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Rubber bushing lubricant
I'm installing Neatrix spring plate bushings. The instructions say you don't need to lubricate them, but I have never been good at following instructions.
Lubricating seems like a good idea to me and given how tightly they fit, I don't think they will go in without some lubrication. The question is what should I use to lub these up? I don't want to use anything that will deteriorate the rubber over time. I have lithium grease and moly grease. The moly grease gets used in CV joints and such which have rubber boots so I think this might be a good choice. If grease is a bad idea, I could also use a Temporary lubricant that will enable me to install these, then will stop lubricating when dry. I could use a silicon based tire dressing, armour all, liquid soap, waterless hand cleaner (aka. elephant snot). What do you think? ------------------ Chuck - '86 Cab, '77 Targa, Family Truckster |
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05-27-2001, 09:38 AM
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Chuck,
I would avoid any petroleum-based greases! Dow Corning 4, 7, 111, or 112 would be fine. As would your silicone-based tire lubricant ------------------ Warren Hall 1973 911S Targa |
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05-27-2001, 09:52 AM
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No experience with Neatrix bushings, but when I was a kid we changed the grips on our bycicles from time to time. I always found liquid dishwashing soap worked well. When it was wet, the grips would slide right on, but when it dried it got kind of sticky.
May work, and save you a trip to the store. Tom |
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05-27-2001, 10:13 AM
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I use silicone grease. (Di-electric or tune-up grease) It lubricates but more importantly, keeps the water out from between the rubber and body. This helps prevent rust.
------------------ Tyson Schmidt 72 911 Cabriolet 92 C-2 Cabriolet |
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05-27-2001, 12:39 PM
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I used di-electric grease. It protects the rubber (from ozone weathering)as well as lubricates.
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05-28-2001, 12:06 AM
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I'll third the Silicon Grease motion. I just went to Neatrix bushings in my car and I used a tube of silicon grease I bought at Napa. It wasn't the type sold as dielectric grease, rather as "Syl-glide" or some such name to use for doing brake jobs. Don't know if there is any difference between the two...
Worked great, bushings are great, no squeeks. CB 78 SC |
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05-28-2001, 03:08 PM
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Thanks for the tips. I tried to find the dow lubricants, went to two stores with no success. Ended up using the silicone based tire dressing. Everything went together fine.
No squeeks - so far. I don't think Neatrix will squeek since it is rubber. My goal was to try and reduce wear, the OEM rubber wore pretty fast. ------------------ Chuck - '86 Cab, '77 Targa, Family Truckster |
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05-28-2001, 09:19 PM
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