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--- BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > Aaron wrote: > >Would you recommend that I take this completely > apart > >and re-do everything re:the bentley or can I just > >repack it and put it back together again? > > Aaron, I'd take it apart, clean and inspect, and if > it looks ok repack and > reassemble. Use the Bentley as a reference, and even > ask here for advice. I > think Keith mentioned that this type of service > should happen every 30 to 60,000 > miles. Most likely yours haven't been done since it > left the factory, like > mine. I think at least one was done, since it had a different color seal (one was red, one was blue). The new ones I got are black. I just packed some grease in there for now, as suggested by Jim, and I'll plan to take the whole thing apart on both sides over the winter. Makes good sense to know it's done right. The driver's side had virtually no grease in there at all. > Try and keep the German parts in there if > possible, as the "off shore" > replacement stuff isn't as good. Will do! From what I could tell, everything looked round and moved freely, so I think it's probably all in good shape. I've made a promise to the car to do it soon. :) Aaron ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org