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BillC |
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I installed sway bars front & rear recently, and now I'm getting squeaking from the front (after about 100 miles of driving). I believe the problem is the grease I used is no longer properly lubricating the bushings on the through-body bar. Can anyone please recommend a good grease to use for these bushings?
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TheCabinetmaker |
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I drive my car everyday ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,304 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 ![]() |
Is this a stock sway bar?
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I use Swepco 101 on just about everything I grease on the car.
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BillC |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
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TheCabinetmaker |
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I drive my car everyday ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,304 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 ![]() |
Petroleum products are bad for rubber. I've never greased a sway bar bushing. At the very most, some glycerine if they are hard to go in
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 907 Joined: 28-January 08 From: Moncton/Canada Member No.: 8,635 Region Association: Canada ![]() |
No grease on my stock system, no squeaks.
Ian Stott Moncton Canada |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 27-August 15 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 19,106 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() |
If you have ever seen actual sway bar grease, you will know why you want to use it. It's dense, kind of like melted brown sugar and really hard to get off your hands. Not like normal grease at all.
Look up Energy Sway bar grease. |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 671 Joined: 17-May 08 From: Rockford, Illinois Member No.: 9,067 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
If you're dead set on greasing the sway bar, just make sure the grease is rated GC-LB and don't buy your grease from Wal-Mart EVER!
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 705 Joined: 21-August 13 From: United States Member No.: 16,283 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() |
I have had a tub of synthetic caliper grease that I use on just about anything. Doesn't wash out, or dry out, doesn't attack the rubber. Is great stuff.
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 216 Joined: 26-November 10 From: Houston Member No.: 12,426 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() |
Here at work we use dielectric grease on anything rubber. Dielectric will not deteriorate the rubber. O-rings bushing ect. Petroleum based products are really bad for rubber.
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: 24-December 15 From: In front of the smoke. Member No.: 19,488 Region Association: None ![]() |
Never heard of anyone lubing rubber sway bar bushings. Polyurethane yes (they squeak like crazy once the silicone grease is gone), but not rubber.
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MR.C ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() |
remove it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 13,519 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Wrong size bushings? FWIW, Dow just changed the name and appearance of their siliconized grease. It was in a large green tube and called #111, IIRC. It's now called Moly something or other but still labeled #111.
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