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05-10-2022, 08:59 PM | #1 |
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Rubber A arm Bushings lube
This is on a 1968 chevy car but it has bushings like a 73 and up 1/2 two wheel drive.The bushings are in good shape but there so stiff and it has good newer springs and shocks every thing is in good shape but i think the bushings are so stiff that it will not flex after it moves up or down . Its a friends car just drove some in the summer. If it was in the fall i would have more time and replace them. Would it help to spray them with silicone spray?
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05-11-2022, 12:28 AM | #2 |
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Re: Rubber A arm Bushings lube
I remember in high school when I had a 64 falcon that would squeak every winter after driving through a few puddles. My dad had a silicone/wax spray that we would soak the bushings with and it was good for another year
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05-11-2022, 05:44 PM | #3 |
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Me and a buddy put a 289 in his 61 falcon when we were in high school i would like to have one today.
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05-11-2022, 08:53 PM | #4 |
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05-12-2022, 04:04 PM | #5 |
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Re: Rubber A arm Bushings lube
Ru-Glyde in a spray bottle. Best rubber lube out there I've been using it since the 70s
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05-11-2022, 08:55 AM | #6 |
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Re: Rubber A arm Bushings lube
The owner told me that the tires were squealing. i drove it about a month ago it did it a little turning sharp. I changed the oil yesterday and drove it to town. I made a 90 degree turn at a stop lite and it did it for 2 miles . The front end was rebuilt several years ago and driven under 2000 miles a year after that. It has stiff front springs and seats up good. I think for some reason the front end is so stiff that it isnt flexing and going back to were it should after a bump or sharp turn. I am going to get some silicone spray today and jack it up spray it and check it over. I replaced the shocks but maybe their hanging up.
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05-11-2022, 03:17 PM | #7 | |
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Another possibility is the alignment. Tires squeaking after directional change could indicate the Toe setting is not optimal. Might be worth having it double checked.
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05-11-2022, 05:41 PM | #8 | |
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05-18-2022, 11:14 AM | #9 | |
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The Left vs. Right sides will usually have different shim stack quantities. It is weird not having any shims. But if it's working (you don't have to fight it driving down the road & it's not eating up tires) then you're probably fine.
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