I read in a thread some time ago about someone using blue marine grease.
I plan on using it when I do my suspension upgrade.
Jay Welch - Abington, MA
1971 TR6 project
1973 TR6 driver
Member "Cape Cod British Car Club"
On Mon, 08 Jan 2001 17:17:42 -0500 William Whitmoyer
<wwhitmoyer@samsonite.net> writes:
> I bought a Suspension Techniques rear sway bar for my BMW a few years
> ago,
> and their instructions said to use lithium grease on the urethane
> bushing...which I did and they squeaked 4 months later. I then read
>
> somewhere that spraying brake cleaner on the bushings will quiet
> them
> down. It's an older, high-mileage car, so I gave it a shot...and
> they've
> been quiet for over a year. Maybe just a weird coincidence.......
>
> A few people are starting to make greaseable urethane bushing...they
> have a
> little channel along the mating surface and a grease nipple...to
> combat
> this widespread problem.
>
> William Whitmoyer
> 69 TR6
> 91 CRX Si
> 90 BMW iX
>
>
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> Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:48:14 EST
> From: TR6me@cs.com
> Subject: Suspension rebuils with urathane
> What is the best stuff to lubricate urethane bushings? IM almost
> ready to
> start a complete rebuild on a frame off restoration.
> Mark Johnson
> 72 and 73 tr6
> Took a beautiful drive today in the balmy 40 degree weather hear in
> Cincinnati.
>
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