Date:         Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:08:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Anyone have experience w/ caliper rebuild kits?
Comments: To: Matt Sutton <msutts@earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To:  <C2E71EED.1E11%msutts@earthlink.net>
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If you don't have the experience to be able to 'read the entrails' after
you've popped the piston, you might be better off going with a rebuilt
caliper, or even better, two.  If one caliper is sticking, the other won't
be far behind.

Do yourself a favour and get two rebuilt calipers from a parts place that
will send you the right version for your van.  If you get ATE and need
Girling and find that out AFTER you've committed, you'l be swearing!  :)

On 8/14/07, Matt Sutton <msutts@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
> My LF brake caliper isn't in the best of shape, and I'm considering  going
> with one if the repair kits that various vendors sell.  Has anyone out
> there
> done this? Mostly I'm trying to figure out if it'll be possible (or worth
> it) without a lot of specialized tools, and with a fairly quick
> turnaround,
> since this'll be a curbside NYC operation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt Sutton
> 88 GL 225k
> Brooklyn NY
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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