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Re: [T3] Preserving brake parts


On 30 Jul 2001, at 20:29, Henrik Larsson wrote:

> I went to a swap meet this saturday and found some new ATE brake
> parts: a master cylinder and some wheel cylinders. I have no use for
> the parts right now, but the price was so low that I bought them
> anyway.
> 
> I wonder what I should do to preserve these parts until I have some
> use for them or sell them. Should I just store them dry, or should I
> disasseble them and put some silicone brake fluid on pistons and
> bores?

These usually came from the factory in a kind of brown paper which 
contains a corrosion inhibitor. Leave them in this paper, perhaps 
add a zip-lock plastic bag around the item and paper. Store in a 
dry place; cool and dry is better than warm and dry.

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

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