[T3] Stopping Squeaks

[Jim Adney]

On 8 Oct 2012 at 15:33, J. Jonik wrote:

> How to lubricate heavy suspension stuff with the torsion bar and
> spring plate?  Just spray or drip lubricant on it all?  How about
> coating the area with grease?...or will that just pick up dirt? 

>   It's not certain if that's a squeaky area, but the front axle beam
> assembly is lubed up nicely...with the little squish of lube pushing
> out at the ends and all. Shocks aren't bouncy-bouncy, so they're
> ok.    What else to suspect for squeaks?      

The only suspension items that should be lubricated are the 4 zerk 
fittings on the front axle beam. You really don't want to slap oil or 
grease on rubber parts because many of them don't tolerate petroleum 
products well.

I gather that you're chasing a squeak and would like to fix it. What 
can you tell us about it? Front or rear? When does it happen? They 
can be very hard to find, but most often the solution is to tighten 
up something that's loose, rather than lube something.

It doesn't take much motion to make a squeak, so don't confine your 
thinking to things that obviously move. It chould be the body moving 
on the pan, or a loose bolt holding the steering column.

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