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 lulu94
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| posted on April 16th, 2004 at 10:55 AM |
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Brake Question
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
1968 pearl white beetle:kiss
1600 engine 
soon to be supercharged 
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| posted on April 16th, 2004 at 01:43 PM |
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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.
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lulu94
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| posted on April 16th, 2004 at 06:44 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 16th, 2004 at 08:53 PM |
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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.
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| posted on April 18th, 2004 at 12:50 PM |
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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  |
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| posted on April 18th, 2004 at 02:51 PM |
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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.
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lulu94
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| posted on April 18th, 2004 at 04:13 PM |
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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
1968 pearl white beetle:kiss
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soon to be supercharged
1970 and 72 Squarebacks 70 soon to be rotor powered |
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