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Settell24 Samba Member

Joined: August 30, 2007 Posts: 63 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: Installing new brake parts? |
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I just purchased all new brake cylinders, hoses, springs, shoes/pads and master cylinder....can anyone that knows anything about brakes give me an idea of where to start....wheather I do the hoses first or the springs?
Any instruction will help.
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JonF Samba Member

Joined: December 16, 2005 Posts: 2030 Location: Oklahoma
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: Installing new brake parts? |
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Settell24 wrote: |
I just purchased all new brake cylinders, hoses, springs, shoes/pads and master cylinder....can anyone that knows anything about brakes give me an idea of where to start....wheather I do the hoses first or the springs?
Any instruction will help.
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one brake at a time..
the hose is the last part you take off and 1st part to put on.
check out this website lots of good stuff here.
http://www.vw-resource.com/brakeslinks.html _________________ 68 bug 1600sp 30/31
68 baja 1600sp 010 32ndix |
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dirtybug Samba Member

Joined: November 27, 2006 Posts: 247 Location: Chester County PA
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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First get a good mental picture of how it is now.
got it?
good.
Ok take off the old shoes, springs,
then un do the hose, unbolt the wheel cylinder,
put new hose on hardline from car.
and make it the way it was but with new parts.
done.
now do it to three more wheels then swap the master cylinder and bleed starting from the furthest wheel from master and work your way closer |
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Settell24 Samba Member

Joined: August 30, 2007 Posts: 63 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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THanks guys...very helpful |
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dgv425 Samba Member
Joined: August 01, 2007 Posts: 178 Location: Renton, WA
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, like that. A good rule-of-thumb (just where did that saying come from, anyway?) is to remove and clean from the outside in as far as you are going to go, then replace/repair/re-install on the way back out. The other thing you should do is get the Muir Book. |
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