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I decided to grease my polygraphite/polycarbonite (can't remember which) bushings. However, my synco superlube (synthetic) was inadvertantly left in another state during a move, so I only had conventional grease available.
I knew the conventional grease wasn't as good, but I figured it wouldn't hurt until I could squirt some synthetic in there at a later date.
Today I read that regular grease breaks down poly bushings. Do I need to remove the bushings from my car, wash them, and then reapply grease? Or will squirting some fresh synthetic in there do the trick?
Thanks for the help!
Bill
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Mods:
-Engine: 3 inch Flowmaster exhaust, JET chip, SLP Cold-Air Induction Package, SLP Throttle Body Flow Booster
-Chassis/Suspension: Spohn Sub-Frame Connectors, TDS Steering Brace (Wonderbar), TDS Greasable Front Sway Bar Bushing Kit (Poly-Graphite), TDS Greasable Rear Sway Bar Bushing Kit (Poly-Graphite), TDS 1LE Sway Bar End Link Kits (Nylon), BMR 3 Point Strut Tower Brace
-Drive Train: Auburn Racer's Differential
-Brakes: Ed Miller's GTA Wilwood brake kit (zinc washed)
wow glue me attention. I tend to always use cheap greese. i also have poly bushings on mine.... No bad luck so far. over about a year and a half ,but we will see what other say.
I had always heard the same thing, so I always used powdered poly-graphite to lube mine, back when I had polyurethane bushings on my cars. Now I have rod-ends on my stuff.
I was niave at the time I ordered all my poly/heim ends. I never got around to ordering the special grease stuff spohn, umi, and many others sell for the polyurethane. I've been using conventional grease for the last two years with no noticeable ill effects.
With that said... I've read that the conventional grease erodes the polyurethane due to the chemical make up of the two. I've never seen pictures proving this to be true so maybe it is just a gimmick. I really don't know.
__________________ Suspension - far from stock, Brakes - far from stock Drivetrain - upgraded, Engine - bolt ons
isnt poly suppose to be almost unaffected by oil, grease, gas, salt and road grime? and they wont dry out etc for like 25yrs? how would grease affect them? lol. id say your fine but it your worried get a tube from UMI and call it a day
