Well, I've got a bad squeak coming from the bushings on my front hotchkis sway bar (the rear seems fine, for now). What's the best way to re-grease them? Do I HAVE to take the bar off? Do you use jackstands to reach the bushings... or ramps?

And will work well?

 

on my stillens and my other cars, i just remove the bracket, pull off the
bushings, regrease inside/outside, and put it back on. no need to
remove the bar from the car.

 

there should be a little nipple with a cap that you can use a grease gun (forgot the name of the actual tool) to regrease your bushings. i just use regular lithium grease that comes in a white tube at sears.

see the red caps in the pic. my hotchkis brackets have black ones.

 

that's a nice idea they used...
but on the other hand, they shouldve put collars from the getgo. lol

griotsgarage has some nice needles you
can use to grease through those holes.

 

i got collars on mine

 

only the rear has those nipples... the front hotchkis bushings don't come with them.

I figured out that I was able to reach under the car and spray silicone onto all 4 bushings (without having to lift the car)... this stopped the squeaking for about a week. Today, I sprayed the silicone and spread a heavy layer of grease around the bushings... hopefully, it'll last longer.

 

silicon spray wont work, it's too thin and will wash out too easily. A thicker grease will hold up a lot better.

 

Yes silicone spray will actually "clean" the grease off of the bushings. The surest way is to disassemble them, re-grease generously, re-install, and wipe off excess around the bushings. You don't want sand to collect around them.

Use heavy duty water proof grease.

 

I use marine grease, i remove the front brackets, one first, then the other one, about the rears the have the "grease points" so it easier. I do this to my sways and it last for about 6 to 8 months. Daily driven.