"Steve B." <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:35:08 GMT, "Neil" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
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>>"Steve B." <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>>So, if there's so much brake fluid in the drum that it's leaking out
the
>>>>other side, there must be a fair amount of fluid on the shoes. Would
>>>>just
>>>>cleaning the shoes be enough?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>> I would replace the shoes. I don't know what kind of car you are
>>> referring to, but brake shoes are usually pretty cheap and the labor
>>> shouldn't change much since they have to pull the drum and most of the
>>> shoe hardware to replace the leaking wheel cylinders anyway.
>>>
>>> Steve B.
>>
>>Sorry -- the other thread is named the same as this one, but without the
>>"Part Two." The car is a 91 Volkswagon Golf.
>>
>
> Autozone has those for $14. I'm sure a mechanic will want $30 for
> them but I would want new ones. Maybe you could buy a set and have
> them replace them when they do the other work.
>
>
Just checked the AutoZone website, and they have them, but they're not
stocked at my local store or any nearby store (can buy them from the web
site and have them ****pped in two days). Guess they don't stock old VW
parts.
My ex is planning on taking the car in on Monday for the repair, so can't
really order them from the website. Do you know of any other stores that
might stock these older parts? The other option would be to just have the
place put the shoes on and pay their price, which shouldn't be too much.
Also, since, if they replace the shoes instead of cleaning the old ones
they
save on the cost of a can of cleaner as well as the labor in cleaning the
old shoes, one would think they wouldn't charge too much for labor for
putting on the shoes, especially since they'll be in there anyway.
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