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Re: [T3] Brake Shoe Relining (was 63 Wheel cylinders needed!)


On 15 Jun 2001, at 16:28, shackedup wrote:

> The $200 (CNDN) price tag was mostly labour.  This guy figured it
> would take him 1+ hrs per cylinder.  Does that sound nuts?  I don't
> really know.  Geoff at Peterson's VW is bringing me an NOS one next
> weekend at the Victoria Show. $70 CNDN so I might as well go this
> route.

A place that does this routinely can probably do it quicker, but 
those places might all be in the US, and that adds more expense 
for you. $70 sounds steep, but I've never had to price these.

> As far as the silicon-soaked brake shoe goes I used a product called
> TUMBLER that is an automotive paint pre-pre silicon remover.  It
> worked like a charm, thanks for the suggestion!

Glad it worked!

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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