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SuspensionSprings, struts, coilovers, sway-bars, camber plates, and all other modifications to suspension components for Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.
I used Redline grease on my H-Sport bar because I already had it, but Mobil 1 or even plain moly grease are probably just as good for this very low-stress application.
wrap the bar with teflon tape and use white lithium grease.
Never thought about using Teflon Tape!
I have always added zerk fittings to the bushing clamps of my sway bars. It's easy and cheap to do.
Then I use a hot wire to melt a path through the poly bushing from the clamp zerk fitting hole to the bar with a distribution slot inside the poly bushing so the grease can spread out along the bar.
I used to mix my own stuff up and load up an old grease gun with it just for sway bar bushings. White lithium grease + one tube of powdered graphite.
Grease them up once a year at most whether they needed it or not, no squeaks.