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Hi Jim, Just curious, you mention that: " Rebuilt OE parts > (especially the front calipers) are better than the replacement parts currently > available. " I just replaced my front calipers with new replacement parts...they look good and work well at the moment...is there anything I need to be concerned about using new replacement calipers or is just that the OE calipers lasted longer? Thanks, Dave Johnson 70Notch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [T3] sitting for a while... > On 5 Jan 2004 at 3:02, Algorithm Records wrote: > > > I just bought a 1967 fastback that has been sitting for almost 2 years... > > what other things should I check to make sure that its safe and road-worthy? > > Brakes! It's almost certain that the calipers are frozen, the MC may be rusted > and leaking, and the main line to the rear may be rusted thru under the gas > pedal. Rebuild what you can, replace what can't be rebuilt. Rebuilt OE parts > (especially the front calipers) are better than the replacement parts currently > available. > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org >