with the squeek.
I like the performace increase idea of poly, but cant live with the possible maintenance item of squeeking & dissassembly to regrease, so I went with new MOOG rubber bushings on my rebuild this year. It all in the eye of the beholder.
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Supposedly marine style grease works good as it resists water washout. Later them up real generously and you may have to redo them in a few years, if you cant live with the squeek.
I like the performace increase idea of poly, but cant live with the possible maintenance item of squeeking & dissassembly to regrease, so I went with new MOOG rubber bushings on my rebuild this year. It all in the eye of the beholder.
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06-21-2008, 11:34 AM
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Use Formula 5 from Energy Suspensions
http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/univ2.html
Its like the stickiest snot you can imagine, and waterproof. It will get all over your tools, hands, etc. I used mineral spirits to clean up the suspension parts and tools after installation. You dont need much, and I probably used too much. Got mine at NAPA for about $10 for about a pint container. More than enough!!
06-21-2008, 02:49 PM
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Man I'd be PO'd if they were squeeking from the get go.
Supposedly marine style grease works good as it resists water washout. Later them up real generously and you may have to redo them in a few years, if you cant live with the squeek.
I like the performace increase idea of poly, but cant live with the possible maintenance item of squeeking & dissassembly to regrease, so I went with new MOOG rubber bushings on my rebuild this year. It all in the eye of the beholder.
B...
Supposedly marine style grease works good as it resists water washout. Later them up real generously and you may have to redo them in a few years, if you cant live with the squeek.
I like the performace increase idea of poly, but cant live with the possible maintenance item of squeeking & dissassembly to regrease, so I went with new MOOG rubber bushings on my rebuild this year. It all in the eye of the beholder.
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It turned out to be the sway bar bushings that were squeaking. I greased them and added a washer under the bracket and now it is nice and quiet.
06-22-2008, 10:46 AM
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I have poly upper and lower control arms bushings from energy suspensions as well and used their lub that came with them. Not a squeak. However, the poly strut rod bushings in the rear that I put on 25 years ago do squeak slightly and have from day one but the sticky energy suspensions lub did not exist back then. The rears are not really an issue since the exhaust on my car drowns out any squeaks when I am moving. I am considering to switch the rear struts bars soon to the racing ones with the Heim joints so that should solve the problem in the back.