Teflon Those Bushings!
I was browsing some good old MotoIQ and Mike's article about doing urathane bushings on a STI. He used a teflon trick to help reduce NHV.
One of our tricks to reduce static friction with urethane bushings and to make them long term squeak resistant is to wrap the inner sleeve of the bushing with a layer of teflon tape. The slippery teflon minimizes friction which improves ride comfort and mechanical grip. It also prevents squeaking. Whiteline bushings use a formulation of urethane that does not squeak as much as others but we still wanted to lower the friction.
We apply the moly grease supplied with the bushings over the tape.
After greasing the inside of the bushing, we carefully push our taped and greased sleeve into the bushing. This ensures a smooth ride and squeak free use even with the hard Motorsports bushing.
One of our tricks to reduce static friction with urethane bushings and to make them long term squeak resistant is to wrap the inner sleeve of the bushing with a layer of teflon tape. The slippery teflon minimizes friction which improves ride comfort and mechanical grip. It also prevents squeaking. Whiteline bushings use a formulation of urethane that does not squeak as much as others but we still wanted to lower the friction.
We apply the moly grease supplied with the bushings over the tape.
After greasing the inside of the bushing, we carefully push our taped and greased sleeve into the bushing. This ensures a smooth ride and squeak free use even with the hard Motorsports bushing.
Last edited by Vadim
on 2012-10-01
at 04-13-36.
Originally Posted by coach 
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