[CrowHorse]

Has anyone used these? One of my rubber boots is torn.....

Tie Rod End Dust Boots.......

 

[1339]

Nope, I'd never seen them before. Nice to know there available, I usually can't find rubber
replacement boots, much less poly... I wonder what the tarriff is on them?

Cool find Crow!

 

[87zuke]

Crow, I had to replace 1 and used the daystar brand. It seems to have sealed ok. It is just kinda wierd when you put them on. You expect them to go around like the rubber ones with a clip but all you have to do is fill it with grease and slip it over the stud and tighten it down. That is what I was told by the Daystar guy and so far like I said it looks OK. HTH Jim

 

[CrowHorse]

$3.95 for a pair of the little buggers......

Energy Suspension #9.13103

Daystar #KU13003

 

[CrowHorse]

Jim, it sounds like fitting them is a piece of cake....

I just have to find out if the Calmini linkage uses Suzuki ends.....

 

[sammict]

i also would like to know if the calmini linkage uses a standard tie rod end that i can get at a normal auto parts store?

12 bucks for enough to do them all.not bad.i wonder how they hold up in the long run compared to the rubber?

 

[Yankee Tim]

Clean everything out and switch to silicone grease. Dino lube degrades poly, and silicone doesn't break down in water the same way dino can.

 

[CrowHorse]

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Dino lube degrades poly,

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Tim, I think you are wrong on this point.....

 

[CrowHorse]

From Energy Suspension's site.......

"HYPER-FLEX™ replacement polyurethane bushings have been engineered to give maximum performance while standing up to all of the contaminants that destroy rubber. It's performance tested and race proven!"

 

[1339]

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Dino lube degrades poly

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Isn't it synth degrades rubber?

 

[CrowHorse]

I think that synthetic and dino degrade rubber. Poly is impervious to either....

 

[Yankee Tim]

They enery suspension stuff I've gotten even came with small tubes of silicone grease (clear and VERY sticky). When I've used used regular grease, it has discolored the poly bushings and made the turn hard and brittle.

But I do know not to store natural rubber fins with my surgical grade sillycone dive masks.