more rear brake type 44 questions
james accordino
ssgacc at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 31 06:26:39 EDT 2000
--- don & lori <dell4 at mb.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> got some rebuilts from Canadian tire.
Are they for a quattro? How much? Any core charge?
> turning... uggh... stripped it and its leaking.
> third bleeder screw and
> it seems to work fine.
>
> is this unusal? should i be worried that it will
> leak,
> or did i just damage the treads on first 2 i tried?
I don't know. Are the threads stripped off the
screws? Normally screws are steel and cal. are cast.
Cast iron usually strips first. They make oversized
bleeders, but it's a pain.
> also note on the brake hose on right side looks a
> little twisted as had to go extra quarter turn to
> keep
> it tite. shud this concern me? wud it be better
> without that extra quarter
> turn?
If it's really only 1/4 turn, it should be fine. If
it's more twisted, I would unbolt the caliper, and try
turning that to see if the hose lays better.
Jim Accordino
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