Vintage car parts

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From a post on Central in September 2026 https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/vintage-car-parts-asbestos/10114

Items like these below are rarely offered or requested on Freegle, but if they are, a moderators note alerting the member is advisable.


Vintage car parts can contain asbestos, particularly:

Brake Components: Drum brake shoes, disc brake pads, and parking brake linings. Dust accumulated inside brake drums is often highly concentrated with friable asbestos fibres.

Clutch Assemblies: Clutch discs (friction plates) and pressure plate linings regularly contained chrysotile asbestos.

Gaskets & Seals: Engine head gaskets, exhaust manifold gaskets, carburetor base gaskets, and valve cover gaskets.

Insulation & Heat Shields: Firewall insulation padding, transmission tunnel heat shields, hood liners, and exhaust pipe heat wraps.

Electrical System: Vintage alternator/generator internal insulation, wire looms, ignition coil wrappings, and fuse box backing plates.

Body & Interior: Underbody soundproofing/undercoating, body seam sealers, and sound-dampening felt pads under carpets.

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