<VV> Speaking of sway bars.......

[Jay Maechtlen]

On 11/30/2019 9:18 AM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs wrote:
> I have said this before, and nobody has yet disagreed with me, but I 
> think this is the wrong approach. Yes, it will shut the noise up, but 
> it won't fix the problem, which is that the metal is turning in the 
> rubber. It is all supposed to be clamped solid, and the rubber itself 
> will move.
> If the bar moves against the rubber, it will wear down exactly as you 
> have described! It is always the harder material that wears (such as a 
> camshaft in an aluminium head) because the softer material "absorbs' 
> the abrasive particles.
> I think Polybushes work on a different principle, and they DO need 
> lubricating.
>
Yes, generally rubber bushings are supposed to twist, with inner and 
outer being stationary on their mounting surfaces.

Presumably something that rotates a lot needs a thicker rubber section 
than one that rotates just a little. It seems to me that some of the 
Corvair sway bars have bushings with pretty thin layers of rubber - do 
they not rotate much, or are those bushings expected to slip?

Jay Maechtlen
SoCal
'61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin,
transverse 3.8 Buick V6 TH440T4 trans