Whooo Wee!

  You got me there, Jake.

   Good one!

   Don Hanson

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Neil, your calipers were probably rebuilt in Surrey, along with almost
> all the other calipers available in Vancouver.
>
> And Hanson, a guy who leaves shop rags in his oil pan shouldn't be casting
> ethnic slurs on Mexicans - its in really bad taste.
>
> Thanks, Jake
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:39 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Hey Neil, Hi
> > >
> > >   Rebuilding brake calipers is frowned upon, though obviously it *is*
> > done.
> > > You are seeing why it's not recommended to rebuild calipers, at least
> > that's
> > > the rap I hear around all the roadracing guys I hang out with,
> > Personally,
> > > I don't know that much about ATE but I'm infinitly acquainted with
> > Brembos.
> > > I certainly wouldn't (didn't) bet my life on anyone (myself included)
> > being
> > > meticulous enough with the fussy job of re-building  brake calipers.
>  The
> > > tolerances have to be very precise, the parts have to be kept really
> > clean,
> > > the specs. closely followed.  The actual condition of everything inside
> > the
> > > castings?  I'd want to have them ex-rayed or ultra sounded or something
> > to
> > > rule out structural flaws, too...not something I (and many others)
> would
> > > choose to leave to a stranger.  I bet they don't give much of a crap
> down
> > > there in Matamoros or Tijuana, or where ever the re-build factory is..
> > >    How much are you saving by not replacing your calipers (if indeed
> the
> > old
> > > ones are bad) with new rather than rebuilt?  Again, dunno that much
> about
> > > ATE..but your brakes..kinda important.
> > >   Don Hanson
> > >
> >
> >
> > I totally agree.
> >
> > Didn't rebuild due to a lack of confidence I guess. And due to some
> > ignorance. Now I know.
> >
> > The Teves (ATE) calipers that I took off my '81 Westy are still here
> > at home. Considering the value of an ATE core (on paper they were more
> > than the rebuild) I might take one with me on my trip. That and a
> > rebuild kit.
> >
> > AFAIK, these aren't available new anymore. They just get rebuilt, or
> > in some cases, schmengied back together, over and over.
> >
> > Neil.
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
> >
> > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> >
> >
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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>