[T3] Stopping Squeaks

[Dave Hall]

Maybe the ad wasn't shown in the USA.  It looked as if it was filmed there.
There was a similar one with a diesel Golf/Rabbit - old timber shed gas
station, the only one for miles,  so the old guy and wife came outside when
they heard the distant car approaching, waited in keen anticipation of a
sale, hose in hand, only to be disappointed when the VW went past without
stopping - VW Diesel, 600 miles on a tankful (or something similar). 

Yes, I see that would happen to a rubber bushing.  Certainly VW suggest
putting the assembly together with talcum powder, so I assume it just helps
assembly and makes sure the rubber isn't torn when compressed into the
spring-plate or cover recess.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club.

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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 09 October 2012 04:19
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Subject: Re: [T3] Stopping Squeaks

On 9 Oct 2012 at 1:05, Dave Hall wrote:

> 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.

Rubber bushings are designed to "squirm" internally. If you do anything that
might let them slide on the outside they will wear out quickly. Silicone
won't react poorly with the rubber, but it will keep the bushing from
working properly and make it destroy itself.

> 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.

Sounds great, but I've not seen that one here. Did I miss it?

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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