

| Subject: | Re: removing front brake grease caps |
| From: | Matthew Pollard |
| Date: | Fri, 29 Jun 2001 16:49:23 -0700 |
Marty, the cap does come off and is not threaded. Some trick that i've used: 0) the claw part of a claw hammer. just go around and around and around slowly prying 1) 1/2 of a pair of channel lock pliers. put part of it against the lip on the cap and the other part rests against the rotor. And just pry a little, rotate 1/2 pry a little, rotate 1/4 pry a little, rotate 1/2... etc. Hope these help. By the way, be sure to pump the brakes BEFORE you drive because they need to self adjust! -m Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, marty wrote: > ok, I have a real question now, I'm doing the front disc brakes and turning > the rotors on my 85 and all the bentley says is "Grease cap, remove with vw > 637/2". I've taken the little retaining clip off the little square nut thing > sticking out of the grease cap, what next? I've tried prying and banging but > don't want to proceed if in fact the cap "screws" off. And yes, I'm doing > the brakes so I can slow down after I break the sound barrier :) >
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