<div dir="ltr"><div>Ok, that makes sense. The bushing sets on the torsion tube and at the top of the shock towers had its lubrication between the rubber and the metal sleeve that runs between the top and bottom bushing. At least it appeared to be a grease-type substance. Didn't notice anything on the exterior of the bushings, but that would be gone after all these years anyways. I had thought about using a dry graphite lubricant for it so it wouldn't attract dirt.</div><div><br></div><div>Joe P.</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 12:23 AM <<a href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org">jadney@vwtype3.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">What you want is something that lubricates long enough to get the bushing installed, but that <br>
then dries and forces the rubber to "squirm" internally thereafter. If you give it a nice external <br>
lube, it will slip and rub and wear. You don't want that.<br>
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Soap and water, or just plain liquid soap, usually works nicely.<br>
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