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Date:         Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:55:52 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lubricant ?
Comments: To: Vdub Guy <fonman4277@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <021020082230.13141.47AF7B0C00012273000033552215551724C9C9CDCB020E03020100@comcast.net>
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Hmmm... good point. I lubed the track. Maybe I've attracted all manner of grit! Ack!

But then I have the teflon blocks for "rollers" so it kinda made sense at the time. Maybe they don't need lube?

Neil.

On Feb 10, 2008 2:30 PM, Vdub Guy <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > B: one should clean out the tracks (3) and lube. > > I used wheel bearing grease which can be messy, but helped none the less. > > > Now, you don't mean lube the track area itself do you? I was told (and learned from experience) to just keep the track area clean and lube the rollers. Otherwise you end up with a gritty nasty mess in the track, especially if you use wheel bearing grease. Jeff >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/


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