Oh no, what have I done...

ChargerX3 · Post by **ChargerX3** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:54 pm

Looks like its still there.

Chris GTO TT · Post by **Chris GTO TT** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:55 pm

[quote=""ChargerX3""]Looks like its still there.[/quote]

It's leaking fluid

ChargerX3 · Post by **ChargerX3** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:48 am

Why would that little guy be fluid filled?

vr4 · Post by **vr4** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:07 am

[quote=""ChargerX3""]Why would that little guy be fluid filled?[/quote]

This.

Those are fluid filled? You sure?

Chris GTO TT · Post by **Chris GTO TT** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:44 am

[quote=""vr4""]This.

Those are fluid filled? You sure?[/quote]

Pretty sure there's nothing else in that area that'd be filled with thick goopy stuff :d ontknow: it's not abnormal for bushings to be fluid filled.

vr4 · Post by **vr4** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:48 am

[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]Pretty sure there's nothing else in that area that'd be filled with thick goopy stuff :d ontknow: it's not abnormal for bushings to be fluid filled.[/quote]

It's very unusual for suspension bushings to be fluid filled.

Very normal for mounts in static positions to be.

aaronatstate · Post by **aaronatstate** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:59 am

Yeah suspension bushings are definitely not fluid filled.

DCIV · Post by **DCIV** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 11:14 am

Maybe they should be :suspect2:
Lol

Coop

ChargerX3 · Post by **ChargerX3** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 4:14 pm

Could it be the rubber breaking down from getting hot and and being old?

Chris GTO TT · Post by **Chris GTO TT** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:17 pm

I have no idea but no one in the Subaru group seemed surprised it was leaking. There's nothing else around it that can leak :d ontknow:

It's super thick and goopy but not like axle grease from the cv joints plus they are further forward.

DCIV · Post by **DCIV** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:20 pm

I’ve seen a goo in them before...well more like a softer rubber? Maybe it broke down? Maybe it was hollow and held water?

Maybe the subi group is trying to figure out how to vape that shit? Or maybe they did and lost brain cells?

The world is a crazy place, we may never know.

Coop

vr4 · Post by **vr4** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:54 pm

I've seen that goo on that particular bushing before. I just considered it was a silicone grease to prevent squeaking. I've never seen excess play in one.

Chris GTO TT · Post by **Chris GTO TT** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:14 pm

Went out and double checked its definitely from the bushing. And I picked up new OE ones they don't have silicone on them.

aaronatstate · Post by **aaronatstate** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:39 pm

When I swapped the front bushings on my stealth, they had water that had gotten in the broken down rubber. Could be that.

vr4 · Post by **vr4** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:02 pm

[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]Went out and double checked its definitely from the bushing. And I picked up new OE ones they don't have silicone on them.[/quote]

They wouldn't. Prothane and es come dry but they explicitly state to use the grease.

So are they liquid filled?