Simple answer: DON'T DO IT! After you do, they will promply work their
way out!
Cheers
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 CarlSereda@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi List,
> Speaking of special grease for prothane bushings... just wondering if I
> should put some of that special (copper?) grease on my new standard rubber
> upper inner bushings on my TR4 suspension. When I tighten down the
> bolts/washers the arms are very hard to rotate by hand. Would putting grease
> on the fulcrum pins not be good for the rubber bushes? Is it better for my
> suspension to have a dry tight, harder to rotate, fit?
>
> Carl Sereda
> '63 TR4 since '74
>
> << Subject: Prothane bushings
> I had asked about installing these on my 60 tr3a. The consensus is "go for
> it"; there was not one negative response; everybody who has them thinks
> they're great, and they don't need to be reamed to fit. They come with
> their own special grease so they don't squeak.
> Nobody yet has responded that they were able to get them for the rear leaf
> springs though; if anyone has found them please drop me a line.
> Thanks, Jim >>
>
James A. Ruffner
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