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Offline CUDA JAS

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Lubing after suspension rebuild
« on: June 14, 2013 - 11:27:04 AM »
Soooo....stupid question.

Finished the front suspension rebuild, I assume  I should lube up all the suspension pieces.

How much lube shoudl I put in, until it comes out of the boots?

I am using polly bushing everywhere and have greasable LCA pins.  Can I use regular lithium grease on the LCAs????

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Re: Lubing after suspension rebuild
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2013 - 11:39:00 AM »
You do not need a lot of lube in there get the boots to swell a bit & there will be lots of grease in there , no point in wasting it pushing enough in to start coming out of the boots

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Re: Lubing after suspension rebuild
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2013 - 11:54:45 AM »
You do not need a lot of lube in there get the boots to swell a bit & there will be lots of grease in there , no point in wasting it pushing enough in to start coming out of the boots

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Re: Lubing after suspension rebuild
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2013 - 01:57:30 PM »
I use a special silicone based grease for poly bushings , it is thicker than honey & sticks like crazy , caot everything with that during assy & you should be fine for a long time   Lithium is not my first choice I would use a high quality synthetic .

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