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Old 03-04-02, 10:56 AM
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Wd-40

I don't know if WD-40 eats rubber,,but on my rear end
all of the bushings looked dry,and dirty,,so i sprayed
WD-40 on all bushings,and guess what ? the noise
level droped,and the car feels way better over bumps
and on the freeway,,like it's working right,,not binding.
big difference
Old 03-04-02, 01:55 PM
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I dont think it eats rubber, WD-40 is about the best thing on the planet maybe behind duct tape
Old 03-04-02, 02:19 PM
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i'll have to try that with the wd-40. the bushing are crap and i'm going to replace them anyways, but in the mean time i can easy the annoying noise.
Old 03-04-02, 11:31 PM
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Originally posted by MIKE-P-28
I dont think it eats rubber, WD-40 is about the best thing on the planet maybe behind duct tape
A man needs only two tools... WD-40 and Duct Tape...

If it moves and shouldn't... Use the Duct tape... If it should move, but doesn't use the WD-40.

The problem is, WD-40 and Duct Tape are natural opposites.., Spray something with WD-40 and try to stick Duct tape to it. Or the other way around. The duct tape will fall off and all you'll have is sticky, slippery mess.

I wonder where engine grime fits into all that. SPray the grime with WD-40 and it's gone, but you can't stick duct tape to engine grime.
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I only run WD-40 in my engine
Old 03-05-02, 01:15 PM
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Dude WD-40 does a lot more **** too. Get grease/oil on your carpet, spray wd-40 on it. Rub and its gone. My kid got chewing gum in his hair, spray WD-40 on it and it wipes out!
Theres something else on a car i use it on, but people laugh at me, so Ill leave that one off...
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Lemme guess. WD-40 on the stick shift?
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No, LOL, actually I used to use it on my leather seats in my 80... I would wipe them down, and let it sit in the sun for a 1/2 hour, and they would be nice and clean, and beleive it or not they wouldnt be greasy or smell like wd-40, it actually worked really good. People said man that will ruin your seats, well it didnt ruin them in over 6 years!
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yea duct tape is the best ,my motto is "if you cant duct it **** it"
anyway for your bushings and what nots id use a heavy grease,that way when you drive through puddles it wont go away like wd-40,i have to grease my oil pan,on the bottom.believe it or not,it was such a primo install job on the gasket that if you looked at it you would think i drive around with no oil.
normally just about any engine leaks a little to help lubricate the pan and stop it from rusting.
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WD-40 displaces water
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don't think anything can help my suspension bushings. I went under the car to see how easy it would be to install urethane bushings, and I could grab the tie rods and wiggle them easily with two fingers. The bushings are all cracked and eaten away. New bushings should tighten up the suspension nicely!
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Yea I want polyurethane (sp?) bushing on my rex too. Anyone know where to get a good complete set for not mych $$$ Victoria British charges an *** load and they don't have a complete set for first gen's just second. Anyone know where to get 'em????
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I've priced the ES bushings from many different places, and Victoria British was actually the cheapest. But after seeing the bushings I was replacing, I think it was money well spent. But be prepared to spend a good bit of time putting them in, getting the old ones out, and putting the new ones in isn't easy.
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