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Date:         Tue, 2 Mar 1999 21:43:24 PST
Reply-To:     Timothy Gardner <caninewolf@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Timothy Gardner <caninewolf@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Syncro front rotor change question
Comments: To: vw4x4@FYI.NET
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I will second Erics thoughts....when I had my syncro one of the rotors came off because we pounded it in half. They were very very rusted on..I'd say take it as it goes and hope for the best but know they could be very rusted on especially if the p.o. never took them off for anything.

Tim G own: 84 Vanagon Wolfsburg Weekender(65k(221K body))77 Toyota Chinook Camper(for sale 3500) ex: 87 Vanagon Syncro Weekender-Alaska-(tranny split in half at 181k) 84 Ford Ranger(never close to a VW) 87 Dodge Colt(170k-friend killed the tranny..4th to 1st is a bad idea)

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>From owner-vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Tue Mar 02 16:28:22 1999 >Received: from [207.194.220.240] by hotmail.com (1.1) with SMTP id MHotMailB8A5CD1F26BD8D101707ECFC2DCF011D20; Tue Mar 02 16:28:22 1999 >Received: from gerry (207.194.220.240) by gerry.gerry.vanagon.com (LSMTP Lite for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.DC880B60@gerry.gerry.vanagon.com>; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 16:29:36 -0800 >Received: from GERRY.VANAGON.COM by GERRY.VANAGON.COM (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release > 1.8c) with spool id 98421 for vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; Tue, 2 Mar > 1999 16:29:35 -0800 >Received: from yoda.fyi.net (204.179.80.2) by gerry.gerry.vanagon.com (LSMTP > Lite for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id > <0.D5FBDDD0@gerry.gerry.vanagon.com>; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 16:29:25 -0800 >Received: from localhost (vw4x4@localhost) by yoda.fyi.net (8.8.5/8.6.12) with > SMTP id TAA13518; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 19:16:50 -0500 (EST) >X-Sender: vw4x4@yoda >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.96.990302191249.11392A-100000@yoda> >Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 19:16:10 -0500 >Reply-To: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> >Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> >From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> >Subject: Re: Syncro front rotor change question >Comments: To: Dave Perry <anjar@ONLINE.NO> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >In-Reply-To: <199903022256.XAA20050@online.no> > > Assuming they come off the answer is no, you will not need >any of these parts. Chances are good they are rusted on. You will >need to pound the h@#$ out of them to get them off. When installing >the new rotors, take measures to prevent rusting in place. > > Eric 86-VW4x4 > vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z > Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler > > >On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Dave Perry wrote: > >> ---------- >> > Fra: Dave Perry <anjar@online.no> >> > Til: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> > Emne: Syncro front rotor change question >> > Dato: 2. mars 1999 13:17 >> > >> > >> > Hi all I wonder if you could help me with a Syncro parts >> > problem I have. Thing is, I need to replace the front brake discs >> (Rotors?) on my 87 >> > syncro. I need to know if I have to order any bearing related parts, oil >> > seals etc when I change the discs. >> > All the best, Dave >> > >>

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