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Re: Need brake part




On Mon, 30 Dec 1996 machfive@ix.netcom.com wrote:

> Hey all!  I have a '73 squareback, and was fixing the speedo cable last 
> week. While spinning the drivers tire I heard a nasty scraping sound.  After 
> pulling off the tire, I noticed that the spring in back of the disk brake 
> pads was broken in two.  I removed it, went on vacation, etc. Now I get home 
> to find that the only junkyard around that even HAS a replacement spring 
> wants me to buy the whole caliper.  What a ripoff!  (The existing caliper, 
> pads, and everything are perfectly fine.)
> 
> So!  Does anyone have an extra spring I could buy?  (It's the cross-shaped 
> piece of metal that goes behind the pads and in front of the pins holding 
> the pads onto the calipers.)  I would really love to get just this piece and 

Mark:

Are you talking about the springs that you get when you buy new disc brake
pads?  If you haven't bought your own pads before, these springs come
along with the set, which costs around $18 for everything. 

Doug H.
'71 Squareback



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