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Grease me up
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:34 pm
by douglasgdmw
My roll over bar on my S1 is a bit squeeky so I expect it needs a bit of grease and bit of adjustment.
However being a non technical sort, not too sure which grease to use.
Which type should I grease her up with
Cheers
DMW
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:56 pm
by Scottd
Is it not just the metal clips used to hold it on? I spent ages trying to find the creaks on mine and it turned out to be those.
Silicon spray from halfrauds is a good bet cause it wont break down rubber + foam.
scott
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:52 pm
by robin
The roll over bar itself is not going to squeak (it's bonded to the chassis for life). Remove rear cover and rear window and go for a drive - if the squeak's gone then that's your problem.
Like Scott says, Silicone spray or perhaps some foam pads could help, depending on what's rubbing against what.
Cheers,
Robin
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:43 pm
by Rich H
Do you mean roll over bar or Anti-roll bar?
too
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:53 pm
by Sanjøy
Could be the actual glass moving, old S1 trick is to jam one of the Cheesy Wotsit polystyrene packaging bits in between the glass and its groove!
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:52 am
by douglasgdmw
It is definitely the rubber on the roll over bar causing a squeeking noise.
When it was in for a service ages ago one of the MMC mechanics noticed the squeeking and applied some grease around the roll over var. I think it is the section where there is a little bit of foam.
Will try the silicon spray tonight and see whether that resolves it.
Thanks for the replies
Cheers
DMW