I recall Gene Berg recounting his days as an authorized VW mechanic - went
to school and everything.  Gene said that one of the service points for a
beetle was to dust the window channels with powdered graphite, and the lock
cylinders too, something like once per month.  Every time my van gets poopy
I try that and it works.

Randy Bergum
1990 Carat

> [Original Message]
> From: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: 10/5/2006 4:32:54 PM
> Subject: Re: lubricating window regulators?
>
> My brother's Plymouth Acclaim has manual windows but his driver's side
> window was so hard to roll down that the glass would pull out of the
> track at the rear.  I lubricated the felt in the tracks, front and rear,
> with silicone spray and it now operates like brand new.
>
> Mike