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bnc
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5/31/2005
11:51:03
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Well it was time to greas the sway bar bushings once again............I must be getting better at it.........I am down to 18 minutes for removal, greasing, and reinstalling the sway bar.
Next month I am inserting grease zerks I think.
2002 Dodge Dakota QC 4x4 SLT+
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CalDak
Dodge Dakota
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5/31/2005
23:25:05
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How often are you doing this?
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bnc
Dodge Dakota
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6/01/2005
09:49:40
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I grease them up once a month, usually the last day of the month or there abouts.
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N56629
Dodge Dakota
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6/01/2005
10:44:29
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Why?
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Gaston
Dodge Dakota
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6/01/2005
21:19:28
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If those bushings are rubber, don't use grease. Grease and oil break down rubber.
Get thee down to your local Napa store and get some Silicone Lube. It's called Sil-glyde, and comes in a plastic squeeze tube. Good stuff. Lubricates well, and harmless to anything made of rubber.
Take that grease off the bushings with some WD-40, and off the sway bar with whatever, and use the silicone lube instead.
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.boB
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6/01/2005
23:37:15
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I used Sylglyde for quite a while on my '01. Worked well, but I had to regrease it every 4-6 months. More often if I drove in a lot of rain or heavy snow/slush.
Last fall I used some Mobile 1 wheel bearing grease. I havn't touched it since.
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bnc
Dodge Dakota
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6/02/2005
08:41:26
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I use SUPERLUBE.........its a synthetic grease with teflon. It is safe on rubber. I drive a lot of dirt and dusty roads where I live.......about 80% of the roads are dirt or gravel. So I take the sway bar off about once a month and clean them up and relube. I usually start squeeking again around the end of the third week.
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Greaser
Dodge Dakota
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6/02/2005
09:38:52
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Good info from Gaston, .boB and bnc.
Any synthetic lube or grease that contains no petroleum products will not harm your rubber sway bar bushings.
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