[T3] FW: Coil, Calipers, and Front Beam

[Jim Adney]

On 9 Jul 2011 at 14:33, Adriel Rowley wrote:

> I did find this: http://www.eisparts.com/131498001.html.  Do you think 
> this would work on our ball joints?  I like to reboot the uppers at 
> least as they have a threaded hole for zerk fitting.

They probably won't fit, but I'm not sure about that. It might be 
worth a try at buying some upper and lower beetle boots just to see 
if one of them would fit our ball joints.

You need to be very careful when lubricating ball joints that have 
that hole in them. Squeeze the boot while pumping grease in and stop 
as soon as you can feel anything going on inside the boot. The boot 
needs room to flex. If you fill the boot, it will split the first 
time you go over a bump.  

Zerks should not be installed permanently in those holes. The plastic 
plugs should be reinstalled afterwards, or else someone else will 
fill the boot next time, making all your efforts moot. I've 
occasionally worked on cars with Zerks in all the ball joints. 
Invariably, all the ball joint boots are split. I seldom see damaged 
boots on untouched ball joints.


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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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