BajaRon
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A customer stopped in at the Maggie Valley Rally complaining that their sway bar, having been installed by their dealer, began clunking after a few hundred miles. I was in the midst of explaining to him that if the bushings are not properly tightened, the install will be fine at first, but as everything settles in, this clunk can begin later.
There were several people gathered around listening the the conversation. I assume curious as to the reason for, and solution to, the problem. One of those people in the group spoke up saying, "You need to grease your bushings. That will cure the problem." When I attempted to explain that you should never grease our bushings, and the reasons why, he repeated his advise a little louder and walked away. One member of the group actually attempted to explain to him that he was talking to the man who designed and builds the BajaRon sway bar. But it was no use and he gave up.
I would have much preferred a civil dialog with the guy.
Please, do not grease your bushings. This also goes for OEM and, as far as I know, every other manufacturers sway bar bushings for the Spyder, Ryker or Canyon..
I know there is a video on the Internet where a guy proclaims that greasing your bushings is the best solution. And I assume that it might work initially. But there are several reasons why this is not a good idea.
The Delrin material we use for these bushings is self lubricating. We have never had an ungreased set wear out.
I hope this helps.
There were several people gathered around listening the the conversation. I assume curious as to the reason for, and solution to, the problem. One of those people in the group spoke up saying, "You need to grease your bushings. That will cure the problem." When I attempted to explain that you should never grease our bushings, and the reasons why, he repeated his advise a little louder and walked away. One member of the group actually attempted to explain to him that he was talking to the man who designed and builds the BajaRon sway bar. But it was no use and he gave up.
I would have much preferred a civil dialog with the guy.
Please, do not grease your bushings. This also goes for OEM and, as far as I know, every other manufacturers sway bar bushings for the Spyder, Ryker or Canyon..
I know there is a video on the Internet where a guy proclaims that greasing your bushings is the best solution. And I assume that it might work initially. But there are several reasons why this is not a good idea.
- Grease will attract foreign materials, dirt, dust, and fine particles. These will mix with the grease and create an abrasive. This mixture will begin to eat into the bushing and the powder coating on the steel bar. Once the powder coat is gone, your bar will begin to rust. With the increased gap between components, the clunk will return. Then you will need to replace both the bar and the bushings to correct it.
- Tightening the bushing bolts to their correct tension will permanently correct this problem.
I hope this helps.
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