Several recent posts about the steering lock, steering bushing, mode switch, speedometer, all are about lubrication. After 20+ years the origional lubrication has long since dried out. Many of these and other problems can be solved by relubricating the parts. Not just the immediate problem but a complete whole-car lubrication. Too often people just work on the immediate problem not realizing these are just the surface symptoms of a wider problem and never get "ahead of the curve" just having problem after problem. To fix the car right and get ahead of these things you have to be proactive. Just go and fix EVERYTHING, even the things that aren't "broke" yet but will soon be. Even a car with extremely low mileage is going to have these issues just due to it's age. Maybe not right away but very soon. Same thing for weatherstripping like door seals and fuel system parts like the fuel pump boots, accumulater, injector seals, and pick-up hose. On the cooling system side it is the water pump, every hose and seal, belts, and idler bearings. You cannot run on these parts for over 20 years and not expect something bad to happen! In the electrical system you see it by corrosion at the connections. On the leather it dries out and cracks. I can go on but the general gist of this post is that a car needs a LOT of maintainence. Especially if it is 20+ years old and was not taken care of properly. Hitting these little problems piecemeal one-at-a-time is the long, hard way to go. Start by replacing ALL the fluids in the car. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/