Re: Rear Brake Options - '83 Ur-Q

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: johncorbishley <jcorbs@cablemichigan.com>
To: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Sunday, November 22, 1998 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: Rear Brake Options - '83 Ur-Q

>
>Ah!  I anticipated some more exotic pearl from your wealth of experience.
>
>Yes, the binding pins do seem the most obvious, although the ones on the
driver
>side were in worse shape and stiffer than those on the damaged side??
>
>I have cleaned up the pins and lubed them with high temp. brake grease.
They
>seem to be smooth with very little play, so may work again.  I'll open the
>pistons as soon as I confirm access to a rebuild kit, and have the rotors
>skimmed.  Niether are showing much obvious wear, other than the pitting on
the
>problem side.
>
>I'll let you know how it goes.
>
>Thanks for the help.
>
>John Corbs


    John;

    I wouldn't bother getting the rear discs skimmed. I my experience, these
unventilated rotors will rapidly warp due to the heat relief of residual
stresses from the turning operation. You are usually farther ahead to get
new discs.
    I have found that I need to R&R my rear calipers annually to keep the
rear brakes working properly through our salty Canadian winters.


HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  262k km