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Old 11-01-2020, 01:34 AM
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Silicone Spray

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Originally Posted by optimusprime View Post
Lift car on 4 poster and spray all rubber bushes gaiters -everything with rubber on or in with silicon spray .The rubber dries out over time to make these noises. But if the bushes are worn you will need to replace them .
I’d caution against the use of silicone spray for one reason. You never know what your getting when you buy a can off the shelf. Many of the consumer available products marketed as “Silicone Spray” contain petroleum solvents and propellants that quickly degrade rubber/elastomers and plastic/polymers.

100% silicone grease/oil(siloxanes) is safe for nitrile and butyl rubber. It’s the other components that may present a real problem.

Just sayin... I learned that the hard way, as in ‘rubber embrittlement‘.
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