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Old 11-11-2014, 11:39 AM   #31 (permalink)
JARblue
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It looks like his Hotchkis bushings were the culprit. Here is his response when I asked him if they fixed his problem.

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Originally Posted by Tigger View Post
Nope. Gotta grease those things every three months or sooner if it rains a lot. So yeah. Grease, grease, grease, grease, grease. I even switched to mobil1 synthetic (seems to keep the nasty grind at bay even if it dries out) and it appears to last a little longer. Doesn't help that the bushings tore into the paint on the sways. I mean, there's some pretty nice sized gouges in the surface so it allows water to penetrate more easily.

I had sways on my last car as well. Never during the 43,000 miles I drove it with the sways on did I have an issue like this. I greased them once and that was that.

Factory bushings on the Z are smooth on the inside and never need greased. This **** with these sways is really strange. Not sure why they cut grooves in them. It only traps dirt and water. They should have gone with a smooth, no-lubrication-required design. Oh well. Lesson learned.
You can see the grooves in the middle photo in Rusty's post. Here is a another pic:

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