Date:         Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:21:40 -0400
Reply-To:     John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Snake Oil! Wurth it!
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
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Don,
You are right about the worth of Wurth. My electric locking system got
really slow in the cold weather. I was thinking "actuator rebuild
time". But no... I hit all the door and hatch latches with the Wurth
and now the locks all snap to even below zero F.  Good stuff.
--
John Meeks
'91 Multivan, '85 GL bits
Northern Michigan
KC8ZFN
Vanagon Rescue Squad
http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm


On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
> Yesterday I was under my 84, re-bleeding the clutch slave and the brakes
>  with my power bleeder.  I'd replaced the clutch slave while traveling and
>  didn't get all the bubbles out using the "Down---Hold---Release.
>  Down---Hold---Release" method.
>    While I was under, I lubricated everything with this good spraycan of
>  Wurth saBesto HHS 2000.  Someone on the list recommended it as good stuff
>  for fixing a noisy speedo.  I used it on all my shift linkage and also the
>  moving parts and bushings of the suspension and steering...Wow!  What an
>  improvement in how the van works now.  www.wurthusa.com  You could also
>  Google it. I forget where I got mine and it was way more $ than WD 40 but it
>  is a miracle!  Best thing since sliced bread...Really though, it makes my
>  van shift like a well cared for Beetle and steer super smooth again..
>   Not affiliated with them.
>   Last time I lubed up the shift linkage with the Wurth, it stayed good for
>  over a month in the Northwest climate in late fall.  I will be putting that
>  on my "oil change" schedule...Change the oil and filter and squirt in the
>  Wurth stuff..
>   Don Hanson
>