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Poly Bushes
Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:54 am
by kelvingenders
what grease can/can't you use on these things. I'm replacing the leaf spring one on my 360GLT.
Kelvin - Brisvegas

Re: Poly Bushes
Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:26 pm
by Speedy88
I run mine dry but all purpose grease would probably be fine
Re: Poly Bushes
Posted: 07 Jan 2011 12:35 am
by Alex Laidlaw
Some poly bushes come with sachets of grease to use, I got some of mine from Superpro who did supply grease. Dai's bushes didn't come with grease, I sprayed a bit of WD40 on the parts before inserting the bushes that was it. Suspension bushes shouldn't really need grease and I wouldn't grease anything unless it either comes with grease or clearly specifies that they need it.
Re: Poly Bushes
Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:14 pm
by pettaw
Its not important, tbh. Just use any thing you want. Poly bushes aren't affected by grease/oil so it won't matter. Its normal rubber bushes that you have to be careful of. No grease at all on these, the only lubricant you should use on standard rubber bushes is mild detergent and water.
Re: Poly Bushes
Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:13 pm
by Alex Laidlaw
I had a chat with a polybush company at the Autosport show. They say that using the grease is essential on the wishbone joints as the bushes do not flex like rubber ones, instead the polymer part should be greased so that it is free to spin on its insert.
Re: Poly Bushes
Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:15 pm
by mrsoundcraft
Well at this point I'll come out of hiding and say I used some vaseline on my leafspring bushes. Seems to be very similar to the stuff that came with the wishbone bushes.
Please dont tell me Ive done the wrong thing

Re: Poly Bushes
Posted: 19 Jan 2011 07:35 pm
by volvodspec
nope, vaseline is PH-neutral so it doesn't affect poly or rubber; it's fine.
Re: Poly Bushes
Posted: 19 Jan 2011 07:39 pm
by Speedy88
It ruins latex though

Re: Poly Bushes
Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:34 am
by filthyjohn
^^^ if you're doing it right you don't need latex or vaseline.