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Old May 21, 2012 | 09:47 AM
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When going over bumps or rough roads the bushings are making a squeaking noise. Couple of years ago a shop sprayed some lub in them, it stopped for a while. Anyone have a pic or can tell me where they are under the car? What lubricant should I use?



Sorry guys..... just noticed I posted in wrong forum,needs to be in C5 section.

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is it possible , you needed to post in C5? it also depends on which material your bushings are made out of. a neat trick used to be to drill the outer races for zircs and then just lube them , you dont see that much anymore, with the right stuff , of course

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dang, nice avatar... just sayin.
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dang, nice avatar... just sayin.
No Kidding! I need to go lurking in the other areas once in a while. ha ha
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One of the guys here added a grease fitting to the front sway bar bracket/bushing. He was running poly and said it fixed his issue.
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If poly, a generous coating of that super-sticky ES grease should make sure it's never noisy. Unless it's garbage poly.
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