[T3] Caliper Rebuild
Adriel Rowley
adriel_rowley at hotmail.com
Thu Apr 28 04:35:19 PDT 2011
Jim:
Was the '73 caliper rebuild without cores for $75 for both? If so like to send off a check and get the front beam rebuild done.
Thank you,
Adriel
> From: jadney at vwtype3.org
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:58:11 -0500
> Subject: Re: [T3] MoS2 and Bosch Spark Plugs
>
> On 26 Apr 2011 at 14:39, Gary Forsmo wrote:
>
> > What's the quantity (oz.?) & price on the MoS2?
>
> I'd like $10 for a small tube. Not sure, but they're maybe 5 oz.
> That's actually a lifetime supply. The stuff is a Dow-Corning
> Molycote paste: pure MoS2 and oil.
>
> > Bosch Spark Plug price (ea.)?
>
> $2.50 for regular, $4.50 for platinum.
>
> > I set the gap on the plugs when you worked on my car last summer, but I
> > don't remember lubricating the threads on re-install. And I don't remember
> > the age or WHEN *new *plugs were installed. I probably should put new ones
> > in this summer.
>
> Plugs actually last a lot longer than most people realize. Replace
> them when the center electrode starts to get severely rounded. I
> probably put some of my Molycote on your threads. I keep a 35mm film
> can in my tool box for this purpose. It just takes a tiny touch and
> I've not refilled the can in decades. Once you get some worked into
> the threads in the head you really don't need to redo it each time,
> but that's only true for the MoS2.
>
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