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Brake Question
lulu94 - April 16th, 2004 at 10:55 AM

Hi everyone just a quick question.

this is for my 4/70 1500 front disc brake beetle.

we have had to buy new seal kits for the calipers and have pulled the callipers apart but now we dont know what tension the through bolts have to be.
Does anyone have a manual with the specs that they could have a quick peak at.

Also does any one know where i can get or have any retainer springs, we think a mother might have thrown out half of the old ones but we arent sure all we know is we cant find them.

any help as soon as possible will be really really appreciated.

:P Danielle

p.s. Rota_Motor (ryan) will be answering any answers i get most likely.

Cheers

vw54 - April 16th, 2004 at 01:43 PM

Ryan

the through bolts are 8mm thread from memory. I dont know the torque is specified any where, but i am sure if you do them up to 20 FtLbs will be acceptable

Make sure you push a bit of coat hanger wire through the brake fluid gallerys to remove the sludge and build up.

lulu94 - April 16th, 2004 at 06:44 PM

its still danielle here.

the holes were blocked but ryan cleaned them out with compressed air, they have had a good clean out and been painted while apart, but thanks for the tip.

and thanks for that to, can put them back together this weekend, yay.

Danielle

vw54 - April 16th, 2004 at 08:53 PM

NO NO NO compressesed air wont get the SLUDGE out you have to ream or ram and bit of firm wire down there to make sure the passage is clear Give it a go and let me know what crap comes out of the

YOU WILL B SURPRISED.

Rota_Motor - April 18th, 2004 at 12:50 PM

yes yes yes, compressed air does get the sludge out, well, compressed air and metho.

when I stripped and cleaned the calipers, I put the compressed air nozzle in one end, and a sausage of sludge emerged from the other end.

then I proceeded to make the metho black with the crud I kept getting out.

so now all I need is the correct torque settings for the through bolts :)

vw54 - April 18th, 2004 at 02:51 PM

yes ive done the same before with compresed air and there still been blocked. Easy to push the wire throught the hole its straight no bends

Ring up Disc Brakes Australia they might be able to tell you the torque setting ... I just mine up bloody tight ... never leaked in 5 years.

lulu94 - April 18th, 2004 at 04:13 PM

well we just pushed some wire through and they were clean as a whistle, ryan had spent about an hour on each one making sure they were clean, but thanks anyway

Danielle