Vesconite Automotive

Automotive bushings require regular maintenance and greasing and are prone to wear especially in wet or dirty conditions. Self-lubricating Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube eliminate the need for continual greasing and at the same time increases bushing life. Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube are tough and durable and perform well under the mechanical stress that occurs on vehicle suspension systems.

Common Automotive Applications

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BENEFITS FOR AUTOMOTIVE

Vesconite or Vesconite Hilube do not require greasing.
Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube have the advantage of operating quietly, with less wear.
Vescoflex, an advanced elastomer, is used to replace rubber and polyurethane due to its ability to absorb vibrations, while Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube are suitable as bushings for rotating, oscillating and linear motion applications.
Available as rods and hollow bar for do-it-yourself machining.
Stock of Vescoflex ready-to-fit shackle bushes available for various Toyota, Isuzu, Nissan, Ford, Mitsubishi and Mazda 4x4s and 4x2s.

MATERIAL COMPARISON

Truck and trailer suspension systems often require bronze bushings for their operation. These bushings require regular maintenance and greasing and are prone to wear especially in wet or dirty conditions. Self-lubricating Vesconite eliminates the need for continual greasing and at the same time increases bearing life. Vesconite is tough and strong and can take the pounding that occurs on a suspension system.
Other advantages that Vesconite gives are that operation is quiet, axles maintain correct alignment as bush wear is reduced and that there is no axle walkout damaging tyres.

Vesconite Automotive Case Studies

Vesconite bushings proven in 5th wheel application

Vesconite Bearings, a pioneer in providing innovative solutions to the heavy-transport industry, has long been associated with the successful use of Vesconite…

Building on excellent automotive results for more than 30 years

Some 30 years after a robust test on Vesconite automotive bushings, mechanics and maintenance and design engineers in the automotive sector continue…

Welcomed by the market - the Vesconite Hilube needle-bearing kit by VesArg

VesArg, the Argentinian distributor of Vesconite, Vesconite Hilube and Vesconite Superlube low-friction bearing materials, is proud to announce the acceptance of the…

Trailer manufacturer doubles orders for Vesconite side-tipper trailer bushings

In a testament to the outstanding performance and reliability of Vesconite self-lubricating bushings, a prominent South African side-tipper manufacturer has doubled its monthly orders for side-tipper bushings.

900 tons of snow per hour moved with the help of Vesconite

There is no end to the applications for which Vesconite can be used - even in the coldest climates. In the USA,…

Vesconite Hilube survives tyre manufacturing with carbon black

While most people associate rubber with tyres, ‘carbon black’, which gives automotive tyres their colouring as well as their stiffness, strength and…

Vesconite Hilube suspension bushings prove themselves at Dakar 2019

No-grease engineered polymer Vesconite Hilube bushings were used as suspension bushings in two of the Colcar racing team’s vehicles in the 2019…

Vesconite bushing shows 35% less wear than phosphor bronze

An independent test has shown that a Vesconite left-hand torque-plate bushing, made from a no-grease hard-wearing engineered polymer, shows 35% less wear…

Vesconite bushings used on front suspension of Raceco off-road racing car

A South African enthusiast imported a Raceco off-road racing car from the United States where it is manufactured and assembled.

Vesconite tested on suspension of heavy transport vehicles

To compare the performance of Vesconite and OEM bronze bushings, hanger and spring eye bushings in Vesconite and bronze were fitted to an RE 29 Leyland petrol tanker used in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Vesconite was fitted to the off road side, the side where bushing wear is generally highest. The bronze bushings were fitted to the road side. Regular greasing of the hangar and spring eye bushings through the nipples should be carried out. But in practice lubrication is often neglected.

Vesconite bushings used in tyre test rig

South Africa - Mechanical and aeronautical engineering students at the University of Pretoria, in South Africa, are using Vesconite bushings in their…

Vesconite selected as ideal material for trailer axle bushings

Asia-Pacific / Australia-New Zealand - Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube bushings continue to be ordered by a large manufacturer and supplier of trailer…

Vesconite suspension bushes used in Dakar Rally 4x4 vehicle

Argentina - Vesconite Hilube bushings were used as suspension bushings in a modified 4x4 vehicle at the Dakar Rally. The polymer bushings…

Vesconite used by axle manufacturer in Australia and New Zealand

A large manufacturer and supplier of trailer axles in the Asia-Pacific and Australia-New Zealand areas converted to Vesconite Hilube bushings in 2002,…

Vesconite proves itself at 2017 Dakar Rally

South Africa-manufactured Vesconite Hilube bushings have been successfully used as suspension bushings in a modified 4x4 vehicle at this year's Dakar Rally.…

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