frankf0k168

will the non greasable bushings make noise if I do not grease themand wiill these basically last for a lifetime of the car

how would i grase em neways?

Mr. Hill

Did you skip English class?

They will eventually need to be replaced. The concept of "greased for life" is

a bold faced lie.

frankf0k168

how would one grease em?

Mr. Hill

Manufacturers call there ball-joints, tire-rod ends, bushing etc "greased for life"

or at least I know Ford calls them that. There are no grease fittings. They cannot

be greased. There 'sealed'. So in other words when they get squeaky or grind

they need to be replaced.. In the old days things had grease fittings, not anymore.

gqchicago

ESP makes 2 type of bushings (and so are the OEM and Comptech ones)...non-greasable (most are this) and the new..patented, greasable versions.

To grease the normal non-greasable version you take them off of the car. Undo 2 bolts on each bushing, slide them out, get a rubber glove, dip it in grease or the "special bushing grease" (LOL).. and lubricate.

The PITA part is removing the bolts and bushings part to do this, say, once a year. Most people won't.

Now..the greasable version comes with little grease fittings...crawl down there..hook up a grease gun, squirt and you're done in under 2 minutes, pretty cool time saving feature, and you don't have to remove anything to lubricate them.

If you use the OEM or Comptech bushings I would suggest greasing them, and personally I do not feel they hold up well over time, and will not last the life of the car. You can upgrade to the aftermarket ones for about $12-13, if you go with aftermarket non-greasable or greasable I feel that they are of much better construction and more durable being made of poly rather than neoprene...but any of the above will eventually make noise if not greased occasionally, anyone who tells you otherwise is not being 100% accurate. There are dozens of threads of people on this forum with squeaking / thumping noises from their RSB bushings, we all worked together to find a solution and came up with these 2 aftermarket bushings.

Here's a pic of mine with the grease fittings and me performing the lubing procedure during installation so you can see what we mean, without this you would need to take them off.





And this is a pic of installation, see the little nipple sticking down in pic 3? That's the grease fitting, most bushings and the stock ones won't have this....

gqchicago