Silver Bean

Hi All -

Following the self-destruction of one of my stabilizer bar bushings I'm replacing all of them this weekend. I know that some lubes might actually attack the rubber bushings and don't want to use one of those by mistake. Any suggestions or recommendations on which type to use? I've heard about some that contain teflon?

Thanks in advance for the expert advice.

alkemyst

For rubber you have to use a non-oil based lube (same rule for all rubber(s) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> ).

Marine greases will be the best in this department, however they are all messy and strong smelling and very hard to wash off (this is what you want though, hard to wash off in the sink means hard to wash off on the road). Using disposable gloves is a great idea for this job.

Auto parts stores will have some usually, but going to a boat shop will be your best bet and talk to one of the salesmen there and ask for a good marine lube for rubber seals and bushings.

Mike S

You can also use graphite lube. White pasty stuff. Not as stinky and is resistant to washing off. There's a new line of bushings on the market that actually have graphite lube inpregnated in them. Really cool idea if ya ask me.