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Re: [T3] A good evening's work


On 3 Oct 2002, at 19:13, Daniel Baum wrote:

> One question. Are the little plastic caps for the top of the steering box
> available? I know you are supposed to fill it with grease through the two
> holes in the top (I have seen it done on a Beetle but never done it myself)
> but I don't want to do it before I am sure I can close it up again. Also, do
> you use the same grease the you put in the front axle, or something
> different?

I don't know if the plastic plugs are still available. The best bet would to be to 
reuse your old ones. In most cases this grease doesn't need attention, but 
It's still a good idea to top it up just to make sure that there is lubrication in 
there.

I believe early beetles used oil and their steering gearboxes need to be 
topped up regularly. I don't think type 3s were ever lubed with anything but 
grease, and I would expect any good grease to work fine. The main thing 
would be to make sure that you didn't get any dirt in there.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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