Should these be fitted dry or with some lubricant?

 

I have done this job on a Ford Cougar...(i wouldn't have thought a Jag was a lot different), i did not use any grease but the key was to "pinch" the bushes when fitted and then fully tighten to torque with the weight of the car on the ground. The idea being when the bush takes the weight of the car they are free to turn to the working envelope.
For what it's worth that's what i did and i've covered 20,000 miles since. TS

 

I have replaced the right bush on my car a few months back. Did a dry fit, and so far it seems OK. If that was not the correct way I can always fix it.

 

Dry!

 

Some say that if you use poly bushes (so not stock ones) you need grease them to avoid possible noise. Although I assume you have stock ones, and dry would be fine as already said.

 

Hmmm.. well I put red grease on mine before fitting, I must have read that this should be done somewhere as I had never heard of red grease before hand.

 

What does JTIS say? My copy isn't working right now. I seem to remember grease from somewhere, but I'm easily confused these days (according to my wife).

 

I greased mine when I put the poly bushes in.

A sway bar is a torsion spring, so will rotate in the bushing as it's working, so it made logical sense (at least to me) that grease wouldn't hurt.

As to whether it's necessary, the first 4 posts seem to suggest that it is not.

 

From the workshop manual.

 

If you are going to us a lubricant and I do not but if you do be sure it is not a non-petroleum non-silicone that is meant for rubber. Using a petroleum based lubricant will cause the bushing to elongate resulting in the same reason you are changing it now!