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Subject:Re: window sliders - '91 Westfalia
From:James R. Wetzel
Date:Tue, 10 Jun 1997 22:46:35 -0400

Kelly Bauman wrote:
> 
> At 11:49 09-06-97 -0500, Blaine Bachman wrote:
> >
> >     2. I'm betting that wear of the Nylon slides is the reason my windows
> >     sound like the dreaded "fingernails-on-chalkboard" when I open and
> >     close them.  Garth seemed to intimate that the required number of
> >     these thingies is 8 per vehicle; true?
> >
> Ditto.  My wife wanted me to ask the list if anyone had any brilliant
> suggestions for getting rid of this hideous sound.  I thought of WD40 but
> over time it will attract a great deal of dust and dirt.  Any other
> suggestions out there?
> 
> Kelly Bauman
> Delta, BC
> '91 Westy
I know they make a silicone based lubricant for bicycles.  Might be a
good option.  I really hate that noise when I am camping at night!