When I asked this question last year I never received a definitive answer.
Over on the Bentley Publisher's technical discussion forum one person
replied that his mechanic uses Valvoline Multi-purpose grease (part #616).
I finally just ordered the "right" stuff through Volkswagen.
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Oxroad" <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 2:29 PM
Subject: what steering gear grease?

> What grease is OK for the steering gear? Bentley says "Only use special
> steering gear grease Part No. AOF 063 000 04 to lubricate steering gear."
Any idea
> what is an equivalent from FLAPS?
>
> I'm just doing some cursary cleaning and greasing of the rod and ball
joint
> that is under the steering gear boot while I am replacing the cracked
steering
> gear boots. But I'm afraid to lubricate anything in there with wheel
bearing
> grease for fear it will clash with the "steering gear grease." I have
manual
> steering.
>
> Thanks
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA