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Re: [T3] Front torsion bar seals


On 9 Jul 2002, at 12:05, Ben Doughney wrote:

> I greased the torsion bars on my Fastback this morning, and on the lower
> right one, a bit of water spat out along with the old grease. I was
> wondering how water could get in there past the grease, is there some seal
> that could be bad? Either that, or it just hasn't been greased in a long time,
> and there wasn't much grease in there.

Water always seems to get in there, so this is one reason that these should 
be greased twice a year. You DID find all 4 grease fittings, didn't you? The 
upper ones are often missed, leading to destruction of the bearing.  

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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