On Sun, 12 Jul 1998 10:09:34 -0500 Carol <car@intersatx.net> writes:
SNIP SNIP
. I think you hit upon your problem with
>the
>"blue stuff." Let's see what sort of replies you get on that one.
>
>I'm wondering what that gooey blue stuff is... Could somebody have
>tried to
>shortcut the O-rings that go into the calipers with some sort of
>gasket
>material?
>
It is most likely a commercial anti-squeal compound that many mechanics
put on disc pad backing plates as a matter or "habit". In fact, some
American car replacement pads come with a small tube to the gunk for the
DIYer.
On our cars, though, the pad backing plate usually has a coating that
looks like a thin coat of black rubber molded onto the backing plate,
that is supposed to take the place of the anti-squeal compounds. Works
pretty darned good too.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
>Good luck...
>
>Carol
>
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>At 10:54 AM 7/12/98 -0400, Philip Hubbard wrote:
>
>>Carol,
>>
>>Actually, no I only replaced the two front brake flex hoses. Would a
>bad
>>clutch hose have anything to do with my brakes? I haven't noticed
>any
>>difficulty with the clutch.
>>
>>Philip
>
>>At 09:26 AM 7/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Philip...
>>>
>>>I only came into your story this morning, but I can relate to it!
>>>
>>>You didn't say in your most recent posts.... do you have ALL new
>hoses?
>>>When I had trouble last summer, one hose collapsed (guy who did work
>with
>>>me should have known that.... He's a bragging mechanic, and I was
>the
>>>'newbie'.) Barney and I were finished with the Alaska trip and were
>on the
>>>way back from GT22 when that happened. But WE forgot to put in the
>hose to
>>>the clutch. (Had parts overnighted through George M to Marble Falls,
>Texas!)
>>>
>>>Those old hoses are real buggers! Calipers were completely
>rebuilt...
>>>including new shiny pistons. (Read $$$)
>>
>>
>>Burgundy 1974 Midget
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