"Neil" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <benteaches@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Apr 5, 11:17 am, "Neil" <nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>Would just
>>> cleaning the shoes be enough?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>
>> No.
>> Neither shop sounds reputable at all.
>> If there is *any* fluid on the shoes, replace them.
>
>
> Here's part three. My son picked up his car after having the wheel
> cylinder replaced. They said the shoes didn't need replacing; they just
> cleaned them. However, the original item -- that his parking brake
didn't
> work, which the shop said was because there was brake fluid on the rear
> shoes, still isn't resolved! He's bringing it back into the shop
tomorrow.
>
> When he had gone in there, the guy checked the parking brake, and told
him
> that it was adjusted correctly (3-4 clicks). However, the brake still
> isn't holding the car. With the brake fluid out of the drum and the
shoes
> cleaned, it should worked.
>
> Something about this shop doesn't smell right.
>
I agree!
hmmmmmm You firmly pull up the parking brake and it does not hold?
I am not sure which VW it is, but that does not seem right to me either!
A very light coating of brake fluid can be cleaned off the shoes if done
BEFORE the fluid soaks in. So if the brake fluid touches the shoes
quickly
clean it off!
I think that these shoes might have soaked up some brake fluid and may
need
replacing. Kinda cheap stopping insurance.
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