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Bebe
09-15-2007, 03:06 PM
are making me nuts! Aside from changing out the bushings, is there anything else I can do to quiet them down?

I'm changing the shackle bushings today.
dirtoyboy
09-15-2007, 04:33 PM
uhhhhh have you tried greasing them with a good marine grease?
Bebe
09-15-2007, 04:35 PM
Nope, that's why I was asking. Thanks :-)

Tried to google some info and search PBB, came up with White Lithium Grease.

Is that the same thing?
Bebe
09-15-2007, 04:36 PM
Shackle bushings are trashed. :(
evldave
09-17-2007, 12:17 PM
Nope, that's why I was asking. Thanks :-)

Tried to google some info and search PBB, came up with White Lithium Grease.

Is that the same thing?

Close enough. White Lithium is waterproof and perfect for greasing your shackles (when you get your new ones :) )
Chris
09-17-2007, 10:52 PM
are making me nuts! Aside from changing out the bushings, is there anything else I can do to quiet them down?


Roll up your windows and turn up the air conditioning.
Beat95YJ
09-18-2007, 12:14 AM
Find a way to use rubber bushings or learn to deal.
NEOCON1
09-20-2007, 09:05 AM
beebs , did you get em changed yet ????
Samco Fab
09-22-2007, 05:26 PM
Did you torque your shackles at ride ht.? They were probably already rubber bushings, so no real way to grease them.

Poly bushings are good to grease and can be torqued at any angle.

Rubber bushings have only so much misalignment, and if they are not tightened at or near the middle of wheel travel, they will go away in a big hurry.
Bebe
09-22-2007, 10:58 PM
Sam,

The Shackle bushings may have been shot before I added the new shackles. Which are great by the way. Yes I did tighten them at ride height. (as you instructed)

I'm pretty sure it's the hangers. I greased them and they seem better, noisy when I leave in the AM and by the time I'm 5 miles into my commute they quiet down. (it's 17 miles of surface streets)

The white lithium grease worked well.

I think I remember you asking...."what's that noise????" LOL
AtlantaK-5er
10-01-2007, 10:38 PM
I spray WD 40 on them right before I hit the trails. It quiets them down. I'm sure a thicker grease would be a longer lasting fix though. I would get some park brand grease for bicycles b/c its a dark blue color instead of white (if you care about it showing up in pictures or getting questions, etc).
Chris
10-02-2007, 06:43 AM
I would get some park brand grease for bicycles b/c its a dark blue color instead of white (if you care about it showing up in pictures .Yeah, that's what I worry about all the time.:laughing::laughing::laughing: You do realize that WD-40 just attracts dirt compounding the problem, right?
Bebe
10-02-2007, 07:52 AM
I spray WD 40 on them right before I hit the trails. It quiets them down. I'm sure a thicker grease would be a longer lasting fix though. I would get some park brand grease for bicycles b/c its a dark blue color instead of white (if you care about it showing up in pictures or getting questions, etc).


You have coils....I have leaf springs. The lithium grease works great.
samvoiceman
10-03-2007, 02:25 PM
Two words

TRADE-IN
AtlantaK-5er
10-03-2007, 07:00 PM
You have coils....I have leaf springs. The lithium grease works great.

I do have bushings that squeak in the control arms, sway bar mounts etc. ...And I have Airbags and torsion bars:flipoff2: No coils:D:DThe WD 40 works for a quick fix, ie that day of wheeling but lasts until the next rain on the road. My park grease lasts for about twice as long.
spork2367
10-05-2007, 08:04 PM
they make grease specifically for poly bushings. it's ridiculously thick and sticky. you should also never use any petroleum based lubicant on poly bushings it destroys them. the best thing to do with new bushings is rough up the surfaces a bit with some sand paper then grease them. here are some links for grease. most lithium greases contain petroleum distillates and should be avoided.

http://www.spohn.net/product.cfm?productid=1322
http://performanceunlimited.com/cobravalley_chemicals/polyeaze.html
'71 800B
10-07-2007, 11:56 PM
Its a hummer! you dont really wheel it do you?:D


trade it in on a real wheeler.:flipoff2:
Bebe
10-08-2007, 07:53 PM
Its a hummer! you dont really wheel it do you?:D


trade it in on a real wheeler.:flipoff2:

Nope, dirt roads mostly :flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=619716
Pavement Pounder83
10-08-2007, 09:26 PM
should have stayed on the dirt road haha no j/k. looks like a fun trip. and for tech what about using greaseable bolts? it will help add grease
KiGrind
10-08-2007, 09:27 PM
Tried some of that lucas spray oil stuff?
Fourlink
10-08-2007, 10:17 PM
Nope, dirt roads mostly :flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=619716
So, your saying that once again, a hummer owner took on a trail it shouldn't have and ended up having to be saved by capable rigs?Nice.:laughing:
Bebe
10-08-2007, 10:22 PM
Whatever......you can spin it however you like.
KiGrind
10-09-2007, 05:36 PM
Tried some of that lucas spray oil stuff?

I hear its pretty amazing, and it comes in a spray bottle.
Bebe
10-09-2007, 05:43 PM
I hear its pretty amazing, and it comes in a spray bottle.


He's talking to himself now :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: :laughing::laughing::laughing:

or he's padding......:flipoff2:
'71 800B
10-29-2007, 11:18 AM
Nope, dirt roads mostly :flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2:



LOL! Ive seen hummers on fordyce, thats a dirt road isnt it???:D





So, your saying that once again, a hummer owner took on a trail it shouldn't have and ended up having to be saved by capable rigs?Nice.:laughing:


Ive seen that on fordyce also. toyota pulling a hummer over a rock is something to see.:flipoff2: