Rear proportioning valve prollems

["Horch, August" <Horch.August@tci.com>]

> With the car (88 5kCD TQ) completely suspended in the air by its frame
> & no form of a drivetrain, the left rear wheel is binding enough that
> I was able to tighten the wheel bolts for my new Sport wheels without
> holding the tire.  I'm _guessing_ this has to do with the rear
> proportioning valve that controls that wheel.  Yes, the whole car is
> off the ground, however, that proportioning thingy is a solid ball of
> rust.  The lever that is supposed to move can't be budged with a
> hammer, so it's completely useless.  So, the question becomes:
> 
> 1)  How important is it?  I very regularly toss 3 or 4 people (kicking
> and screaming usually) into the car, plus a bunch of luggage etc for a
> long weekend of camping or skiing or whatever, but also use it to
> commute 100 miles a day in, so the rear weight is constantly varrying
> rather considerably.
> 
> 2)  How bad would it be to toss the thing in the trash and just couple
> the two brake lines together?
> 
> 3)  Anyone got a parts car with one of these things intact that they
> want to sell cheap?  :-)
> 
> -August