[T3] Stopping Squeaks

[Dave Hall]

I had a squeak on the Fastback and it was a split in the rear seat bulkhead.

A 'clink' in the Variant was a slightly loose hub-cap, which stopped when I
turned it a bit and it stopped flexing as the wheel rotated.

Don't put oil products on rubber.  If it's the rubber donuts on the spring
plates, VW advise talcum powder, but I guess silicone sprays may be OK on
rubber.

Do you remember the VW advert - car (Rabbit) driving across desert,
squeaking noise.  Driver keeps pressing bits of the trim to try to spot the
culorit.  Pulls in at gas station, and mechanic with oil-can in hand listens
to the noise, and then he holds the passenger's ear-ring, and the squeak
stops.  

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 08 October 2012 23:40
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Stopping Squeaks

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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