Sun roof parts (lubricant)

[haygood at myway.com (Brian Haygood)]

My favorite lubricant is called "White Lightning".  It is made for bicycle chains.  Its great because it is wax based, not oil based.  That means it is not sticky and is water repellent.  Using it on door locks helps keep them from freezing (or so I was told when it was recommeneded to me originally).  On the sunroof, it won't pick up dirt like ordinary grease will.  I did my sunroof this weekend and it is super slick.  I did my door locks and handles in 2001 and they click right open every time.  I'll probably do my window regulators if I ever get around to it.  



It comes in a small whitish bottle for a few bucks at bike shops.  It is a light, wattery consistency, but it dries to a wax.  Pretty easy to douse stuff with.  I've only ever used about 3 oz. out of my 9oz. bottle.   



Amazon sells it in myriad varieties.  I got it from a local bike shop.



http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_2/104-5252097-2661514?ie=UTF8&keywords=white%20lightning%20lube&rh=n%3A3375301%2Ck%3Awhite%20lightning%20lube&page=2



Clean your old grease off first, or just hose the part down with degreaser or starter fluid if it isn't painted.



Brian









 --- On Sat 08/19, John Lagnese < jlagnese@massed.net > wrote:

From: John Lagnese [mailto: jlagnese@massed.net]

To: haygood@myway.com, julie@menloparkrandd.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org

Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 23:04:55 -0400

Subject: RE: Sun roof parts



What did you lubricate it with?<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Brian Haygood [mailto:haygood@myway.com] <br>Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 9:34 PM<br>To: jlagnese@massed.net; julie@menloparkrandd.com;<br>scirocco-l@scirocco.org<br>Subject: RE: Sun roof parts<br><br><br>This is as good a time as any...<br><br><br><br>I have three Mk2's and all have had trouble with the sunroof.  The first<br>was just really hard to slide back, the others were broken.  The<br>solution is "dirt" simple.  If your sunroof doesn't roll back as easily<br>as your windows roll down, then pull out the assembly, clean it, and put<br>it back in.  If you or your PO haven't done this in time, then yours is<br>broken.  Clean it now, or your replacement parts will break.<br><br><br><br>Now, if you don't want to pull your sunroof, just slide the roof back<br>and clean the gunk off that you can get to.  This will get 80% of it and<br>probably keep you from breaking it.  <br><br><br><br>To really 
clean it, Bentley has great info on how to do it all.  Call me<br>or e-mail if you need any advice.  Bentley makes it sound much more<br>difficult than it is, particularly with their "62mm +- 0.5mm" bull.<br>Just make sure the distance they mention is the same on each side. There<br>is a good tollerance on where they are, as long as the two guides are<br>parrallel. You'll understand if you read the stuff about sunroofs.  I<br>did replace two screws on one that I had trouble removing, but the<br>dealership only wanted like $0.47 for each, so who cares.  The 4<br>vertical screws holding the front of the panel are the hardest.  Get<br>someone to put a lot of weight on the top of the panel so you can push<br>against them.  Then put a little torque on your screwdriver while<br>tapping it with a hammer (i.e. torque wrench style).  They are easy to<br>drill out, too, but you shouldn't need to.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> --- On Sat 08/19, John 
Lagnese < jlagnese@massed.net > wrote:<br><br>From: John Lagnese [mailto: jlagnese@massed.net]<br><br>To: julie@menloparkrandd.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org<br><br>Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:18:26 -0400<br><br>Subject: RE: Sun roof parts<br><br><br><br>I'm sure. Send me a picture and a part<br>number.<br>John<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From:<br>julie@menloparkrandd.com [mailto:julie@menloparkrandd.com] <br>Sent:<br>Saturday, August 19, 2006 8:15 PM<br>To: Org, Scirocco<br>Subject: Sun<br>roof parts<br><br>A metal rail piece broke on my roof. Its screwed on to<br>the upper panel<br>on the DS and runs towards the front of the<br>car.<br>Anyone got this<br>part?<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Scirocco<br>-l mailing<br>list<br>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<br>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo<br>/scirocco-l<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Sc<br>irocco-l 
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