Boy, I had just finished mounting and bleeding the caliper, came in and
checked my email to discover that I was in the wrong Bentley section. Weird
how after hours of videos and many pages of forum discussions, Bentley has
something I didn't find.  Wish I read about "VW brake cylinder paste." Oh
well, a quick search online came up empty for VW specific brake cylinder
paste. I used brake fluid, as recommended by most online videos.

That bottom bleeder is called a drain screw in Bentley. My fluid has been
flushed regularly over many years, so not sure I would need to drain it.
Over two liters of brake fluid to do the job according to Bentley!

I didn't split the housing, so could not try penetrating fluid from the
inside to get at the "drain screw."

On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 5:01 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Calipers generally get serviced or "rebuilt" due to leaking or sticking,
> getting stuck. Leaking is due to age of the end seal or heat damage and
> then corrosion at the top of the piston. Sticking is almost always due to
> corrosion or debris between the piston and caliper wall. The corrosion can
> be from moisture and road stuff getting in from the dust boot and the brake
> fluid absorbing enough moisture to rust the caliper bore from below. Often
> things are OK until the pistons get pushed back during pad replacement.
> Good practice is to open the bleeders when pushing the pistons back so any
> debris doesn't get pushed back into the master.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Neil
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 1:53 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Brake Caliper Question
>
> The Bentley manual has instructions for "bleeding" and "changing" the
> brake fluid. The table shown in "changing" section shows use of lower bleed
> screws.
>
> With the callipers opened up, maybe good quality penetrating fluid would
> reach the bleed screw threads from the inside?
>
> Neil.
>
> On 4/14/21, Steven Shelton <shelton4@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm rebuilding the ATE calipers on my 1985. I've never understood why
> > there are two bleeders. It makes sense to bleed from the top of the
> > caliper, but why is there a bleeder at the bottom? Is there something
> > I need to do now that I've drained the fluid out of the caliper? I'm
> > reluctant to do anything with it since it's never been opened. If it
> snaps off . . . .
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> VE7TBN
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