About Dave Ward Expertise I`ve been restoring and driving my own 356`s for over 35 years. I`m not a professional mechanic but after all these years can pretty much put a 356 together with my eyes closed. I find there is very little help out there for the 356 hobbiest, so I decided to sign up and share my knowledge. I`ll do my darndest to help out with your questions and if I don`t know the answer, I`ll search as hard as I can to find it for you.
Like I said, I`m not a professional but can certainly relate to your frustrations and problems that sometimes come with restoring one of these little beauties.
Expert: Dave Ward Date: 9/12/2006 Subject: bushings
Question hello Dave,
can u please tell me what do u think about polyurethane bushings?...im thinking to make some bushings for sway bar at my dad's workplace..thanks
Answer Hi, good to hear from you. You're going to make them yourself? That's pretty good.
I'm not much of an expert on Polyurethane. I believe they are a huge improvement over rubber... but sometimes people using them on the street can complain they are too harsh AND they squeal when there's any movement in their mounting locations...polyurethane rubbing against the adjacent metal surfaces. That's why someone's starting using graphite impregnated polyurethane bushings. The graphite apparently provides "lubrication" to cut down or eliminate the noise.
