Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:06:09 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brake Expert Questions/PICS/Rant
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> fwiw,
> never had that happen.
> I'd have to say it was a fluke........
> or the quality of rebuilt parts is going down.
> what did they cost you ?
> I think vanagon rebuilt calipers exchange are about somewhere around 80 or
> 90 bucks......from my supplier, and that's guessing .
> Haven't bought one for a while.
> and for sure .......hard to imagine they wouldn't be hyper careful about
> rebuilding brake calipers.
> But then again .......some employees tend to not have a lot at stake about
> their  work.......not like the owner of the company would, that's for sure.
>
>


Hi Scott.

Ironically, that core "charge" was higher than cost. $150 Cnd. Core
charge. $111 Cnd. for rebuilt caliper.

Who rebuilt them:

http://www.nugeon.com/products.aspx?i=rc

Good to get peoples input. Seems this is an UNcommon thing to happen.
Piece of mind for me and others I'm sure.

Mark D directed me toward earlier manuals. Ironically, I found a Bay
Haynes at a used book store. ? year Bays have the same caliper as
mine. It shows the little O seals that are between the halves.  Maybe
someone missed one on assembly. Who knows.

Neil.

-- 
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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