Minicooper
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 11:28 AM |
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Rubber Bushes
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]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:23 PM |
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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
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:28 PM |
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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,
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:29 PM |
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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.
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Kowalski
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:29 PM |
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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).
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:30 PM |
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Get a tin of holts rubber and nylon lubricant.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:34 PM |
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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?
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02GF74
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:45 PM |
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petroleum jelly/vaseline perhaps?
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 12:46 PM |
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In general vegetable oils don't damage rubber components ---- mineral oil is really bad
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Messenjah
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 01:21 PM |
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VASELINE IS BAD 
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 01:32 PM |
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Bugger used Vaseline on hoses of our washing-machine..... Hope they don't perish, complete sod to fix
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andyd
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 02:56 PM |
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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!
Andy
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 09:40 PM |
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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!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/12/05 at 09:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andyd
Thickness may have an impact though...
IMPACT? What you trying to do with that thing of yours!
David
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