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On 3 Apr 2003 at 20:44, VARIANThead wrote: > Yipes! He said there's brake fluid leaking > everywhere... Isn't that somewhere you'd NOT want to > put an open flame? I was told NEVER to take a torch to > any brake part. Worse comes to worse, you can clip the > retaining pin at the back of the brake plate and that > will release the drums and the shoes together. Standard brake fluid is not oil-based. It is more closely related to anti- freeze, being made mostly of compounds similar to ethylene glycol. I understand that it can be made to burn, but only poorly and with difficulty. It washes off easily and completely with plain water. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org