Thread: Bush lubrication

[QUOTE=DazzaTD5;2322285

Lanolin spray is also safe to use on rubber / plastics, but not a great smell for interior use.

Cant think of anything that dust isnt going to stick to though, at least with the use of silicone sray, the dust is easily removed.

Regards
Daz[/QUOTE]

Be wary using Lanolin on rubber. It can be used as a vee belt grip!
I once used some on a O ring seal on a torch that twisted to turn on. The plastic snapped before the O ring slipped the next week.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

No OEM bush on a Land Rover can possibly squeak, IF the centre tubes are tight enough, and the bush is complete and undamaged.
LR bushes work by moving in "shear" ie the rubber bush is bonded inside and out to the steel components and the only movement possible is by the rubber "twisting" between the two steel bonded surfaces.

So your spraying will do nothing

You should inspect all bushes for cracks and delamination with a big screwdriver, and tighten up all the bolts/nuts to the LR specified torque.

All this assumes no aftermarket Poly bushes as they work differently by sliding on the centre tube, so they can definitely and probably squeak.

Solution is to dismantle and grease, although probably replace as if they are squeaking there is no grease.
Regards Philip A

Well, my spraying did do something - it stopped the squeak!

Maybe this means one of the bushes is damaged - certainly all bolts are tight as this was the first thing I checked.

I will follow it up when time permits but I do want to try & isolate the bush concerned, so when the squeak re-emerges, I will spray each one in turn & hopefully will be a able to find it.

Cheers,

Lionel

Originally Posted by Loubrey

Sam,

When you've got a second set of hands available, just lift the bonnet off and give both sides (pin and bush side) a thin smear of anti seize like copper grease. Attracts very little dust and will last a very long time in the rain and even power wash.

Did mine when I replaced the hinge bolts with stainless steel ones 4 years ago and the grease is still there with no adverse effects.

Cheers,

Lou

Yes, thanks for the info, but I tried cleaning & lubrication of the bonnet hinges, & it didn't stop the squeak.

I have only managed to stop it by spray lubricating the suspension & shocker bushes.

Cheers,

Lionel

Shock bushes aren't vulcanized so it's just dry rubber.

You can buy new shock bushes from Super Pro

Maybe this means one of the bushes is damaged - certainly all bolts are tight as this was the first thing I checked.

It certainly does.
So get your big screwdriver and try to lever the bush sideways and not any movement of the bush against the centre tube as that is where they fail.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

It certainly does.
So get your big screwdriver and try to lever the bush sideways and not any movement of the bush against the centre tube as that is where they fail.
Regards Philip A

Aren't we talking about a shock bush? No centre tubes on them!