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From: jimn@cornell.UUCP (Jim Nesheim)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: squeaky brakes summary (and brake dust)
Message-ID: <38@cornell.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 08:58:49 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 23 08:58:49 1985
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Ok, all you netters who responded to this question about squeeky brakes -

The consensus seemed to be that the problem of brake dust was caused
by uncovered disc brakes, and asbestos pads. Drum brakes don't do this
because the pads are inside; dust won't escape.
My question is this:
	I own an '85 VW GTI, which has disc brakes front and rear. Why
don't I have the problem of brake dust on my rear wheels? It only shows
up on my front wheels. Are the rear discs protected, or do the rear
discs have different pads in them? If anyone knows, I'd like to know.
Somehow this doesn't seem consistent with what everyone thought the
problem was.

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