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Subject:Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:11:42 -0700

Shawn,

believe it or not, I got a good price for slave cyl at Speedway
(Victoria VW dealer ). Chris who used to work at Bow Wow works in
parts dept now and has his own semi-separate part operation.

Last year I bought a slave cyl, german make (sorry can't recall exact
brand) that was comparable in price to mail order.

cheers

alistair

On 30-Mar-10, at 6:26 PM, Shawn Wright wrote:

So, for those who deal with local FLAPs (NAPA, etc), what is a good
brand of
wheel cylinders to go with that they might have? For ordering from
busdepot
or other list vendor, what brands of wheel cylinder, shoes, and drums
are
acceptable? I think the drums are fine, as they were new OEM 70k
miles ago
and looked ok at last check. If I do replace drums, can bearing races be
saved, or are new bearings in order? That would add a lot to the cost...

Autohausaz (my preference as my parents are in AZ, and I need it
there fast)
has drums by 'OP parts',  TRW or ATE cylinders, and Enduro shoes.
Busdepot
of course has a ton of options, so which are best? I just ordered
front pads
from them last week... but totally overlooked the rears... :-(