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Posted by: Aaron Cox Jan 25 2004, 04:21 PM

im installing new poly bushings from pelican (came in a sack of four....they have 2 different part numbers...how can i tell which is front/back)


anyway, after i cut small grooves in them, what lubricant can i use (didnt come with any/didnt buy any) can i use lithium white grease?

please help

Posted by: TimT Jan 25 2004, 04:24 PM

gorilla snot!!

use a waterproof grease, like you would use for a boat trailers bearings

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jan 25 2004, 04:26 PM

so not regular wheel bearing grease like the torsion bars?

also- they arent labeled front or back, just have 2 sets of part numbers. which is front, ehich is rear? are they identical?

Posted by: Jeroen Jan 25 2004, 04:56 PM

IIRC the bushings have "front" or "rear" engraved in the flanges
Order some of the bushing grease... It's weird stuff, not comparable to any other grease I've seen before

cheers,

Jeroen

Posted by: Qarl Jan 25 2004, 04:57 PM

whale snot, not gorilla snot.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jan 25 2004, 04:58 PM

the bushings both have part numbers identical, except the last #, one is a 7, other is 8. they dont say front or rear.

can i get this bushing lube at flaps? so no go on wheelbearing grease?

Posted by: Qarl Jan 25 2004, 05:02 PM

No go on bearing grease.

Use synthetic boat bearing grease

Posted by: Jeroen Jan 25 2004, 05:05 PM

check the pelican website for the part#'s
they also sell the fronts / rears separate

cheers,

Jeroen

Posted by: ArtechnikA Jan 25 2004, 05:12 PM

i'd be really surprised ...

i bought a little tub of the stuff - about the size of a 35mm film can - 1 ounce, i believe - from Performance Products. that'll do a few cars or one car a lot of times, even if you use it on every bushing. white stuff, contains Teflon, incredibly sticky, like Teflon-bearing honey. it's not expensive - $8 maybe.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jan 25 2004, 05:18 PM

i did. parts cary diffferent numbers than theyre website

i dont even think theyre wetmeister

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jan 25 2004, 06:30 PM

Check out a boating supply house for the grease.

As for the bushings, try emailing tom@pelicanparts and asking. He's the Big Cheese (well, him and Wayne) and he's a "parts guy" who has access to all that sort of info.

--DD

Posted by: TimT Jan 25 2004, 06:37 PM

With the amount of fitting you have to do to make the bushings work, the part numbers are irrelevant.

You will be grinding,filing etc to make the bushings work... chose a pair and assign them as the front. the others as the rear...

Posted by: MarkV Jan 25 2004, 07:43 PM

You can get it at Ace Hardware in the plumbing section. It is used for faucet O rings and is good for 450 degrees and won't wash off. It comes in a 1/2 ounce container & costs 3 or 4 dollars.


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Posted by: TimT Jan 25 2004, 07:47 PM

Mark, thats cheap gorilla snot.............. you could easily pay 3 times that much in a marine store..