Date:         Fri, 19 Mar 1999 18:46:59 -0500
Reply-To:     "Joe L." <jliasse@TOAST.NET>
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From:         "Joe L." <jliasse@TOAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Grease Needle....an important find!  Sold ONLY in canada
Comments: To: Leif Paulsen <lpaulsen@CMCFLEX.COM>
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   I found one at the local PEP BOYS. Put out by "Plews" the folks who make
the grease guns found all over the place. Plwes part number is 05-037 and
was three bucks.
   This thing is EXACTLY like a hypodermic needle, just a little heavier but
certainly just as SHARP. I have not tried it yet but I see nothing about it
that would lead me to believe it would put any holes in the boot that would
not be self sealing and no trouble at all. For the extreamly paranoid a
slight smeer of "Automotive Goop" or some such will sooth the jagged nerves.
   Some here have said that injecting lube will do not good. Perhaps not;
but they COULD be wrong and injecting the lube can certainly do no harm. I
imagine we can rank this in the same catagory as changing one's oil, say,
every 1500 miles. The value of the practice is doubted by many but the proof
is only obtained after MANY miles.
   For me; I am betting the price of a little lube against the chance of
keeping the CV's happy longer. Sounds like a good bet to me.


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Leif Paulsen
Sent: Thu, March 18, 1999 6:38 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:


I call the Stant Corp. inquiring where I could purchase on of these grease
needles, Talked to a very nice lady.  She said in the last 6 months she has
only sold them to distributors in Canada.  She thought that was odd, but
they are more than happy to ship anywhere in the us.  They aren't setup to
sell to individual.  Maybe one of our vendors would like to offer this,
sounds like it is something good.  Stant corp. no is 800-525-0545.   on the
web
http://www.stant.com/lubrimatic/index.html

Anyone in canada want to ship me one?  Thanks

Leif Paulsen
'86 Syncro "Thor"