Brakes, how f$%#^^ed am I?

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The worst that happens is you have to chase the line all the way back to the master cylinder.  OTC makes a very good quality ISO metric brake line flaring tool, NAPA has it for about $35, not sure what the Canadian equivalent is, and the rubber line is $20 or so, right?

I don't know if you have done it or not, but believe it or not, making your own flared lines is really easy with a good tool.  Just remember to put the line nut on before you flare it or you'll start swearing like I have done a couple of times.

Do you have one of those lovely Motive bleeders?  Sounds like you need one right about now....

John K. Gates
--
'97 Jetta GLX - daily driver
'85 Scirocco Flash Silver, waiting for my new house/shop for a complete
teardown/buildup sometime soon...

----- Original Message -----
From: C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2004 9:02 pm
Subject: Re: Brakes, how f$%#^^ed am I?

> Okay, so I'll try the wax for shits and giggles, and report in. And
> another method has been suggested (buy a reman), so that'll be a
> consideration too. (And what are the odds I can't get the caliper 
> off the
> line if I go that route...)
> 
> But here's the rub. So Klaus started this whole thing, needed wheel
> cylinders and shoes a few weeks ago. Done. Then the Cabby wanted a 
> MC, and
> isn't done with its little brake parts acquisition mission just yet
> apparently. But they can't talk, right? TRight???? The Valdez 
> (son's 87
> Jetta) heads out tonight, and returns very quickly. First words 
> out of the
> kid's mouth" (Pardon my son's bilingualism BTW) "The brakes are 
> fucked". 
> Yeah, it's co-incidence. I'd better get that case of brake fluid.
> 
> Cathy
> 1987 2L 16V Scirocco "the silver headache"
> 1979 1.8L 10:1 8V "Klaus"
> and some other demanding German scrapmetal.