CompTech Rear Sway Bushing Options: polyurethane vs. hard rubber

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Old May 6, 2003 | 01:03 PM
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CompTech Rear Sway Bushing Options: polyurethane vs. hard rubber

Spoke with CompTech yesterday about the squeaking polyurethane bushing issue regarding the CT rear sway bar. Althought the polyurethane bushing provides the best rigidity for performance, it will always be prone to squeak. To address this problem, they are working on an alternative hard rubber bushing that shouldn't have this squeaking issue, but will be a little less rigid with a slight loss of performance.
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Old May 6, 2003 | 01:14 PM
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i took my poly- bushings and put lubricant grease inside where it contacts the teflon tape...no squeaks whatsoever
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Old May 6, 2003 | 01:25 PM
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How long ago did you do this? CompTech said, depending on how you drive, expect to have to reapply teflon tape and/or grease every 3-6 months, cause the tape wears out and the grease gets squished out since bushing is not designed to hold grease.

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i took my poly- bushings and put lubricant grease inside where it contacts the teflon tape...no squeaks whatsoever
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Old May 6, 2003 | 01:47 PM
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about 3-4 months ago....not a single squeak yet....(knock on wood)

but u kno, it wont be that hard to reapply...just jack the car back up and thats it...prolly 10 mins
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Old May 6, 2003 | 02:13 PM
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3 months on the 03, Had the same bars on my 02 for about a year, no squeaks. I put grease on the inside of the bushing where the bar goes too.
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