[T3] Front beam grease zerts

[John Jaranson]

McMaster Carr has a pack of 10 M5x0.8 zerk fittings for $10.  They have lots of other metric sizes too.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#1105k13/=yixzu7


Later,
John Jaranson
www.carartbyjohn.com



On Aug 16, 2015, at 7:06 PM, Craigs List wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> Let me know how much you want for a couple of them. I am in need.
> 
> As far as the top Zerts, they are in tact and have been lubed. I have no
> idea why the bottom ones are not there.
> 
> I am also searching for a oil fill cap. The topper to the oil fill that the
> oil bath air cleaner vents to. Mine was on there the other day and then
> gone today. I guess it was tired and retired.
> 
> Let me know if you can help me out and I will paypal you some money.
> 
> Adam
> 
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 3:18 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 16 Aug 2015 at 12:06, Craigs List wrote:
>> 
>>> What size are the grease zerts I the front beam? My bottom two are
>> missing
>>> and I want to replace them.
>> 
>> They are a rather small tapered thread, maybe 5 mm. VW used to have
>> them. If they don't any more, I have some that I've salvaged from
>> rusted out axle beams. 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.
>> 
>> --
>> *******************************
>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
>> *******************************
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