rear brake type 44/canadian tire

[don & lori]

Stephane

calipers were $207 canadian less 90 core credit so $117 each canadian.  they
exactly like the old ones right
down to the vw/audi part number in the casting.  they come from Fenco in
toronto.

not all CT's are the same.  my local CT told me it they did not carry brakes
for a 200q.  then when i gave them their part number he said it would take a
few days to get the calipers into his store.  another store across the city
(winnipeg) promised to have the parts in 3 hours and both times i called
they did.  yes everyone, including me has some crappy tire stories, but they
really helped out on this job.

you can check fenco web site www.fencoparts.com .  quality seems quite good
to me.  figure i stripped the bleeder by over titening.  it took all the
tread off the bottom of the screw.   with second screw i did not over titen
and it seems to be working just fine.

originally i wanted to try rebuilding the caliper as others have suggested,
but i need my car daily and just don't have the time, patience and skill to
tackle the rebuild.   i took the piston out and quickly decided for mois, it
would likely be an exercise in extreme frustration and i would end up
looking for a ride to work.

don henry
wpg.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>
To: "'don & lori'" <dell4 at mb.sympatico.ca>
Cc: "'Audi Quattro List'" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 1:06 PM
Subject: RE: more rear brake type 44 questions


> how much did the rebuilds from Can Tire cost you and what was your
> impression of the quality?
>
> In my pre-Audi days I had a Toyota 4x4 that I did extensive work to.
> Once went to Can Tire to get a wheel cylinder, get back home open the
> box and the rubber boots are all cracked.  Back to Can tire to get
> another one.  I am smarter by this time and check before I leave the
> store.  You guessed it - cracked boots.  The partslad got another one
> and same thing.  I said thanks very much and decided I would just bite
> the bullet, mortgage the house and bought one from Toyota.  Since that
> time I have generally stayed away from Canadian Tire for critical auto
> parts.  I'll buy bulbs and wiring, lubricants and stuff like that but
> not brake or steering parts.
>
> As for your situation with the bleeders, I would be very, very nervous.
> I think you can safely assume there is something wrong in there and
> remember that your brake system is subject to very high pressure when
> you apply the brakes. Unless that bleeder is in there properly, you risk
> springing a leak, possibly while under heavy braking.  Perhaps only some
> of the threads are stripped and the last bleeder got cross threaded so
> it is holding for now but you never know when it might let go.  Sounds
> like you need to double check that the bleeders and caliper are the same
> thread.  During the rebuild, they may have tapped it out and rethreaded
> a different size.  Hey, you never know.
>
> Stephane Livolsi
> Williams Lake, BC, Canada
> 86 5KTQ (If you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)
>
> >----------
> >From: don & lori[SMTP:dell4 at mb.sympatico.ca]
> >Sent: August 30, 2000 10:31 PM
> >To: quattro at audifans.com
> >Subject: more rear brake type 44 questions
> >
> >
> >finally threw in the towel with my rear calipers.
> >
> >they had gone beyond my patience and skill level.
> >got some rebuilts from Canadian tire.  left one went on fine.  when i
> >finished bleeding the right one, i titened the bleeder screw, but it just
> >kept
> >turning... uggh... stripped it and its leaking.  so i
> >stuck in the old bleeder screw from original caliper
> >and same thing,  when titened it leaked like crazy.
> >had another bleeder screw that came with the left
> >side, as i used the original in the new left side caliper.  so put in
this
> >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?
> >
> >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?
> >
> >i am total newbie to fixing my brakes, so hope more experienced listers
can
> >comment on above.
> >
> >don henry
> >
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