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> Poly bushing grease?, what to use
Aaron Cox
post Jan 25 2004, 04:21 PM
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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) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)


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
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post Jan 25 2004, 04:24 PM
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gorilla snot!!

use a waterproof grease, like you would use for a boat trailers bearings
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post Jan 25 2004, 04:26 PM
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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?
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post Jan 25 2004, 04:56 PM
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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

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post Jan 25 2004, 04:57 PM
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whale snot, not gorilla snot.
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post Jan 25 2004, 04:58 PM
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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?
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post Jan 25 2004, 05:02 PM
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No go on bearing grease.

Use synthetic boat bearing grease
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post Jan 25 2004, 05:05 PM
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QUOTE(acox914 @ Jan 26 2004, 12:58 AM)
the bushings both have part numbers identical, except the last #, one is a 7, other is 8. they dont say front or rear

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

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post Jan 25 2004, 05:12 PM
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QUOTE(acox914 @ Jan 25 2004, 02:58 PM)
can i get this bushing lube at flaps?

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.
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post Jan 25 2004, 05:18 PM
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QUOTE(Jeroen @ Jan 25 2004, 04:05 PM)
QUOTE(acox914 @ Jan 26 2004, 12:58 AM)
the bushings both have part numbers identical, except the last #, one is a 7, other is 8. they dont say front or rear

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

cheers,

Jeroen

i did. parts cary diffferent numbers than theyre website (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

i dont even think theyre wetmeister (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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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.

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post Jan 25 2004, 06:37 PM
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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...
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post Jan 25 2004, 07:43 PM
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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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post Jan 25 2004, 07:47 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Mark, thats cheap gorilla snot.............. you could easily pay 3 times that much in a marine store.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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