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On 6 Nov 99, at 15:08, Justin wrote: > The last time I drove my car, I noticed something smelled like it was > burning when I got home. I put the fact that my brake pedal went away > (zero pedal travel) together with the fact that when I did brake, she > pulled to the right and came up with the conclusion that my left caliper > was dragging and frozen. So today, I decided to get out there and get > dirty. I pulled the caliper off and noticed there was no spreader > spring in the there with the pads. Anyone have one cheap? The right > side has its spring. Should I attempt the rebuild or just pull the > caliper off and take it somewhere? I have the spreader springs, but this will not cure your problem. You really should have checked both disks with a finger to see if a caliper was frozen. If you burn your finger the caliper needs to be rebuilt. If it's an original caliper don't send it off to be rebuilt because they will probably ruin it and you won't get a correct one back. I rebuild these for $50@. It is often a good idea to get these rebuilt in pairs so that you get a matched set put back in there, but I don't care for the work that most of the rebuilders do. > Also, I decided to go ahead and change out the wheel bearings on both > sides. While spinning the left disc to knock the dust cap off, I > noticed some "tinging" like something was rolling around in there. The > things that were rolling around in there were the well-rounded nuts that > go on the bolts that hold the steering arm. Really! I've never seen those bolts come loose! > Haven't attacked the back yet - that's next. My question on this is > that the bolt head is marked "Kamax 10 9". Should I get a grade 10 > bolt? Or a 9? That's the grade 10 marking. I think that applies only to the bolt however, not the nut. I don't think there is a grade 9; I'm only familiar with grades 8, 10 and 12. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe