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Title: ARB Grease
Post by: scopes on June 28, 2014, 09:56:10 pm

Hi Guys

What would be suitable or the best type of "grease" to use on ARB bushes?

The ARB's I have fitted: Whiteline front & rear !

 :driver:

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: Matto on June 28, 2014, 10:33:50 pm

I have a Whiteline on the rear and it kept creaking. Alex greased it a couple of times but the last time it started I did it myself with what I could get from work. Believe it's a standard EP2 type grease. Seems to have done the job for now.

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: scopes on June 28, 2014, 10:40:36 pm

A lithium type grease then !


Cheers Matto  :happy2:  What was the EP2 type grease you used matey?

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: Matto on June 28, 2014, 10:48:18 pm

Yes most likely. While the lithium grease is probably really good, I feel it probably gets washed out too easily with the bushes being quite exposed under the car. The stuff I used from work was out of a big tub of the stuff. Esso probably at the time. We're going back a fair while now. I filled a container and keep it in the garage so couldn't tell you exactly what it was.

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: scopes on June 28, 2014, 11:01:34 pm

Cheers ! Yes that's a great help matey, maybe I will try to find away of sealing the new grease in there...  :confused: lol

Can only try!

Need to do something, the squeaking is really annoying matey  :rolleye:  no need !

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: MC71 on June 28, 2014, 11:07:20 pm

Change the bushes as well as a good grease up?

 I have Autotech ARB and after hearing about the squeaking peeps get with their Autotech bushes I had Superpro ones fitted and all's good.

If you have Poly bushes Neil (i imagine you do) ignore this post and move on!   :laugh:

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: scopes on June 28, 2014, 11:14:49 pm

I don't have the superpro arb bushes fitted just the ones that come with the whileline arb's.

Can bushes be got from superpro for the whiteline arbs?

I was not aware of them! :innocent:

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: MC71 on June 29, 2014, 12:34:33 am

Superpro sell a bush/bracket sets for ARBS. No doubt all different sizes for different ARB thicknesses though (I just asked Alex what I needed  :wink:).

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: rich83 on June 29, 2014, 12:36:49 am

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25mm-SuperPro-Universal-Anti-Roll-Sway-Bar-Clamp-and-Bush-Kit-Polyurethane-/231196234383


Those are the little f******s  :signLOL:

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: simonp on June 29, 2014, 02:39:30 am

I use a spray grease that penetrates the gaps. Doesn't last too long, around 2 months or so, but quietens the creak well enough.

Title: Re: ARB Grease
Post by: Matto on June 29, 2014, 11:11:53 am

Quote from: scopes on June 28, 2014, 11:01:34 pm

Cheers ! Yes that's a great help matey, maybe I will try to find away of sealing the new grease in there...  :confused: lol

Can only try!

Need to do something, the squeaking is really annoying matey  :rolleye:  no need !

An idea I thought about trying was to smear some Vaseline on the outside where the bush meets the ARB to try stop the water getting in.