ER Polybroze just started squeaking after 4 months,normal?

[nippy]

The drivers rear spring plate bearing/bushing just started squeaking today and man its bothersome,I herd they squeaked but it never did in my car until today,is that normal?Just getting broken in or do I need to gease them already?

[KNS]

Hmm... mine never squeaked and I only greased them once a year - sometime even a little longer.

[Caferacer]

I am considering this upgrade and wondering if humidity/rain is a factor? You don't get much dryer than N. Phoenix, AZ. NYC has seemed a lot like the PAC. NW lately. Would love to hear others' experiences too.

[ivangene]

my polygraphite bushings started to squeak after a few months....sucks donkey d!K

[175K911]

My ER Polybronze front and rear have been squekk free for several years. But I hit them with a grease gun twice a year.

Weltmeister polygraphite will all squeak and you have to disassemble to grease them.

[911pcars]

Originally Posted by nippy

The drivers rear spring plate bearing/bushing just started squeaking today and man its bothersome,I herd they squeaked but it never did in my car until today,is that normal?Just getting broken in or do I need to gease them already?

Did you contact ER for support? I'd think the manuf. would provide a good answer.

Sherwood

[Evans, Marv]

For you guys with rear ER polybronze springplate bushings - what do you use to grease them? I cannot get the tip of the grease gun into the narrow space to grease them.

[GaryR]

http://www.amazon.com/Plews-05-025-Needle-Grease-Adapter/dp/B000CCIM1A

[JFairman]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

For you guys with rear ER polybronze springplate bushings - what do you use to grease them? I cannot get the tip of the grease gun into the narrow space to grease them.

I got this one handed grease gun at Harbor Freight Tool for about $8 on sale and the adjustable angle tip at the same place for $3.
Pull back a ring on the tip and it pivots around 360 degrees to change it's angle where it will lock in place when releasing the ring and it will fit the grease fittings on front and rear ER polybronze bushings easily.

ER says to jack the car up to take the weight off the control arm or spring plate bushings so grease flows all the way around them top to bottom while greasing them every 3000 miles. Makes sense.

[gunlover05]

had mine for about 15K miles...i did have just a little squeaking early, but kept lubing every 3k and after the 5k or so the squeaking left and has never returned...i can guess that it wears itself in after a while...i need to buy one of those 360 grease fittings though...the Elephant PB bushings are a very good product imo.

[glennspiegler]

After 3 yrs, greasing every 5K, the rears began to squeek. Jacked it up, removed spring plate cover and outer bearings The old grease was to thick to allow new grease up the little lubricating tunnels. Cleaned up, regreased and no more sueeks now for about 6mo. Be careful not to loose the shim washers that give u the proper play. Read on Elephant Racing's site for proper install. Good luck, Glenn

[911pcars]

Typically, "pressure-lubed" grease joints have an escape path for old grease to exit as fresh grease enters w/o exposure to the elements. Can such a path be created in the ER bushings?

Sherwood

[Chuck Moreland]

Originally Posted by nippy

The drivers rear spring plate bearing/bushing just started squeaking today and man its bothersome,I herd they squeaked but it never did in my car until today,is that normal?Just getting broken in or do I need to gease them already?

Properly fit and lubricated, they do not squeak. By far the most common cause of issues with spring plates bushings is inadequate spacing beneath the cover plate. Be sure to follow the instructions that explain how to space the cover plate to achieve some lateral play. Without this, you will have problems.

If you need more help, feel free to call or email me directly.

[onboost]

Originally Posted by Chuck Moreland

Properly fit and lubricated, they do not squeak. By far the most common cause of issues with spring plates bushings is inadequate spacing beneath the cover plate. Be sure to follow the instructions that explain how to space the cover plate to achieve some lateral play. Without this, you will have problems.

If you need more help, feel free to call or email me directly.

And this my friends is what is known as customer service!!

Thx Chuck

[Hodgey]

I didn't use the PB ones but I did use the rubber ones that were replacements for the originals and they squeak really badly until I have been driving for a while.....any suggestions???

Neil

[moneymanager]

I have noisy ER polybronze spring plate bushings. They were installed about 600 miles ago. We have lubed them (wheels dangling as recommended,) checked the free play as recommended by Chuck, even added extra free play to see if that would help. The bushings are still noisy, not squeaking but generating a fairly loud scraping/grating sound particularly when turning. I have pulled the shocks and anti roll bar to be sure the sound was not coming from those sources. Anyone have any suggestions not already aired above? Thanks, Jim

[chapo]

Have delrin bushings on mine, spent a little time front and rear sanding and fitting the bushings and arms, put anti seize on them, no binding, no noise, no problems. Two cars, ten years. Low buck is ok on these cars sometimes.

[jittsl]

Had ER poly bronze for almost 10 years on my 70 911 and never had a peep out of them. I lube them about every 2 years. Love them so much I just installed them on my backdate.

[saxen]

I have been good for a few years- I grease them every 6 months- gets messy but it works

[911pcars]

Given proper clearances as recommended, can we assemble a list of lubes that minimize/reduce squeeking, moaning and peeping?

Sherwood