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- From: brims@bnkl01.astro.ucla.edu (George Brims)
- Subject: Re: Asbestos from brake pads - How to clean it up safely
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.150939.29722@mic.ucla.edu>
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- Date: 11 Jan 93 15:09:38 PST
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- In article <1993Jan4.010704.27848@csc.canberra.edu.au> mmr@asgserver.canberra.edu.au (Micheal Rainford-Watson) writes:
- >Recently I was changing the brake shoes on my car and noticed all the
- >warnings about asbestos dust. What wasn't suggested was a way to get
- >rid of it without breathing it in. Does anyone know how to do this
- >safely and without any fancy tools?
- And what about clutch linings? My '86 Chevy/Geo Spectrum
- awaits new clutch parts with the transmission sitting on the floor. Inside
- the bell housing is a lot of reddish dust which must be the remains of
- the former clutch lining. The new parts (I have all but one) are marked
- "asbestos free" but what about the old ones?
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- George Brims
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