I wanted to thank everyone who gave me some great recs for the process of
pulling
out the trailing arms.
Jim, This bushing thing is interesting. I never knew there were so many kinds,
but I've learned about the Nylatron bushings, the Polys, and the Up-rated rubber
bushings. I've been digging around the list archives and reviewing some great
old
discussions about this too, and talking to suppliers. I have heard the Polys
last
long, and that the Nylatrons will do something similar to what you experienced
and
should be used for racing with recurrent bushing replacements rather than years
of
use. I understood the Polys can make noise, give good control, but the ride is
a
tiny bit harder than rubber?? The old regular rubber bushings are suppose to be
inferior and needing regular replacement. Since I'm trying to keep a stock
touring ride/no racing, I chose the up-rated rubber bushings as listed in Moss.
Hope I made the right choice, as I have been replacing the half axles, shocks,
damper arms, springs and now bushings. Amazing how many choices there can be
with
some of the parts, and everyone has their favorite. Thanks, D. Michael - Time
to
get down n' dirty with the rear suspension on my TR6
Jim Barbuscia wrote:
> Whoa there boy's!
> I used the poly bushings from NPNW and after 6 months they "ovaled out"
> on me! I used grease on'em so that may have affected them. I have
> installed new ones w/o grease from the same supplier and haven't checked
> them yet to see if they have "ovaled out" or not.
> My advise is to use the "updated rubber" ones from TRF.
>
> -jimb
>
>
> >
> >
> > It has been suggested to "grease" the trailing arm bushings. I caution you
> > about the use of grease with the rubber bushings. It will soften the rubber.
> >
> > My opinion, after putting in brand new rubber bushings then replacing them
> > with poly ones from BPNW, FORGET the rubber! Use only the poly. I noticed a
> > tremendous reduction in the "Triumph Twitch." When installing use plenty of
> > anti-seize compound (or grease) to eliminate the possibility of squeaking,
> > it should not affect the poly.
> >
> > Mike Cline
> >
> >
>
> ## Jim Barbuscia SE Sun Microsystems Kirkland, WA. ##
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