steering clunk from worn out terrain tamer bushings

[widewestcruiser]

As I said before,4 years and 50000klms and no problems nor do I hear sheep paddocks full of aussies bleating over their deformed poly bushes either

that's funny, glad you guys have a sense of humor....ya, I don't know, my company has a half a dozen F350's and sometimes you don't even notice if a shackle breaks off until it rubs through the box, 50000km on dirt roads will rattle anything off a truck, poly, rubber, duct tape, what ever. Right know I have greasable pins and poly bushings and I'll keep those until they fall off, next time I'll try something else.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

Possible explanation

I think the problem is related to turning big (high traction) tires on hard pavement. Off road the tire slippage would greatly reduce the turning stresses on the front poly bushings.

 

[Haggs]

Well this is great. I just read this thread two days after I installed my lift with poly bushings and non greasable pins. Does anyone have any ideas of what I can do so I don't have to have them wear out so quickly and change them in a month. One person said anti seize worked well but was that on greasable pins?

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

Are you running big tires if so -- always be moving when turning the wheel, especially on high traction pavement. If they are rubber bushings not to worry (according to some) if they are poly bushings get greaseable OME pins, or drill out the pins you got and and thread in zerk fittings.

My experience is with the front OME poly busings on the front springs only -- you did not identify your manufacturer.

 

[Haggs]

Are you running big tires if so -- always be moving when turning the wheel, especially on high traction pavement. If they are rubber bushings not to worry (according to some) if they are poly bushings get greaseable OME pins, or drill out the pins you got and and thread in zerk fittings.

My experience is with the front OME poly busings on the front springs only -- you did not identify your manufacturer.

I am only running 31" tires. They are terrain tamer poly bushings. What are zerk fittings?

 

[roscoFJ73]

. What are zerk fittings?

Other parts of the english speaking world call them grease nipples. Oooh I said nipple

 

[Entaran]

As I said before,4 years and 50000klms and no problems nor do I hear sheep paddocks full of aussies bleating over their deformed poly bushes either

Maybe temp does have something to do with it,but I thought it was heat and thats why they need greasin

2nd this. There's literally thousands of trucks here in Aus with OME, TJM, Ironman, etc poly bushings THROUGHOUT them...

Nobody is bitching or moaning here that i've heard of?

May have a lot to do with sub zero temp's... or i dunno.

My truck is about to get a full load of poly bushings and greaseable shackles/pins/etc as the suspension has finally given up the ghost. My tray is much like a trampoline!

 

[crushers]

yah, but the Kiwis are a peace mongering country...right? unlike some of us Canucks that bitch about every little thing...

 

[widewestcruiser]

2nd this. There's literally thousands of trucks here in Aus with OME, TJM, Ironman, etc poly bushings THROUGHOUT them...

Nobody is bitching or moaning here that i've heard of?

May have a lot to do with sub zero temp's... or i dunno.

My truck is about to get a full load of poly bushings and greaseable shackles/pins/etc as the suspension has finally given up the ghost. My tray is much like a trampoline!

Dude, why don't you think Toyota uses poly bushings??