|
Wiper Linkage Bushings - To Lube or Not to Lube
#1558243
01/03/14 12:52 PM
01/03/14 12:52 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,526 North Carolina
cjskotni
OP
pro stock
|
OP
pro stock
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,526
North Carolina
|
That is the question! I need a definitive answer on whether to lube these or not. I have a 1973 Charger wiper linkage with the nylon bushing inserts and I have seen people saying different things here. It seems to me you would want to lube as that linkage is very tight dry and squeaky but some have said the linkage will pop out of the bushings if lubed. I tried to go cheap and bought the assorted Dorman HELP bushings set but the bushing was just a tad too large inside the ball socket and was much easier to press the ball joint into. Of course, it popped right out when I turned the wipers on. I have OEM bushings on the way and I want to get my wipers working again! Anybody here have an official answer here? Maybe somebody with a FSM or knowledge of what the factory did? I just don't see why this should be so difficult.... Thanks as always!
|
|
|
Re: Wiper Linkage Bushings - To Lube or Not to Lube
[Re: cjskotni]
#1558245
01/03/14 02:22 PM
01/03/14 02:22 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,357 central Florida
VL21
pro stock
|
pro stock
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,357
central Florida
|
I did the ones on my D100, and thought it a good idea to use a little lube, so I dabbed a little poly suspension goo into each one. They were the Dorman ones also. Almost as soon as I assembled things they popped apart. So, got another set and they went together dry. A year later, they are still intact.
It takes gasoline to interest me.
|
|
|
Re: Wiper Linkage Bushings - To Lube or Not to Lube
[Re: VL21]
#1558248
01/03/14 03:17 PM
01/03/14 03:17 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,526 North Carolina
cjskotni
OP
pro stock
|
OP
pro stock
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,526
North Carolina
|
Quote:
I did the ones on my D100, and thought it a good idea to use a little lube, so I dabbed a little poly suspension goo into each one. They were the Dorman ones also.
Almost as soon as I assembled things they popped apart.
From what I could tell the Dorman ones were slightly smaller on the outside and slightly oversized on the inside. I could press the Dorman bushing in and out of the linkage with my fingers....no way even close with the factory bushings. Same thing with the ball joints where I can pop them in and out of those Dorman bushings fairly easily where the factory bushings needed a clamp and socket to press that mess in.
So the Dorman's were close but didn't quite work in my situation...
|
|
|
Re: Wiper Linkage Bushings - To Lube or Not to Lube
[Re: cjskotni]
#1558249
01/03/14 03:27 PM
01/03/14 03:27 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,285 Ohio
64dodge572
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,285
Ohio
|
Brewers Performance Inc. 4-speed transmission and parts specialists PH 937-947-4416 or 937-698-4259 FAX 937-947-4419 www.brewersperformance.com
|
|
|
Re: Wiper Linkage Bushings - To Lube or Not to Lube
[Re: stumpy]
#1558250
01/03/14 05:25 PM
01/03/14 05:25 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 16,844 Phoenix - surface of the sun
nomore65BelvJim
I Live Here
|
I Live Here
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 16,844
Phoenix - surface of the sun
|
Quote:
I've always put a thin coat of white lube on the ball. Too much and the linkage will pop loose because the lube won't allow the ball to seat all the way. It's a very tight fit when done right.
Just did the wipers on my DD and it only takes a thin film of white lithium grease to do the job. I used a little too much on one and it kept popping right back out. The grease was keeping the air from escaping the socket so it was just pressurizing the cavity
|
|
|
|
|
|