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Subject:Re: Question about lubing front shift linkage
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:32:12 -0700

Blast it with the almost unbelievably terrific "Fluid Film"!  The
lanolin-based lubricant is slippery, viscous and rubber-friendly all at the
same time.

Open up the shifter housing from your spare tire well and give it heck.

I've forgotten who initially recommended the stuff, but I've developed a
Jehovah's Witness-like zeal for the product. I'm ready to go around the
neighbourhood knocking on doors to convert people from that WWJD-40 stuff to
the real deal:  Sheep Oil!

Seeya, Jake

On 8/14/06, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote:
>
> I feel that my rear linkage is in good shape. What should I use to
> lube, and what can I take apart without upsetting the shifter
> settings, on the front linkage? I can hear and feel its "dryness."
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com

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