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Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Brake service safety caution
From: "Wes Jones" <dooger@wildblue.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:29:14 -0400
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Agree. Asbestos is a problem AIUI only with long term heavy exposure and in combination with other aggravating factors like smoking. The whole issue was the biggest environmental fraud in history before the global warming thing got legs. The only effect the asbestos issue has really had is make some companies rich by allowing them to charge exorbitant amounts to do remediation in public buildings and elsewhere when it's ordered by the EPA. Oh, and deny industry a cheap product for heat shielding. It's perfectly safe if handled with common sense.

OK, that's my rant...

Best, wes



On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:01:32 -0400, Gary McCormick <gkmcc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Overkill.

Thousands of tons of "asbestos-bearing" dust have been released into the
environment over the decades during which the material was used in brake pads and clutch discs. If it's so bleeding dangerous, we'd ALL have lung cancerb&

Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA

--- On Fri, 4/27/12, datsun_nut@ns.sympatico.ca <datsun_nut@ns.sympatico.ca>
wrote:

From: datsun_nut@ns.sympatico.ca <datsun_nut@ns.sympatico.ca>
Subject: [Roadsters] Brake service safety caution
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Date: Friday, April 27, 2012, 9:45 AM

It was with dismay that I read the other day of a 'listmember' servicing a
rear brake, which included vacuuming the dust.

We should never do anything which could allow any brake dust to get into the
air.

Brake dust may contain asbestos, asbestos is a carcinogen and any exposure is
dangerous.

If one is going to do any brake service, the first step is to wet the brake dust down with LOW pressure water (a hose on minimum flow) and capture the
dirty, contaminated water as a hazardous waste.

I would add the dirty water to my waste oil container. Even brake clean on it's own is a danger as it has high pressure which could also make dust fly
into the air. I only spray brake clean into a rag and wipe parts clean.

We shouldn't do anything that could cause brake dust to go into the air; I wear a mask and gloves, do not eat or smoke while doing brake service, use NOT
petroleum greases so as not to contaminate any rubber parts(use
silicone/synthetic brake lubricants)

Work safe

Just my thoughts, this is what I teach my students in my Automotive program at
Community College

Enjoy the ride

Damian Hall
69 SRL solex
88 300ZX
87 XJ6
PictouB  NSB  Canada
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