[T3] Front beam grease zerts
Jon Stiles
misterstiles at gmail.com
Sun Aug 16 16:16:00 PDT 2015
I second Jim's and Gary's advice. Type 3 and Type 2 VW's need front beam lubrication at EVERY oil change.
The Type 2 & Type 3 have very high load surfaces next to the Type 1 Beetles.
Grease is cheap insurance. I was very happy Gary was able to use the nearly pristine '72 beam I was given off a parts car. These T3 beams are getting rare! Save your car, Grease, Grease, Grease!
BTW, non-tapered 6mm, 5mm & 4mm zerks are commonly available through most auto parts stores. So if you find your threads in the beam are stripped, re-tap and use a non tapered version.
Jon Stiles
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On Aug 16, 2015, at 4:50 PM, Gary Forsmo <gbforsmo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> They are VERY important. More axle beams die
>> from lack of lubrication than from any other cause. This is
>> especially true of the 2 upper zerks, which some people never manage
>> to find.
>
> My '69 Axle Beam "died" from two possible causes.
> 1.) Being a daily driver in "Rust Belt" Wisconsin from 1969 to 1986, and
> 2.) (possible) lack of lubrication, in it's later years.
>
> Jim not only showed me the location of the upper grease zerks, but when my
> original Axle Beam failed last year, I had a '72 beam that Jonathon Stiles
> had graciously sent me that we used to build the Type 3 Base Plate for
> towing behind our motor home.
>
> And replacement of an Axle Beam is
> 1.) not for the "feint of heart"
> 2.) not for those without the mechanical skills, special tools and
> knowledge of the beam "internals", and
> 3.) not for those without "deep pockets".
>
> Take heed of Jim's advice. Find all 4 of those grease zerks, and lube them
> regularly.
>
> --
> Gary "Frito" - '69 Variant, FI, MT
> Rockport, TX (winter)
> Lake Geneva, WI (summer)
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