Re: a quick question before i kill myself!!!

["Steven Toughill" <stoughill@home.com>]

use brake anti squeal on the back of the pads before putting it back
together.
get a caliper rebuild kit and replace the boot

Steve Toughill
ASE Cert. VW Technician
Volks-Tech
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From: CLaYpOoLME@aol.com <CLaYpOoLME@aol.com>
To: yu129742@yorku.ca <yu129742@yorku.ca>; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
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Cc: VWofT@onelist.com <VWofT@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 12:30 AM
Subject: a quick question before i kill myself!!!


>
>hello list:
>
>i recently attempted to replace my worn brake pads.........quite
successfully
>i will add.
>i used semi-metallic pads instead of the "factory suggested" organic
>pads......to make a long story short the car stops a shitload better but
>squeaks.....anyway tonight i decided caliper paint would be a good
>idea....after disassembling the various parts of the caliper on the front
>left side i realized that i am missing a piece......the little circular cap
>thingy that fits over the end of the "barrel" part of the caliper.  The car
>seems to have been driving without this piece for a little while now
without
>any noticeable difference.......please tell me if this piece is a "life and
>death item" before i end my life driving my shoebox into something a lot
>larger.
>
>                                                    much appreciated,
>
>
>
> Rob the slob
>
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