Few if any of these parts are plastic-to-plastic. Knowing what plastic they are would help a good bit also. The Bentley says use MOS2 grease, while the ETKA says use PolyUrea grease. For the next year and later, Bentley calls out CV joint grease, go figure. Alan Felder On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote: > The nylon parts should require no lubrication - that's why they were made > of > plastic. Grease will just capture dirt & increase wear. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > 256-656-1924 > > Our Web Sites: > www.kegkits.com > www.stir-plate.com > www.andyshotsauce.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of > Alan Felder > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:17 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: grease > > Also posted on Diesel Vanagon group: for an '82 diesel manual tranny, 091, > what is the proper lube for the linkage, to keep from attracting dirt/grit > on plastics exposed to the outside? > > -- > Alan Felder > Austin TX > 82 Diesel Westy > >
-- Alan Felder Austin TX 82 Diesel Westy |
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