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On 27 Apr 2004 at 18:06, Terry Cost wrote: > I'm finally getting the brakes assembled onto my square. Is there a good > "backyard mechanic" method of setting the axial play/front hub nut torque? Just tighten it until you can feel the play in the wheel ALMOST go away, then turn the wheel and recheck it in several different positions to verify that there is always SOME play. What you want is the minimum amount of play that never leads to it being under "negative play." > Also, I've always bench bled my master cylinders before installation, > which the new one that I have recommends. It IS messy, and there's absolutely no advantage. Don't do it. It's no point on most cars, including ours. > At the swapmeet this past weekend I scored a NOS muffler and tailpipe > for $40. I don't think that they are genuine VW, but the muffler does say > made in W. Germany. The manufacturer is LANGE or something like that. Good score! Lange is one of the well known German makers. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org