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Brake servo - ur-quattro



In message <35C8BAF7.1E3C4779@ns.sympatico.ca> geo writes:

>> I also have a problem with the front right caliper - it only bleeds
>> at a trickle.  It took only minutes to get 500ml of brake fluid
>> through the others, but the front right took almost an hour.

> I've had this problem twice in my lifetime Phil.
> One was caused by a piece of crap in the line that
> I blew out with air after disconnecting the line,
> and the other was a reman caliper that just
> wouldn't flow properly no matter what.  I took it
> back, said this is no good, got another and was
> off to the races.

I stripped and rebuilt the caliper.  Works fine now.  I just did a
120mph straight line stop with my hands off the wheel - dead straight
with all the bits and pieces (ABS, etc.) working nicely.

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 Phil Payne
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