Sil Glide for bushings
Sil Glide for bushings
Nuff Said," Were Burnin Daylight, Lets Ride"(Sober 37 years)
Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL
Good INFO Jack! I've used silicone grease and spray on rubber bushings for years.
Jerry "Gold Rush" (aka: "SPOOK") San Angelo, TX
2015 GL1800/Roadsmith HTS1800
TOI - IBA #23804 (SS1K & BB1.5K)
I'm like an old race horse..... I can still run the race -- Just ache more at the finish line and need more rest between outings.
Could I put some of that on the rubber grommets that hold the side covers on to make it easier to check the air shocks or would it make them too easy that they wouldn't stay on?
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Nuff Said," Were Burnin Daylight, Lets Ride"(Sober 37 years)
Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL
Jerry "Gold Rush" (aka: "SPOOK") San Angelo, TX
2015 GL1800/Roadsmith HTS1800
TOI - IBA #23804 (SS1K & BB1.5K)
I'm like an old race horse..... I can still run the race -- Just ache more at the finish line and need more rest between outings.
That's fine but are they really "bushings" - ie: rubber bearings. The front suspension on older Brit cars used "Hydrolastic" (IIRC) "bushings". These were intended to flex not slip. Unlike a bearing the shaft wasn't supposed to slip inside the bushing. Lubing them caused the shaft to slip, ruining the dampening effect and quickly wearing out the "bushings". I have no idea what H-D uses on the swing are but be sure b4 you lube. Does H-D recommend lubing them??
Jerry "Gold Rush" (aka: "SPOOK") San Angelo, TX
2015 GL1800/Roadsmith HTS1800
TOI - IBA #23804 (SS1K & BB1.5K)
I'm like an old race horse..... I can still run the race -- Just ache more at the finish line and need more rest between outings.
This lube is NOT a fix all, None are However u use it is up to u, Your Ride U Decide JMO
Dawn Dish Soap works good on Poly Bushings, try it some time. For installing bushings try freezing them this will shrink em, use the correct driver, use lube only if needed during assembly, it will change the sizing by some .0000 +
Nuff Said," Were Burnin Daylight, Lets Ride"(Sober 37 years)
Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL
Thats how i installed ''bearings'' in trailer axles .....Freeze them, And you don't have to hammer them in...If i have to install rubber ''Bushings'' , or ''Grommets''... And their a very tight fit i aways use a light coating of White Marine Grease....Note light coating..
Freezing rubber drys them out....
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Nuff Said," Were Burnin Daylight, Lets Ride"(Sober 37 years)
Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL