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[dasupersprint]

I bought lower arm bushes from Minispares, they have a metal sleeve in them . Part 21A1882MS. They say it's better with the sleeve.

Except, the sleeve doesn't fit, it's too small, it has the same ext. diameter as the lower arm pin. I removed the sleeve and the bush fits perfectly.

What am I missing?

 

 

Also, do they need grease?

 

Thanks

Edited by dasupersprint, 15 November 2016 - 03:57 PM.

[Carlos W]

Are you sure there's not already a sleeve rusted on there?

 

Mine was......

[nicklouse]

As above. Remove the old one.

[dasupersprint]

Really?! I'll have a look and I hope you're right

[nicklouse]

Really?! I'll have a look and I hope you're right

we are.

[Spider]

Very common that they are rusted as the other guys have said.

 

I put a light lick of chassis grease on the pin when assembling, not for lube, but as a rust preventer - be sure you don't get any on the rubber!  And for the rubber, to assemble them in to the Arm, I use Rubber Grease.

 

I think there was a thread on this in the past week or so.

[Carlos W]

Its certainly not the first thread I've seen over the years, I think I've got a pair in the garage like it too.

[tiger99]

One reason that the pins rust so badly within the bush is that, following a suggestion in a well-known monthly comic about 30 years ago, people at one time were using washing up liquid to lubricate the bushes to aid fitting. Done it myself, which I came to regret. Apparently the leading brand, the long lasting one, which in all fairness does clean the dishes very well, maybe all others too, contains a large proportion of salt. We know what that does to steel!

 

Likewise don't use automotive products to clean the dishes!

 

I used to have a rattle can of rubber lubricant from Halfords, which works, as does silicone grease in spray or normal form. But I would advise the non-silicone rubber lubricant. Silicones tend to get everywhere and you may have to repaint part of the car eventually. Silicones, although harmless to the car, really mess up a paint job. Best not allowed in the garage, although I generally do use silicone brake fluid, carefully.

 

If all else fails, plain old-fashioned, non-detergent soap does the job fairly well. Don't use DOT4 brake fluid or even red rubber grease, as they will strip paint on the subframe.

[dasupersprint]

 

Really?! I'll have a look and I hope you're right

we are.

 

You were. I love this forum

[Carlos W]

 

 

Really?! I'll have a look and I hope you're right

we are.

 

You were. I love this forum

 

The only reason I knew is because I'd done the same