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Re: [T3] Brakes

On 20 Mar 00, at 13:16, Brian Langhans wrote:

> I am working on my 73 Squareback right now and I found my left front inside
> brake caliper frozen. It is rusted pretty badly. Anyone have any ideas on
> fixing this. Or, should I just get a whole new brake assembly for the disc.?
> I sprayed the inside caliper with WD-40 and it is sitting right now. (I took
> the boot off...just in case you are wondering)

You should NEVER allow ANY petroleum product to contact any 
rubber brake part. This includes WD-40 and LPS. Petroleum 
products react adversely with the elastomers used in brakes 
causing them to swell up.

Your caliper will have to be rebuilt or replaced. I can rebuild them 
fairly cheaply, but I would advise rebuilding both calipers.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054

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