4 bar bars/heims tight AFTER greasing/lubing

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  • racert22
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2012
    • 795

    #1

    4 bar bars/heims tight AFTER greasing/lubing

    My left side 4bar bars are tight & locked down as can be but my right side is free as can be. What can be the issue with the left side? I grease/lube every heim etc every week & the left side will loosen up some but once I sit the car back down & move it some then raise it back up the left side is locked down again. I even replaced the left side heims/bars with new ones & still locks down. What can be causing this?
  • 2old4this
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2014
    • 137

    #2
    Birdcage bearings?

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    • RCJ
      Senior Member
      • Nov 2007
      • 509

      #3
      Are you using aluminum heims?

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      • racert22
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2012
        • 795

        #4
        Yea they are aluminum but even the brand new ones are gettin locked down but I can take the 4bar off completely & they'll move freely.

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        • Austin34471
          Senior Member
          • May 2010
          • 174

          #5
          Originally posted by racert22 View Post
          Yea they are aluminum but even the brand new ones are gettin locked down but I can take the 4bar off completely & they'll move freely.
          Get chromolly teflon infused heims then don't grease them.

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          • grt74
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2009
            • 1380

            #6
            Originally posted by racert22 View Post
            My left side 4bar bars are tight & locked down as can be but my right side is free as can be. What can be the issue with the left side? I grease/lube every heim etc every week & the left side will loosen up some but once I sit the car back down & move it some then raise it back up the left side is locked down again. I even replaced the left side heims/bars with new ones & still locks down. What can be causing this?
            they must be getting in a bind at some point, move the rear end around in the shop, sometimes on some cars the lr bars will get in a bind at full drop (check this) and it will pinch the housing on the ball, this will cause a locked down heim every time, make sure they move free at ride height and when at full drop and that they don't run out of movement at any point

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            • RCJ
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2007
              • 509

              #7
              I went back to steel because of the same issue.

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