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Subject:Re: upper control arm
From:Tom and Dana Cates
Date:Fri, 10 Mar 2000 23:22:21 -0500

> harald-nancy wrote:

Well, the bushing I have in front of me ( "elastmetall" 202346 LME Germany
251407077) is very tight inside. The rubber inside is actually somewhat
under pressure, really pressed in. Silicone paste would be the ideal
lubricant, but I don't think there is a way to get any more in there. If you
drill a hole and install a grease nipple on the outside,  you would damage
the bushing too much.

Dcates1@home.com writes:

The Company that I work for manufactures greasing equipment. I have not yet
looked at my squeaking passenger side bushings, but we make an injector
needle for grease that might work perfectly. Maybe I will take a look and
see this weekend if that kind of setup might work. If it will, I will try
injecting some silicone grease into the creaking joint.

But, it has kind of quit creaking now that the weather has warmed up.

Tom Cates
83 Westfalia, "Hammurabi"