What type of lube do you guys use and where can I get it?

I'm starting to hear some squeaks and creaks coming from my RSB going over bumps so time to relube and tighten things up. Please let me know

 

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I went ahead and installed the bushings and brackets with grease zerks, and I use a good chassis grease. No more squeeks and groans when it gets cold and, when they need lubrication, it takes two minutes instead of 45.

 

anything I can buy over the counter?

 

I use the Acura Silicone Spray I bought from the dealership when my suspension gets squeaky...I just directly spray it onto the bushings.

 

I am going to try install it on Weds
Can I use Permatex White Lithium Grease?

(well I already bought it....just wondering if it matters)

 

White Lithium Grease is the important part.

 

Yes, they are Energy Suspension parts I happened upon at Autozone. Damn me, I didn't keep the packaging and forget the part number. I might have the receipt still. They're the red-urethane bushings, sized to 22mm (the o.d. of the Comptech swaybar). In order to get the holes to line up took a little filing of the bushing brackets but they lined up ok with some persuasion. Now all it takes is one quick squirt of grease on each zerk once/twice each year.

So I should be using white lithium grease instead of standard hi-temp chassis grease?

 

that's what I got too from Autozone. It cost me 2 bucks...

 

I had the same bushings on my civic. I believe that with the bushings they recommended the white lithium grease. it was those or the ST rear sway bar that I added that recommended the white lithium grease.

 

Bah, who needs lube...stock RSB doesn't have it. My comptech RSB doesn't have any lube, and I don't hear anything. Your lube's probably attracting dirt ;-P

On the other hand, I lubed one of my accord's RSB when I installed it over 5 or 6 years ago, and it doesn't make any sounds either. So I have experience with no noise whatsoever with both no lube and with a one-time lube.

I had the ST sway bar, so I think this is probably what I used...

 

SoCaliTrojan - I wonder if you haven't experienced any squeeking since your in cali? here in MO/KS after winter I usually hear the bushings starting to make noise. I don't know if it's the cold temperature, snow, salt, or what. but I on the civic I had to lube the bushings 1-2 times a year.

 

This is a link to the bushings I bought (not at Amazon, but you can get them in probably 100 places).

 

Just greased them up and no more squeaking and creaking going over bumps

 

so you just spray it around your bushings and it's good to go?? no need to take it off and put it back on?

 

I'd like to know also! I started hearing some squeaking just recently, and if I have to take that damn rsb out just to lube it back up again i think im gonna myself!!!

 

White lithium (thick not spray) grease has worked perfectly for me.

 

i just spray the bushings with brackets on with silicon sprays, i didn't bother taking them off and it worked, no more squeaks after that.
BTW i have the non-greasable version of energy bushings.

 

The Acura Silicone Spray?

I guess i'll buy it.

 

I use high temperature lithium grease (grey stuff). It's more persistent than white lithium.

 

nope, i used the motomaster silicone spray. cheap stuff and it works