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Re: [T3] brake bleeding question


On 22 Aug 2005 at 20:47, type3weezer@comcast.net wrote:

> I bled the brakes this morning. Solid fluid coming out but just out of
> couriosity, I tried to gravity bleed the front left. No fluid flow.
> (The rubber lines are new.) 

Check the free play.

> I will check pedal free play again. I set the push rod to bently
> specs. I just hope that the "rebuilt" MC is the correct model. 

You're never supposed to touch the push rod adjustment. This is set at the 
factory to a length that is determined there, to adjust out the dimensional 
tolerance buildup between the body and pan once mounted together. The length in 
the manual is just an average value, and I believe we discovered that it wasn't 
even right; ISTR that the Bentley value has 2 digits swapped. Maybe that 
mistake is in all the manuals.

> The rebuild on the old MC is an issue. I think I spoke to you once
> before about how my local VW mechanic wont rebuild it or sell the
> parts. Claims he'll be libel. Are the 19mm kits available? Thanks -- 

I would be willing to rebuild it for you, but parts are hard enough to find 
that I don't think I want to sell you the parts. If you know what to do and 
would prefer to do it yourself, watch ebay for a kit.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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