At 01:13 PM 3/14/2005, you wrote:
>Any idea what a good lube would be?  Might as well do it since the speedo is
>out anyway.

I used a teflon lube gel on mine when I "rebuilt" it. My boss uses it on
safe locks. It's a non-petroleum, tasteless, odorless, essentially inert
lube about the consistency and color of vaseline. It never "dries out"--
we've opened a safe lock 8 years later in one case and it looked and felt
exactly the same as new. Its only weak point, a tendency to collect crud in
a dusty environment, is certainly no worse than the OEM grease. It's
actually available from Radio Shack as "Lube Gel" (64-2326) in a 3oz tube.
I'll try to find out where we normally get it too.

John Bange
'90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"