Re: LRO: benefits of coil springs

From: Jim Hall (jimfoo@qwest.net)
Date: Sat Jun 30 2001 - 14:30:25 EDT

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    I slathered mine with lots of antisieze before I put them in. No squeaks
    yet.

    Peter Ogilvie wrote:
    >
    > Talking of poly bushes, I've heard that they squeek or otherwise make noise.
    > I've got this disconcerting noise, sounds like the noise a speedometer
    > cable makes just before it breaks, but is bump related. Can duplicate it by
    > jumping up and down on the front bumper or drive over rough terrain. Best I
    > can tell, its coming from the front spring perch on my poly equipped RM
    > springs. Could this be the dreaded Polybush squeak??? Suppose I should oil
    > up the bushing and see if it goes away. Any one else experienced this with
    > RM parabolics or Polybush equipped series trucks??
    >
    > For you stock spring lovers, jumping up and down on the front bumper with
    > stock springs wouldn't have caused any noise because the springs wouldn't
    > have depressed at all. BTDT.

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    Jim Hall
    1966 88" Elephant Chaser
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    "You know, I never really damaged my Rover 'till I started wheeling 
    with Jim." Mitch Stockdale
    



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