SHOsource Articulating bearings

[mosho93]

Do I need to grease these when I install them to prevent any sweet noises?

 

[Toolman]

No grease. They are designed to be dry.

 

[SHOspazz92]

No grease. They are designed to be dry.

Are you talking about the articulating spring mounts? Because I have to grease mine, otherwise they will start popping like nobody's business.

-Sam

 

[mosho93]

Are you talking about the articulating spring mounts? Because I have to grease mine, otherwise they will start popping like nobody's business.

-Sam

Yes, http://shosource.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=61_3_33&products_id=119

What kind of grease do you use? Just anything general automotive grease?

 

[Ishodu]

Silicon seems to work good, and I am in the same boat as Sam

 

[Eric VerValin]

Maybe thats that damn noise I keep hearing.... ? I cant seem to find a thing else loose.. unless a front strut cup reciever is loose and starting to give and I cant see it.

Would those work with the "other" adjustable mounts?

 

[mosho93]

Maybe thats that damn noise I keep hearing.... ? I cant seem to find a thing else loose.. unless a front strut cup reciever is loose and starting to give and I cant see it.

Would those work with the "other" adjustable mounts?

I will be running them with Ingalls for the time being until I can get a set of SHOsource camber/caster plates. There are/were other guys running them on Ingalls as well.

 

[Toolman]

hmm, guess i have not ran mine enough, as they were quiet for me. SHOsource site says they are self lubricating. I would try and use something dry, so as not to attract dirt, which could have a very negative effect on the operation of the mount. Is anyone using these with the ss camber plates?

 

[mosho93]

Sam is...

 

[SHOspazz92]

I'm using these with the SHOsource CC plates. Another problem I have with these mounts is that they "Stick". For some reason, If I make a sharp right or left hand turn (From a stop at a street corner, or out of a driveway) the steering would actually drift off in to that direction (whichever way you just turned) as if the alignment was off. It's like they were binding up. That's another reason they need to be greased.

Small price to pay for having a halfway decent suspension setup. It still drives me nuts sometimes tho.

-Sam

 

[shopartsnw]

The articulating spring mounts were designed with self lubricating plastic. If you do want to go the extra step and grease them, that is ok. You should use silicone grease (dielectric grease works great). The grease will tend to attract grit and dirt, so it would pay to check and clean these periodically if you do grease them.

Hope that helps

Mike

 

[SHOspazz92]

The articulating spring mounts were designed with self lubricating plastic. If you do want to go the extra step and grease them, that is ok. You should use silicone grease (dielectric grease works great). The grease will tend to attract grit and dirt, so it would pay to check and clean these periodically if you do grease them.

Hope that helps

Mike

They may be self lubricated, but for how long? Mine will start to pop and even get hung up if I don't grease them every few months. I'm not trying to knock the product as its a good one, I'm just giving you some honest feedback.

-Sam

 

[Ishodu]

I used silicon spray and only had to do it once last year. They were making noise as soon as I installed them.

 

[mosho93]

Update:

I have had mine in for 300-400 miles now. As soon as I installed them, I could instantly hear binding noises when backing out of my driveway, pulling away from a parking spot/stop, etc. I can't stand random noises because then I think there's something wrong with my suspension. So I stopped Advance Auto and picked up a can of dry graphite spray lubricant for around $5. The nice part about this is you don't have to take the wheels off, just need to jack it up and use one hand to pull the "self lubricated" part of the bearing apart from the stationary part and spray some of the graphite on it. It drys instantly and doesn't absorb rocks, pebbles, and other junk. After 400 miles, the binding noises haven't come back, yet. I will update again when I change my oil in a few hundred miles.

 

[shopartsnw]

Thanks for the tip. Let us know how it goes, and we can change the installation instructions if needed.

Mike