RE: Squeaky bushings -- anyone make urethane??

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@dodgetrucks.org)
Date: Fri May 25 2007 - 10:59:52 EDT


It depends on the design of the bushing and what type of grease/lube you
use. I use a Moly/Graphite grease on all urethane bushings (even on the
Jeep lift kits we install) and none of them squeak...even after off road
use/abuse.

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Rey [mailto:radon220@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:35 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Squeaky bushings -- anyone make urethane??

Aren't poly bushing more squeeky? Unless you can find greasable ones.
I think alot of people find that when they replace their stock rubbers
with poly, it gets squeekier. (Still talking bushings, folks, get your
minds out of the gutter.) Stiffer, better performance, longer
lasting... but squeeky.

Maybe I'm wrong.

Don in CT
89 Dakota Convertible 318 NV3500 4x4
74 Dart Sport 340

On 5/24/07, Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org> wrote:
>
> Took me about 6 hours total with complete R&R of all control arm
> bushings, balljoints, wheel hubs, front brakes, and aligning it after I
> was done. You can count on about 8 hours + alignment with a shop.
>
> - Bernd
>
> Hop * wrote:
> >
> > Bernd, How much will a job like that cost?
> > I just had the whole rone end rebuilt to the tune of 1800.
> > The only thing not replaced were the a arm bushings, Drag link and
> > pitman arm.
> > --Hop
> > '97 CC 318 4x4
> > 3" rancho
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> >> Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >> Subject: Re: DML: Squeaky bushings -- anyone make urethane??
> >> Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 19:32:07 -0500
> >>
> >>
> >> I've already installed the complete set (upper/lower control arm
> >> bushings) on a friends truck and am getting ready to do them on mine
> >> as well. Energy Suspension (Summit has the cheapest price on these -
> >> checked around a lot on that).
> >>
> >> - Bernd
> >>
> >> Miles D. Oliver wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I'm sick of the constant squeak in the front of my quad cab. I've
> >>> quieted it down some with White lithium grease but it soon returns.
> >>>
> >>> Anybody know of a urethane replacement that I can add/grease and be
> >>> done with it?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
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