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Re: [T3] rebuilding brakes


Castrol do a tub of red rubber grease, suitable for use in calipers
and on wheel cylinder seals for assembly.  More commonly there are
small
sachets available, I suspect.  DON'T USE NORMAL GREASE!

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
www.hallvw.clara.net/
-----Original Message-----
From: Toby Basiliko <toby@wolfenet.com>
To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org>
Date: 21 December 1998 17:16
Subject: [T3] rebuilding brakes


>One thing I found,
> is that using "Brake Grease"(VW, anyone been able to find any this
>decade?) or "Brake assembly fluid" (Raybestos BAF-12, still
available)
>to lube the rubber, and the metal outside the seal but covered by
the
>boot, makes them last a LOT longer than using just brake fluid as a
>lube.  The assembly fluid acts as a rust-preventer on the bores...
>Toby B
>65 Notch in bits in Seattle




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