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> Last summer I put oil in my right door hinges to fix a creaky door. The door is still creaking. > Seems to have gotten worse in the last month, hotter, humid weather? >Once they get sticky it seems really hard to get them completely freed up >again. I think you have to pop the caps rather regularly and add light oil >several times to make this happen. Once they free up you can switch to a >heavier oil. While you have the cap open, clean any rust out of the pocket >there. >I have problems with these, too. I started using 30 wt engine oil. Now am I using 3 in 1. The pockets are clean, with no rust. Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~