On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:35 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Neil, its good to degrease the rotors with something like Brakleen > before you mount the calipers and pads. I remember getting some new Brembo > rotors with a substantial coating of oil to prevent rusting of the cast > iron.
Thanks. Yup. I knew there would be grease on the rotors. Got my brake cleaner spray same day I got the parts. Surprised at how many times they need to be sprayed before the rag wipes away clean. Neil.
-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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