Megaton Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 In the last two years I have gone through two sets of Dorman bushings due to oil contamination. Dorman says the bushings are polyurethane and oil shouldn't hurt them but they won't honor their warranty because they were used on an off road vehicle. So I'm trying Ricochet polyurethane technologies part no. N8 N9-90 BLU. Anyone else use these? I will give periodic updates. By the way, I think I got the oil leak under control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCJax2018 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Friend of mine has a 1996 LE like mine and he has had the exact same issue with Dorman bushings. I just had my steering rack replaced because it was leaking like a lawn sprinkler. Not sure what brand bushings came with the replacement kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertKyle Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I had some of the ricochet bushings off eBay for ~6 months and just had to replace them with the dormans. My rack was wiggling and squeaking quite a bit even with the bolts torqued down. Compared to the doorman's the material is a lot thinner, too thin to hold the rack securely in my case. Would not recommend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 I am having trouble with the Doorman bushings in the same way. I am very tired of the 1 inch slack in my steering wheel caused by the racks ability to shift back and forth.. My rack does leak like a sieve.. I’m thinking about buying a couple cans of brass shims to make a couple bushings with that’ll allow for some serious clamping force. I just wonder how long brass would hold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaton Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 The steering rack is still moving a tiny bit. I can hear creaking when I turn the steering wheel. The movement of the rack is unnoticeable but you can hear it. The steering wheel was turning from the 11 o'clock to the 1 o'clock positions before the tires would move. It's tight now. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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