It's kinda like the chinese water torture. How long can you take it before you park it and drive your other car? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 7:53 AM Subject: Re: Squeaky upper control arm bushings--HOW SERIOUS CAN THIS BE?
> Ive got a REALLY squeaky upper wishbone, it started a > month ago. I have the new bushings in hand but I dont > have the time to install anything this month. > > How long can i go on before my wishbone melts and I > fly off the road in a ball of flames? > > Thanks, > Phil > > > > > > --- dneu <dneu@NETZERO.NET> wrote: > > I JUST replaced the bushings 5000 mi. ago. The > > originals squeaked when cold, > > and they did that since I bought the car, new. The > > new ones, that I JUST put > > in, squeak when hot. they started squeaking after > > about 200 mi. (Seems I've > > heard that somewhere before. . . Hmmm. . . It was on > > Vanagon .com) > > > > A book that I saw in the library called "1001 > > fixes", or something like > > that, suggested putting in a grease fitting and > > greasing them up. Yea, I > > thought about the grease dissolving the rubber, but > > what's the alternative? > > Replacing them every time I fill-up? Maybe I could > > use silicon grease or > > something. > > > > I thought you guy's would have some simmilar > > experience. Thanks for your > > help. > > > > ~Dan > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > |
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