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edhughes Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2015 Posts: 4 Location: Sonora, CA
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:00 pm Post subject: Trigger points question |
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What kind of lube or grease should be used on the cam for the trigger points? I couldn't find anything in the Bentley manual about it. |
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raygreenwood Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2008 Posts: 21462 Location: Oklahoma City
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:31 pm Post subject: Re: Trigger points question |
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Same as for regular breaker points. Typically a dedicated distributor vrease. The rubbing blocks are the same material.
Most of the distributor greases were synthetic.....usully silicone based. It needs to be a grease that is reasonbly high melt point like about,325-350......but needs to be a thin smooth, low twck grease. Many of the wheel bearing,greases in cold weather get so thick...and with age can harden a little. When it gets like that it can form lumps on the cam that cause the rubbing block to skip.
My fave grease for this these days is SuperLube. Its hugh melt point, synthetic.....but smooth and low tack....similar to warrm vaseline. And....I just saw that you can get it 4oz silver squeeze tubes at harbor freight of all places. Many flaps hve it as well. Ray |
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Bobnotch Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2003 Posts: 22328 Location: Kimball, Mi
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 10:01 am Post subject: Re: Trigger points question |
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I use Bosch distributor grease. I bought a tube from Jim Adney back in 2008. It's more than enough to last my lifetime. I don't know if he still has any more though. _________________ Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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