Old strut rod and suspension squeaks when it is cold. New suspension parts squeak when its warm. Shoot the shifter works from under the car with oil. Mine always seems to work better in wet weather. Stan Wilder 83 Westfalia Air Cooled On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:27:02 -0400 Vanagon Man <puzerewski@MSN.COM> writes: > Volks, > Here in SC the temps dropped in the low 40's a couple nights in a > row, and a > long with all that, a few new idiosyncrasies on the van. > > > 1981 vanagon, 4 speed. > > First off, the shifter is really squeaky. It is like metal on > metal. > Operates fine though.....I greased it back by the tranny and it > still > squeaks! What is up? > > Also, the springs or ball joints are squeaky. I figure i will get > one of > those needle things for my grease gun and shoot some grease in the > boots. I > can literally push down on the front end and get squeaking. Maybe > shocks? > > Any advice is appreciated! > > Adam P > 81 westy (3 of them) > 74 beetle > 73 Transporter (at paint shop!) > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > Vanagon Partsmobiles > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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