You need to drill a hole, thread and install a "zerk fitting", for each bushing, and there are a bunch of them. You can buy them in any autoparts store. I believe that on the "a" arms all of mine are 90 degree. I also installed them into the tie rod ends, the ball joints, the shock joints, and the anti-sway bar joints. With the polly bushings you need to drill all the way through to the stainless steel sleeves. I use a synthetic greese. The advantage to that is it will never dry out. With the poly-bushings you can also use petrolium jelly to lube them, but don't expect it to last long. As soon as it gets hot it will virtually liquafy.quote:Originally posted by Pooky:
Could you guys elaberate on the grease fittings for the bushings? I'm getting ready to tear into my suspension and would like to get some input.
Steve
The hard part of this job is getting the old rubber bushings and sleeves out. It is going to take alot of patience and perserverence to get it done. Don't bother to powder coat the arms.
Blast them and paint them with rustoleum or krylon. It will last just as long as the powder coating.
Personally I don't think the car is any harder then it was. It certainly isn't any softer for that matter either. And yes the will squeek something fierce if you don't grease them.