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• Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 14:10:34 -0500
  ...but still, for +ACQ-6 bucks +- grease , I got a real improvement. -----Original Message----- From: Jose R. Moscoso +ADw-jmoscoso+AEA-uccaribe.edu+AD4...
• Re: Directionals work, flashers don't, 1991 Subie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:09:56 +0000
  ...Corrosion.  A great opportunity to attack all electrical contacts with steel wool, polish things up nice and shiny, and then gently smear Dielectric Grease...
• Re: passenger seat rocks
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 06:35:16 -0800
  ...My seat used to squeak badly, so I took it apart and greased it. Fixed the armrests by adding loctite to the flathead screws...
• Re: Smoooooooth Shifting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 00:15:21 -0600 (CST)
  ...Disassembling the gearshift bracket, I discovered that, over the years, the dirt and grease/oil had fused into a solid that filled most of...
• Re: Windshield Wipers Summary
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 12:28:24 -0500 (EST)
  ...I have found that the real problem for most is a dirty windshield. Mainly grease and oils that come off the road. It needs...
• Re: Diesel Power
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:15:19 -0400
  The VW diesel is a good solid engine, but in stock form they are way underpowered for most people. Bill --------------------------------- I have seen many...
• WD-40 ain't lubricating oil, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 15:02:24 -0700
  Volks, If you want lubrication, use an oil or a grease. Light machine oils like 3-in-1, etc, or light greases like Libriplate...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Grease_rear_wheel_bearings=E2=80=8B_in_place=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 26 May 2017 09:35:36 -0700
  ...not ready to tackle the full replacement job ( though I have most of the parts aboard, just in case...). I did just the right...
• Re: hard shifting question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:36:13 -0700
  ...Anything will do for test purposes, even water, though while you're under there, you might as well use moly grease. There are also...
• Re: Driving Cross Country Advice...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 09:36:35, -0500
  ...lifters, airbox, double relay, greasegun, tuneup stuff, and a case worth of oil scattered in crannies...needed only the oil, grease, and to replace...
• Re: VW/Audi Wheels (very nice and not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:47:16 -0700
  ...most DIY types. On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > > Also, keep in mind grease cap...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:22:06 -0400
  dielectric grease is used in layman's terms to prevent dielectric corrosion. that is corrosion between two dissimilar metals that have different voltages of...
• Grease GUZZLER!
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 08:06:45 -0700
  ...Fat-burning diesels have been around a while, but most require chemical treatment of the grease to reduce viscosity and to make it free...
• Re: Wheel bearing play (in Baja Sur)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:13:38 -0800
  ...There should be some there. >> I've seen many under-greased wheel bearings and CV joints. Actually most >> of them I see don't...
• 85 Vanagon with intermittent engine stopping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 17:35:35 -0500
  ...After replacing most of the ignition system to no avail, I disassembled the distributor. There is a roll pin that you need to work...
• Re: Installing New Front Seats...Lubricant?
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:47:31 -0400
  ...one thing you could try is a wax, this is just a thought it might not work or be any better then the grease...
• Re: Stub Axle / Grease: Enough Is Too Much
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 21:28:01 -0600
  ...have to agree with George a little dab will do ya !! Most of you are to >young to know or recognize the saying It...
• Re: Subject: Noise from left front wheel when making a right turn in my Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 12 May 2005 14:19:27 +0000
  ...I get out my injection needle ($10 most flaps) and put the needle on the end of my grease gun with a moly cartridge...
• Re: Knocking sound going over bumps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 11:42:22 -0700
  ...The reason the caliper was binding was that the lower guide bolt had a slight layer of corrosin on it due most likely to...
• Re: Noisy CV's below Zero degrees F?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:02:51 -0800
  ...So, I guess my point is, you may or may not see seepage depending on the state of that grease (my stuff was mostly...
• Re: Wrecker find today, 2wd tin top made in Austria
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:20:18 -0700
  ...a salty sea-breeze, and a little grease goes a long way, keeps things working. Especially when you need it most. >> >> Rich >> San Diego >> >>
• Re: win prizes! name that noise!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 13:58:36 -0500
  ...the noise is most apparent at lower rpms in 1st and 2nd, but i >>can sometimes hear it in 3rd and at higher rpms...
• Re: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 9 May 2016 19:25:43 -1000
  ...The most important part >>>> is for the housing to not be over stuffed. Too much grease will force >>>> past any seal or even force...
• Derek's Rust Experience, Tricks, Chemicals
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:36:58 -0400
  ...grease to assemble the nuts and bolts.... I usually use blue loctite for that, and the loctite is there for rust prevention mostly. -- I...
• Re: Stub Axle / Grease: Enough Is Too Much
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 15:43:57 EST
  Most people have heard of the Alaskan Pipe Line to move oil but us in the know know better it actually was used to...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:09:48 -0500
  Frank, I believe that most have traditionally linked the speedometer cable to the transmission. mcneely ---- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > Mr. Squirrel, how...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:44:48 -0400
  ...but "springyness"? IIRC, quite a few Japanese cars came with gobs of grease (a brown/orange color) in the light sockets for the tail...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:57:14 -0500
  ...The theory is that anywhere I would travel I am bound to find someone with a grease gun to get me by, but not...
• Re: Noisy CV's and vibration?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 12:55:15 -0600
  ...In the > course of doing this work, I found that the greasein there was not in > good condition. This is, most likely, becausethey were...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 14:29:28 -0600
  On 3/5/2014 2:08 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > You need to find a local electrical supply house, most will sell to the...
• Re: grease on axek
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 4 Oct 2023 11:48:30 -0600
  ...DB > > Just so Ya know >> Did not recieve Your “grease on axek” EM,,, > > The most recent EM from You via List was 30Aug ~ > > As...
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...and biofuel conversions
  Historical mailing list - Grego Inzinna
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:55:55 -0700
  ...I just bought a greasecar.com conversion for my westi and I have seen them installed in one or two. I have numerous friends...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:46:41 -0500
  ...The next most likely is the cable end, where it protrudes through the grease cap at the wheel, having lost its clip or having...
• Re: Exhaust gas Temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 17:09:37 -0700
  ...http://www.greaseworks.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=24_67&products_id=611 Wondering because Greaseworks is asking $219.50. I think the...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 07:04:26 -0600
  ...Dielectric grease >>> >>>> >>>> Anyone know a good (commonly available/local) outfit that would sell a >>> larger size tube/tub of dielectric grease? I just got...
• Shifting is difficult after driving a distance
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 16:42:05 -0700
  ...gear. Most notable is second, 'tho all gears offer a lot of resistance. Everything underneath is tight. Shifting rod is well greased. Tranny is...
• Re: Gearshift lube job
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 08:03:11 -0800
  ...I finally bought the rubber boot for it and now it will help to keep the grease clean .I use white lithium grease. The...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:08:56 -0400
  ...Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly? > At 09:30 PM 7/20/2009, Tom Hargrave wrote... >>No, I was talking about...
• Re: 1.9L Hiccup Remedy?
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Wed, 24 May 2006 06:26:52 -0400
  ...path to ground, this may be the real source of most problems. Dielctric grease should help alleviate or eliminate that problem. Another possible ground...
• Re: cooking in the van....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 09:24:50 -0800
  Just open the roof vent and the slider windows, natural convection will carry most of the moisture out. The real problem is that grease...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:28:17 -0700
  ...I put pretty generous amounts of good grease on and in things, and most of the time extra grease doesn't hurt, within reason...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:54:01 -0700
  ...if one was overgreased massively, I'd expect grease to come out somewhere. and..... I put quite a bit of grease in them , and...
• Re: Subject: removing rust on poptop from corroded rubber seal...
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 15 May 2002 18:45:59 -0500
  ...I'll see if I can get the elbow grease at my local flaps. I'll ask around for the most popular brand. Marshall...
• 85 Vanagon with intermittent engine stopping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:10:02 -0500
  ...After replacing most of the ignition system to no avail, I disassembled the distributor. There is a roll pin that you need to work...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:05:12 -0700
  ...Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 8:08 PM Where is...
• Re: Gearshift lube job
  Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:12:23 -0700
  Bob, Where I've found a bit of lubricant to be the most beneficial is in the cup at the end of the linkage...
• Rebuilding Power Steering Rack - Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:29:03 -0700
  ...Any ideas about that? On section 48.4 of the Bentley it says to "Only use special steering gear grease Part Number AOF 063...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Aug 2007 - Special issue (#2007-942)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:04:22 -0700
  I've used 409 with a fair bit of success on grease, but not heavy blobs of it. Get the seat area damp with...
• Re: grooves in outer part of cv joint--replace?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Aug 2011 21:55:11 -0700
  ...area they run in the most. if there is not 'a fair amount' of slop there.. I just grease 'em up real good.. including...
• Re: rear axles (STUB)
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:25:01 -0500
  ...Sorta burned grease smell. Of course I was leaving in a few days for a Long travel. Everything was tight and smooth so I...
• Re: ? paint removal
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 02:33:13 EST
  ...seek advice from the List. >> regular car wax and elbow grease takes most "marrs" off painted surfaces. thats it. compound will only abrade the...
• Re: grease points
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 08:34:16 -0800
  > ><< > Howdy, Could someone point me to the page(s) in the Bentley which illustrate > the lube points for a late model vanagon. > >most everything...
• Re: starter bush bashing
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:58:21 EST
  ...That large blob of grease would have to be most of the contents of a 25 lb. bucket because the bushing is not installed...
• CV grease
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:04:48 -0800
  Hello all , I know we are supposed to use Moly grease for repacking the cv's. I found some Sta-Lube brand Moly-graph...
• Re: Clean Engine and Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:49:21 -0500
  Greased Lightning. Works better than anything. Spray it on and hose it off. Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 18:01:15 -0500
  ...Dielectric grease >> > >> >> >> >> Anyone know a good (commonly available/local) outfit that would sell a >> > larger size tube/tub of dielectric grease? I just got...
• grease monkeys
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:53:06 -0500
  Recently Joy Hecht made a reference to "grease monkeys" as guys who just love to work on autos. This inspired me to write the...
• Re: camp stoves outside but connected
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 3 Sep 2013 10:22:41 -0500
  I do most of my cooking inside the van. When I return home, I clean the interior. mcneely ---- Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET> wrote...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Thu, 4 Jun 2015 09:35:02 -0700
  ...Use a thin grease needle and > place > > it through the rollers of the outer bearing. Pump in grease until grease > > comes out the other...
• Re: Fuel gauge problem
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 22:58:51 -0500
  ...use lots of dielectric grease, too. I moved the ground lug for the tank sender on mine to a spot I could maintain better...