Don't use WD-40. That's like putting oil inside a lock. Also, the WD-40 will deteriorate the bushings.

 

i agree with lugnut, dont use wd40, use a good quality lithium greese, you can get it in a can so its easy to use also, anyone with squeeky suspension could try this, just jack each wheel up and take it off and greese any of the moving suspension parts, dont get the discs or get to carried away

 

I wouldn't use grease either, unless you have an older car with zerk fittings. Most modern bushings are designed to be dry. This mostly means that they won't repel dirt. You'll actually make it worse by adding a "wet" compound because it will attract and hold abrasive dirt. This will "chew up" the bushings and tear them apart, greatly reducing their life.

 

true, but if the bushings are making a noise like discribed and they want to replace them some grease will give them a bit more life without having to change them???

- ok i will refraise this, if my suspension is squeeking i will happely use lithium greese to stop them squeeking so i dont have to change them for longer.

 

Greasing them would be a mistake. Besides, you'd have to remove them to get the grease where it would do any good. You can't squirt grease into the housing without a zerk fitting.

Squeaky bushings isn't what this thread was originally about, so this doesn't apply to rubbing or clanking noises. Nonetheless, squeaky bushings is normal under certain circumstances and is a characteristic of performance bushings, such as urethane bushings.

But, whatever makes you happy...

 

If the noise disapears when it rains you will find that the large rubber bushes at the front of the tie rod end is dry and is causing the noise, if you spray rubber grease on it it will disaprear for a short while. I found that if I replace the bushes with polyurethane bushes together with graphite grease it disapears and this will last for about 5 years, depending on the road conditions you have such as salt and sand during the winter months, this does not help at all. You will also find the noise starts at the drivers side as this side get the most wear. It should not be the inner control arm bushes they should last at least 10 years or more. Of course that also depends on the Km driven.

Hope that will assist

Robert

 

hehe...i just love the word bushing...it almost seems.....u know what i mean!!