I have a 72 super beetle with IRS rear end. I will be fitting new rubbers in to where the swing arms attach to the pan and also for the torsion tubes. What type of grease/lubricant do I use to fit them and is there anything I need to be aware of when I fit them?

Thanks

Yogie

No grease at all!

All you have to do is make sure the metal of the spring plates' tube section is clean and smooth

Thanks VWCOOL. I thought they squeaked if you didn't lube them with something?

Yogie

Manual says to use powdered chalk....

on the outer surface to get it in easier....

nothing on the inner turning surface...

I would have thought rubber grease would have been OK

help stop the rubber wearing too...

Lee

thats assuming rubber bushes..
if you use nolathane type bushes you need to put plenty of grease otherwise they will squeak
i used moly grease on mine and no noise.

no problems with the nolathane (or whatever they are)
other than first time i used them with the grease supplied and squeaked heaps...so bad i took them off and reinstalled with moly grease
if you mean ride..? possibly a little more shock transmitted...could be imaginary, but suspension seems to work better..i,m pretty sure thats not imaginary

Grease attracts dirt which wears the (unsealed) bushes. I have custom-made Noltec bushes in my car - no grease required.

how does that work? no squeak?
i had thought of the dirt aspect and allway wipe any excess grease away to limit the accumulation...but

I have rubber bushes for the rear but nylon? ones for the front end. So should I use Moly on the front and just dust the rears?

Yogie

OK. Thanks for the help guys.

Yogie