OME by ARB bushes squeaking

Thanks for that, interesting.

Mine are not ARB though, they are Old Man Emu, recommended supplied and fitted by my local ARB.

If they need replacing this early, it will be warranty thats for sure!

They dont seem to have play they just squeak everytime the vehicle rocks a few inches, not good really, I'm pretty much set on going in and asking them to sort it, $1600 is a lot of dollar to me, and its not right.

They all claim to be the best whilst trying to get your hard earned!

thought worth asking here first, incase someone was to say along lines of, oh mine did that then settled in, but at 8000km I guess the settlings over with.
Time to go in I think.

Rgds

Ron

Ron, when somebody says ARB, they say OME and viceversa.
Cheers

Forgot to mention that arb did refund us though.

Well, there you go you learn something everyday!

I was not aware that ARB were sole distributors of OME

thanks

Ron

Sounds the go.

Or could take them off and drill and tap them and fit grease nipples.

I just feel miffed that I need to do this in such a short time after paying a lot of money.

Perhaps I should take my loyalty elsewhere n go see opposite lock and get some proper ones fitted.

Ron

Chrispy,
I agree with your comments, I would like to point out though, the Nolathane which is the harder compound is good I've found for certain streering bushes. My Rangie used to wander all over the place with the OEM rubber bushes, I've fitted Nolathane bushes to the Panhard rod with great success. I'm of the opinion that these harder and hydrocarbon resistant bushes have their place, it isn't in certain suspension locations. hope you don't mind the input.

Let's agree again Martyn. They have their place. Steering bushes are about ready for replacement in our TD42T Patrol.... and I think I will go the Nolathane for the panhard rod....hopefully giving a crisper feeling at the wheel. Good advice!

hi,

its a 99 model, they were greased at fitment but are now squeaking, you may be right if they fitted the bigger ones.

I feel like taking them off, drilling into the centre to form a shaft, then tap top of shaft n screw in grease nipples to make them greasable.

Point is, i feel ARB should be doing this, I didnt pay $1600 to be crawling around in grease a few months later.

Ron

thanks Phil,

That sounds good, is 'dry lube' the brand name, graphite or similair I presume?

Where can you buy this, and did you take bushes out to apply?

Rgds

Ron

"dry lube" is the brand name - comes on a long stick, and it basically is what it says. Available at all auto parts and accessories places.

Its designed for bonnet and door catches and the like, but I figure it will not wash out of the poly bushes very quickly.

Unfortunately, you'd need to pull each of the bushes out to apply.

Cheers
phil

Thanks for that, checked the warranty sheet, and it was OMESB81 that was fitted. I note the k's though, its actually only done 5000km.

I'm going to take it back into them see what they say when I rock the vehicle and it protests loudly.

Its really bad, its not a small squeak, in slow traffic, like moving up to lights in a queue I need to turn the radio up quite loud to muffle it.

If they wont fix it, not much I can do except never buy OME again, even if they do, it will prob do again in another 5000km, they need to be greasable or made greasable, which is what I will ask them to do, like I originally asked for.

Should be quite simple to drill a grease channel into bush (removed first obviously) then tap a thread into this and then fit nipple on top. Question is whether they will do it or not and if it will be at a price.

Rgds

Ron

I was asking here, just incase it was common and went away, prior to going to see them, on a perhaps needless trip.

If you think thats bagging them out, wait n see what I say later if they deserve it.