[T3] Abnormal Maintenance

Soren Jacobsen snj at blef.org
Sat Jul 28 01:19:35 PDT 2018


On 07/21 12:21, Jim Adney wrote:
> At the last Invasion I spent some time talking about what I'm gonna
> call "Abnormal Maintenance." By this I just mean those things which
> need to be done, but don't always come to mind when we think about
> "Normal Maintence." I've made a faq on this, so if you can think of
> things I've missed, let me know and I'll add them to my faq.

Clean the gutters and drain holes inside the bottom of your doors.
Failure to do so results in doors that rust out from the inside.

Grease the bushings in your pedal cluster.  If you want to get crazy,
add a grease fitting so you can make this part of your regular
maintenance.

Grease the needle bearing in your gland nut whenever you pull your
engine.

Clean out gunk from the channels at the bottom of your fenders.

Clean out gunk from the top of your headlight bucket on the wheel well
side.  While doing this, curse VW's lousy rust-prone design and
contemplate solutions for keeping gunk from reaching that area in the
first place.

Clean out gunk from Squareback rear drain flaps.

Lubricate lock cylinders.

Sunroof owners: clean out your sunroof drain hoses, front and rear.
Grease cables.

Inspect, grease, and probably replace your shift rod bushing.  If you
haven't ever done this, it's probably worn out.  Replacements don't last
as long as the originals, so you'll be doing this again in a few years ;)

Check your fuel line grommet at the front engine tin.

Grease your ball joint and tie rod end boots.  Don't overdo it!

Adjust your rear brakes (I'm terrible at remembering to do this).

Check generator brushes and replace if worn.

Check generator belt tension.

Check end play in upper torsion arms.


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