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Subject:Re: Squeaky front end parts
From:Pensioner
Date:Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:56:19 -0700

Long ago in a country far away, Triumph Motorcars in Leyland had a finely
bound manual far better than Bentley.  Many of their state of the art
vehicles used rubber bushings in the suspension.  The recommended lubricant
was automatic transmission fluid.  Rubber compatible, widely available,
light lubricant.  Use that cajun turkey flavor injector to put it where it
needs to go.  However do a soapy water wash of the injector before
Thanksgiving.

The basic problem is dry rubber to steel.  The solution is to lightly
lubricate the interface.  As far as BenT's squeaky front end parts, ATF may
or may not work.

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