Date:         Wed, 2 Dec 1998 12:38:44 -0800
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: Grease Nipple Was: Rubbery Squeaking
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Stephen Overmyer wrote:

> >Hi team.... Maybe someone could give me some shortcut advice so I dont =
> >have to spend too much time outside at 20 below with our beloved =
> >syncro.Its been winter for 6 weeks now in Norway, but only last week did =
> >the rubbery squeaking under the front end begin. Ive tried using silicon =
> >spray on the exposed rubber, with a little improvement, but she still =
> >squeaks. Can anybody tell me if there are particular moving parts that =
> >tend to squeak so that I can isolate the problem joints and get to work? =
> > Thanks, Dave Perry 87 Syncro bus
>
>  Dave,
>
>  Most likely the upper control arm bushing.Annoying but not really
>  a serious problem.Eventually it may need replacing but I wouldn't
>  worry too much.
>
>  My LH side one started squeaking when the van was only about 1 year
>  old.Each service I had some spray grease put in there and it usually
>  shut it up 'till it was almost due for the next service.Eventually
>  enough must have got in there as it's quiet all the time now....
>  (but it did take a while)
>

My 88 Syncro has been squeaking ever since I bought it 6 months ago. I tried to
spray it with WD-40, Teflon spray, silicone spray, white grease spray, the only
thing that helped was to dismantle the upper control arm and grease the
bushings really good. It helped for 2-3 weeks. The thing I was wondering about
was: can I drill a small hole through the control arm and bushing, thread it an
install a grease nipple, and then grease it every time it squeaks? The annoying
sound would disappear, and the bushings would last a lot longer. Please give us
some views on this.

PerL
88 Syncro