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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 06:58 AM
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my skunk2 rear upper arms poly bushing are squeaking like crazy i tried blaster white lithium greese it did nothing and blaster garage door libe ot worked for one day
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 07:55 AM
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3M silicone paste, should be able to get it at Walmart or sears or any autoparts store

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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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You'll have to take them apart to apply the silicone, but that should do the trick.



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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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Lithium grease?
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 09:13 AM
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wat do u mean take them apart??
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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wat do u mean take them apart??
How do you think you're going to lube the bushings? Properly?
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 09:20 AM
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take the bushing off the arm or take the arm off the car?
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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Whatever works for you. As long as they get lubed. The bushings themselves need to be lubed, not the arm.
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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not sure if these bushings come off the arm that easy
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 10:13 AM
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unless you can somehow pry them out while the arm is still on the car (using c-clamp or something) it's likely the arms have to come off..
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isc...20&bih=416#i=7 do these bushings even come out??
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 11:29 AM
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Did you have to lube these before you installed them? Skunk2 doesn't say anything about that on their site.

To do it right, you'll need to push or press out the inner sleeve, lube it with
the silicone and re-install the sleeve. Then slather the contact area of the poly.
Don't know if you can remove the bushings on these. I've only done Energy poly
bushings.

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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 11:33 AM
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 11:50 AM
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dam i gotta press these out great
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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Maybe you need to identify EXACTLY where the squeaking is coming from before you start doing anything.
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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Default Re: help what to put on rear poly bushings squeaking

the poly bushings on my camber kit
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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the poly bushings on my camber kit
Trying to save you some work in case it was something else. Why does the thread title say it's the REAR bushings?
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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Default Re: help what to put on rear poly bushings squeaking

wat about a spray?
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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probably not.. it won't get between the bushing and the sleeve.
Just take it out and do it right.
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 06:52 AM
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I would call up Skunk and ask them if those bushings are meant to come out before you press them out and either f**ck them up or realize that you can't get them back in. Also its rarely the camber kit bushings that are squeaking. Its usually the bushings on the lower control arms. In any case there is no spray or aresol lubricant that you will be able to spray on them from the outside to properly lubricate them. You will need to take them off and do it manually with the material that HondaPartsHero mentioned. There are no shortcuts to suspension fixes. Especially with polyurethane bushings.
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