i just want to say that while i am blessed with relative ignorance to the finer points of grease chemistry, i am always glad when someone asks a question about it as i always find the discussion fascinating! -bob On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Mike South <msouth@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey, > > sorry, I should have just googled for this, I was able to find it listed as > CV joint grease (searched for "volkswagen grease G 000 602"). > > I am pretty sure I've heard people say that they use something else that's > a little less messy for at least part (1), so if you're one of those folks > I'd love to hear what. > > Thanks, > > mike > > On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 6:40 AM, Mike South <msouth@gmail.com> wrote: > > > What kind of grease do you put: > > > > 1) in the assembly of plastic parts that make up the 'pivot point' ("gear > > shift lever bearing") of the shifter where it goes from the interior to > the > > bottom of the van (Bentley 34.6 says "G 000 602" and refers to "moly > > grease") > > 2) in the square box just under that ("shift mechanism housing"--I think > > Bentley is saying same thing there?) > > 3) in the ball-and-cup at the back (where the end of the shift rod > > connects to the transmission) (brilliantly named "Shift lever" and > > "lever"--no way that could ever cause any confusion--on Bentley 34.7) > > 4) on the ball-shaped bushings (called "Bushing, front" and "Bushing, > > rear") > > > > Thanks, > > > > mike > > > |
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