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Greasability is actually important for engineering reasons, not stuff like hearing a squeak. The original rubber bushings are soft rubber, so that the mount can flex and deflect in a number of directions as the axle moves. With the polyurethane, the bushings are made harder which improves the performance of the stabilizer bar (because the mounts for it don't flex and "give in" as much, so it is better restrained), but then the bar needs to be able to move and spin a small amount within the bushing to adjust during axle movement. The grease allows that movement and protects the bushing from mechanical abrasive wear (it also prevents dirt intrusion and corrosion/rust that would otherwise add further abrasives into the joint).As far as greasing mine I really don't see the need, only at install. On my off road cars and trucks yes, because they can squeak and be annoying. But I will never hear them on this truck anyway. As for wear, I have put over 10k miles on mine so far and they have been great and no wear. But there no reason not to put in a grease fitting in them either! to each there own.
Yep! Just PM me. More info about them here: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?168338-MTV-Sway-Bar-Bushings-Greaseable-PolyurethaneDo you have a set of these that i can buy?
Hmm, short answer is yes. You can turn the opening in the bushings to face rearward and install them that way. You would then just drill the grease hole on the front of the u-shaped bracket (there really is no front or back, it's symmetrical, so you would actually also just be pointing the hole forward). So it will physically "fit" that way, but I'm not sure if there will be any long term ramifications of having the cut in the bushing facing back... probably not much of a problem, but you never know, since that is the direction force is applied.Awesomeness... not having done this myself yet...... and since you have....... With yours can one swap left and right bushing and install the Grease Zerk on the backside of the bracket? Would swap sides even be needed?... or just turn them 180?
Asking cause of desire to keep Zerk potentially (though only slightly) more away from damage when off road.
wait....... what??? I must have missed that. thought these were facing forward already and you would hit them when moving forward... not backward. Guess I miss perceived the pics...... Yes, you would protect it more from getting hit against something while backing up, but you back up less than you go forward, ....
Can I get a set of these sent to me? Let me know how to pay? I am in at Zipcode 26187.Just weeks after getting my M1078, the sway bar bushings fell apart, and were soon completely gone. I decided to make some heavy duty polyurethane replacements, and make them [optionally] greaseable.
Here's the CAD model so far...
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I 3D printed a prototype, to test fit, and everything looks good.
What do you guys think? Do the bushings break apart often? Are others missing them too?
PM sent.Can I get a set of these sent to me? Let me know how to pay? I am in at Zipcode 26187.
Mine are completely shot and hanging out of the brackets.
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