Bill Ball

I am replacing most of the rear suspension bushings. The WSM calls for an obsolete lube. I don't have the WSM in front of me and can't remember the exact name, but I recall it being described as "wax-free". I understand not to use pertoleum-based lubes. I searched the Web for "rubber bushing lubricant" and couldn't find much other than Monroe saying to use a silicone-based or tire lubricant on suspension bushings.

Any other suggestions?

bkingdon

How about the lube used for brake sliders.

Brian.

danglerb

Maybe LPS or this goop from energy suspensions a teflon grease http://store.summitracing.com/partde...rt=ens-9-11108

Graphite, my local electronics shop had a few different tubes of dry lubricants.

Mike Frye

Bill,

Are the new bushings rubber? Because the ones I just got for the a-arms from 928 motorsports are urethane and I think you can use petroleum based lubes on them, no?

danglerb

or this
http://www.super-lube.com/pdf/msds_S...rease_PTFE.pdf

Bill Ball

These are the rear bushings - rubber.

Bill Ball

Says it is for polyurethane bushings.

Mike Frye

Sorry Bill, it wasn't clear enough in the title of the thread.

Bill Ball

I wonder about this - silicone grease "when petroleum grease is not desirable."
http://www.rtxs.com/xcart/customer/p...a857bd2ae6666b

Ketchmi

Hey Bill, Dow 111 is what we use, it's silicone based and safe for rubber. It's main use is for O-ring lubricant but it works well for any rubber application. Well, almost any rubber application that is...

http://www.dowcorning.com/content/ne...p?DCWS=&DCWSS=

Bill Ball

OK, it looks like slicone grease is it. Thanks Dave and everybody else.

Bill Ball

Looking around for the lube, I found it for sale for about $5 an ounce, then I found this....
BORG WARNER CT543 Silicone Grease: 1 pound for $0.36.
Sure.

But then here's another for $1.59 a pound.
http://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Mart-Pl...7?ie=UTF8&s=hi

Oh, that's the shipping weight. The latter one looks like 1/2 ounce. Still, not bad.

danglerb

Silicone grease is what I think heatsink compound is made out of or from. Let us know how it turns out.

Bill Ball

Right, I saw some silicone heatsink compound/grease, but some have silver or some other stuff in them. I think the plumber's silicone grease with no petroleum is probably fine.

Flott Leben

Out of curiosity, what does normal grease do to rubber? Eat away at it, weaken it, cause it to lose elasticity?

How about molybdenum grease?