Hello
I have some 95 shore rubber bushes which need pressing into the tube. Would washing up liquid be OK as the lubricant, any ideas
Cheers
David
[Edited on 13/12/05 by Minicooper]
I used some tyre-fitters' lubricant (oooer!).
The only problem with washing-up liquid is that it often contains salt. You might be better off with soap.
rgds,
David
Very much agree with above -- I will also add don't use WD40.
Plant Leaf Shine works quite well and shouldn't cause the rubber any damage,
Proper rubber grease if you can find it . Someone once posted on here that WD40 causes problems with rubber ? and as David says washing up liquids can contain salt another reason not to wash the car with it.
I'm not sure that the salt content of soap will be any better than the salt content of washing up liquid, in any case you'd have to wash as
much of the soap / washing up liquid out as possible afterwards.
Avoid anything that is oil based because oil does nasty things to rubber (unless its an oil resistant rubber which bushes are unlikely to be).
Get a tin of holts rubber and nylon lubricant.
If you can get hold of it the lubricant for fitting the stretch type CV gaiters over the cone used to fit them may be ideal , Something like kay why jelly ? Gaiters are supplied by most motor factors, they may be able to supply grese on it's own?
petroleum jelly/vaseline perhaps?
In general vegetable oils don't damage rubber components ---- mineral oil is really bad
VASELINE IS BAD
Bugger used Vaseline on hoses of our washing-machine..... Hope they don't perish, complete sod to fix
Well condom manufacturers specify that using oil based lubricants is a no no. Water based only. Thickness may have an impact though... of the rubber
not the.... never mind!
BMW use a special lubricant which when dries also acts as an adhesive. Has its own special part number etc.
The contents list had been translated as 'turpentine'
Worked fine for me!
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Originally posted by andyd
Thickness may have an impact though...
