Hi all. I had a new rebuilt caliper fail. A *big* leak at the join. Big enough that brake pedal slowly sank when held down. The replacement caliper had "Neugon" on box. ( spelling could be incorrect. i.e. Nuegon. i googled for both spellings, but no applicable results). Vendor said failed caliper from same manufacturer. Pic of failed caliper: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/CaliperFailed.jpg/CaliperFailed-full;init:.jpg New replacement rebuilt caliper: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/CaliperNew.jpg/CaliperNew-full;init:.jpg Somehow, the join at halves on replacement caliper look better or at least original. i.e. no gasket used? When ATE calipers were new, was there a gasket between the halves? My gut says "no". IF not.... As an ATE caliper gets rebuilt over and over, do they get to the point that the mating surfaces need a gasket? If gasket is needed in rebuilts near the end of their useful life, would one want to avoid purchasing one? Personally, I'm considering returning the driver side caliper. It appears identical to one that failed.
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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