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Date:         Tue, 23 Jul 2002 09:04:19 -0400
Reply-To:     80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From:         80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject:      Re: '80 Westfalia: brakes: first steps to take.
Comments: To: phil hans <hansph_99@YAHOO.COM>
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Brazilian Master Cylinders are $49.95 at www.busdepot.com P/N is "251 611 021C OR". If you want the orig-equip ATE/FAG it is $$99.95. You may want to check out their air cooled brakes page at (Make sure you have the entire URL above or it won't work):

http://www.busdepot.com/ASP/brakes.asp? PartType=B&VehCod=D&B1=Search

It IS overkill, but when doing this type of job you may want to have the clutch master (251 721 401A)and slave (251 721 263A) cylinders replaced as well ($49.95 each). They tend to have similar service lives so if one is bad its not a bad idea to replace all of them. Also, they are on the same system so you would only have to bleed it once.

Thanks, Chris

---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:56:58 -0700 >From: phil hans <hansph_99@YAHOO.COM> >Subject: '80 Westfalia: brakes: first steps to take. >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >He everyone. >I'm writing from Seattle. I have a brake job to do. >Tentatively, I am planning to replace the master >cylinder, rear brake shoes and drums, rear wheel >cylinders, and hardware. > >Maybe I should replace just the items on the back >wheels and see how the brakes work. I don't have >fluid leaking from the master cyl, so I am not certain >it is bad. If the brakes, however, aren't great after >the rear work, I'll replace the master cylinder; >although this way, I would have to bleed the brakes >twice. > >I was quoted this on the master cylinder: >Remanufactured: $108. >New, but made in Timbuktu: $146. >U.S. or German made, new: $262. > >Which should I choose? If the remanu'd MC is the >original, shouldn't it be... OK? >I'm not too interested in the off shore new MC. > >As for the brake shoes, they said: >As cheep as $15.99ea; or $35ea for "better" shoes. > >Are better shoes worth it? > >Is there a better place from which to purchase these >items than from the local auto parts place? Like, a >specialty place, or on the internet? > >Should I get drums somewhere besides just buying brand >new ones? > >Thanks everyone, ph >'80 Westfalia, 167K miles. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better >http://health.yahoo.com


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