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greasing polybushes
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:13 pm
by si import
hi guys.
I've heard that you need to grease your polybush once a year. is it true ?
Reason i ask is i have a creaking or clicking sound coming from the front of my car and cant find where its coming from .
It only does it when braking or going round some corners.
I've had the car up in the air and nothing feels loose . at first i thought it was the brake but have checked and im sure it isnt. Does anyone have any ideas ?
cheers Jon
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:46 pm
by mercutio
the red ones need greasing more often than the black ones which are supposedly impregnated with grease I think
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:49 pm
by si import
Cheers. Yeah I have the red ones . Not sure when they were last done.
Any idea what grease I need to use ?
Cheers jon
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:50 pm
by mercutio
its a special grease is it the silicone stuff?
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 6:04 pm
by RattyMcClelland
KY
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 6:06 pm
by mercutio
I am sure ratty has loads of this "just in case"
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 6:08 pm
by si import
cheers guys
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 10:44 pm
by lewd lude lover
the black ones are impregnated with graphite to lower the squeaking, not grease I believe.
The main thing you need to do is clean the salt and grit from inside the metal sleeves. its this that kills the bushes as the sleeve corrodes and this abraids the poly. Get into them with a pressure washer to wash and rince them clean then attack with halfords silicone grease spray if not removing from the car. If you are gonna do it right then you need HT silicone grease, the stuff that looks like 3000 year old spunk and wont come off your hands and you need to take them all off and clean them up and see where you need to apply. If you are going to do a yearly though i would say that just a good spray and grease on the car should do.