thoughts on delrin bushings

Ok . I am changing the a arm bushings front and rear , also the sleves ! now... they say dont grease them that it attracts dirt and pulls it back into the bushing ! but Im thinking those guys ride in the sand and dirt ! now this does make sence but we ride in dust ,dirt ,sand , water, mud , well you get the picture . so I fell that if you grease them and keep them greased there is no where for that stuff to go because the cavity is full of grease and each time you grease it ,it pushes out the grit from the bushing !

now what do yall think GREASE OR NO GREASE

I vote for grease. I think the dirt, mud, etc is going to get in there reguardless. Grease and dirt is better than just dirt.

Grease!!!!!

porkchop wrote:

Ok . I am changing the a arm bushings front and rear , also the sleves ! now... they say dont grease them that it attracts dirt and pulls it back into the bushing ! but Im thinking those guys ride in the sand and dirt ! now this does make sence but we ride in dust ,dirt ,sand , water, mud , well you get the picture . so I fell that if you grease them and keep them greased there is no where for that stuff to go because the cavity is full of grease and each time you grease it ,it pushes out the grit from the bushing !

now what do yall think GREASE OR NO GREASE

I say grease it often ! Might be a little messy but you're right . The fresh grease coming in from the center of the bushings will push & keep most of the grit.grime out. That's why the grease fittings are there.

Grease, almost everytime you ride!!

well, I'm on my second set and needing a third I've noticed that the frame now has a groove worn around were the bushing contact's it I greased mine very often I think the grease is keeping dirt around the bushings and causing it to grind away the metal (should have taken some pic's) anyway i haven't read much about anyone else with the same issue. i tried somthing different this time i ground down the bushing 's and installed some washer's on each side hoping that will save the frame. The delrin bushins seem like a better quality than the polaris bushin's but it gets very dry in the a-arm and without grease the metal rods's may corrode and become hard to remove. By the way i have 2300 miles on mine with a 2inch lift

I have about 2000 on mine and yes the bolts were hard to get out ! I think I will coat the bolts with some c5a ( high grade antisieze) I am also using a very high quality grease with teflon in it so that it leaves a teflon resdue coating !
about 450.00 bucks worth of bushing and 2 weeks wait on parts ! I think Im gonna grease alot !!!

I just changed the diff oils, case, and trans oils and notice that my front lower bushings are completely shot at 800 miles. I've only greased mine twice, so grease after every ride.

Yamabeast wrote:

I just changed the diff oils, case, and trans oils and notice that my front lower bushings are completely shot at 800 miles. I've only greased mine twice, so grease after every ride.

Gimme a call before you install your new bushings ... I have a fix for this problem ... 304-673-2602 ...

WV Hot Rod Rhino wrote:

Yamabeast wrote:

I just changed the diff oils, case, and trans oils and notice that my front lower bushings are completely shot at 800 miles. I've only greased mine twice, so grease after every ride.

Gimme a call before you install your new bushings ... I have a fix for this problem ... 304-673-2602 ...

Yes he does he fixed mine

I'll be calling after while. when the sun wakes up

mason and wvrider did a test with the delrin bushings. one greased them and the other did not they both got around 900 miles i think and they was shot. but im sure mason will full you in.

WV Hot Rod Rhino wrote:

Yamabeast wrote:

I just changed the diff oils, case, and trans oils and notice that my front lower bushings are completely shot at 800 miles. I've only greased mine twice, so grease after every ride.

Gimme a call before you install your new bushings ... I have a fix for this problem ... 304-673-2602 ...

I'll give you a call, thanks. I did find some more speed while working on it last night. It will fly now! Dropped the skid plate, and it had two inches of mud, wood, trash, and beer cans on top of it. I think I picked up the beer cans crossing the creeks behind 3012red.

For anyone who has tried to call to get info on this ... I think my phone is over in the garage in the Rhino .... I'm gonna have it worn out before the spring ride ... I love feeling those wheels pull ... had to experience it for the last 7 days in a row ... the wife can't get me out of it

But you can call my house phone @ 304-877-3419

Bobby D wrote:

WV Hot Rod Rhino wrote:

Yamabeast wrote:

I just changed the diff oils, case, and trans oils and notice that my front lower bushings are completely shot at 800 miles. I've only greased mine twice, so grease after every ride.

Gimme a call before you install your new bushings ... I have a fix for this problem ... 304-673-2602 ...

Yes he does he fixed mine

Me & Geterdun figured it out on his a while back ...

thanks for the info...

Cool deal hippo!