Date:         Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:51:33 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: rear bearing replacement
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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Hey Alistair.

How ironic.    ;)

I've swapped wheel cylinders w/o taking brakes apart. (Syncro has same
rear brake setup?)

Can't recall exactly how I did it. Just spread the shoes, (maybe held
them out of the way somehow?) and out it came.


On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> The outboard bearing outer race was stuck in housing well. But apart
> from that the replacement went easily. I didn't quite finish up as the
> rain started and I was having difficulty getting the brake line back
> into the brake cyl.
>
> That's my vent, the darned brake connection.... I will end up taking
> brakes apart so I can get the cyl. free so I can move it around to get
> the line screwed in.



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Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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