Date:         Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:56:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
Comments: To: Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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I have used both the GoWesty (once) and the T3 Technique (many times) upper
bushings. The T3 uses 2 sleeves and a polyurethane element which does
require lubrication at install. The grease that comes with the kit is not
enough, get the tube of special grease he also sells. I think that is a
better grease also. The T3 bushings are still my favorite. The fit and the
way the arms move is amazing and there is still some soft cushioning.

The GoWesty set uses sleeves the same way and they also provide the
eccentric washers. The material between the sleeves is relatively hard and
it appears to be self-lubricating. The fit of the outer sleeves in the arm
was very tight and with the almost no friction action of the set up should
not ever come loose. On the set I installed there was just a bit of play on
the flanges and when driving this made some weird noises. McMaster Carr had
some shims that fit so I ordered some. I ended up putting 2mm on one side
and 3mm on the other and all is well. Due to the suspension geometry I
really can't say these harder bushing set ups affected the ride much. It
will take some time to see if there are any issues. I did have one T3
bushing fail and Chris replaced the complete set gratis. Both are a great
improvement over the standard offerings. If on a Budget go GoWesty. If
you're doing other bushings-mounts consider going T3 for all.

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Ed McLean
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 9:27 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought

Does anyone have any experience with the GoWesty Delrin AF UCA bushings?
Any harshness noted?  They advertise no squeak with no grease and imply very
long life.