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Re: [T3] Front End a Squeakin'


On 15 Mar 2005 at 2:47, garrett morganIV wrote:

> Listen cousin, you need to get some white lithium
> grease and blast the the heck out the little rubber
> spacers that the body sits on in the front end. they
> are located on top of the shock towers.

Huh?

Grease on rubber bushings is likely to do more harm than good, as many rubber 
products don't do well with petroleum products.

Rubber bushings are not meant to be lubricated, they should "squirm" internally 
to allow flexibility. It's the use of rubber bushings which has made modern 
cars no longer require lubrication.

The only bushings that fit your description are inboard and quite a bit lower 
than the the tops of the shock towers.

I've never noticed squeaks coming from those, anyway.

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

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