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• Re: Stainless Steel Brake Lines...brake performance tips
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 11:25:17 -0400
  ...Cryogenically frozen rotors, drilled rotors, slotted rotors, bigger rotors, rear discs, metallic pads, carbon pads (try www.carbothecheng.com ) , silicon DOT 5 brake fluid...
• Re: Big brake kit question for `87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:50:22 -0400
  ...However, I'm > not positive that the Audi rotors are the same dimensions as the SA rotors. > > > > Van-Cafe listed them as different sizes...
• Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:13:53 -0800
  ...New rotor with ~ 4000 miles. Am I looking at damage due to excessive engine heat? The Jetta coil is purported to put out higher...
• Re: Fwd: Big Brake kit description
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 23:19:58 -0700
  ...What rotors will I use in the future? Are the pads readily available, maybe from other sources? I have not problem buying this upgrade...
• Re: Metric bolts for CMORAN
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 17:26:34 -0500
  Colin, Thanks to you and Tim Smith for tips on shocks and rotors. After my test drive tonight I'll post my project review...
• Re: warped SA rotors...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:03:34 -0800
  ...according to this expert article, rotors do not "warp" - they merely accumulate brake material unevenly or develop hard spots made of cementite. Very small...
• better brakes on 86 up
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:10:43 -0700
  ...To figure out what was different, I have measured the pads, caliper piston diameters, and the rotor diameters. Then I pondered the differences and...
• Re: Notes on new stock sized rotors
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:48:56 -0700
  Hey don, I’m sure the rotors for the van are listed on brake performance website, in plain and drilled. I have the drilled...
• Re: $$$Brake Job$$
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 12:06:54 EST
  ...Original quote 240 new pads & turn the rotors. Then the call " you > need calipers, new rotors, pads, new bearings" price $1000 ! Gulp,... > well I...
• Re: My Lug nut Plea
  Historical mailing list - James Wetzel
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 16:09:18 -0400
  ...Does over-torquing lug nuts lead to premature rotor warp? I have seen this debate rage among brake experts. One the one side, some...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:20:04 -0400
  ...cap lying on the side (so I could see the rotor while I was turning the engine). I think I fried the cap and...
• Re: Audi rotors instead of SA discs?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:59:48 -0600
  ...from SmallCar consist of ~ CALIPERS & PADS - 91 AUDI 200 W/GIRLING ROTORS - 98 PASSAT FRONT ORR ~ DeanB On 15 Sep , 2014, at 4:02...
• Re: Ouestion about brakes-No VW Content
  Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 14:57:51 -0500
  ...If when you drag your finger across the rotor or inner-drum surface and your fingernail catches in the grooves...you should check the...
• Re: Distributor replacement choices???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 18:22:19 -0400
  ...It is a > computer controlled module that sits on top of the current distributor and > Eliminates the cap, rotor, points, etc. It has two...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:21:20 -0500
  ...It does allow slightly better cooling over the solid rotors >and slightly bettter wet performance. The SA vented rotors are far superior >in terms...
• Re: Brakes...no van content.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 17 May 2007 09:40:36 -0700
  Not that your rotors weren't warped John but..... I was interested to read recently that rotors don't warp as often as one...
• Re: Front brake noise
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:32:33 -0500
  Ralph, Rotor surface is shiny without significant grooved scoring (as best I can tell - it's pretty smooth). The outer edge is rusty. The...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 May 2014 07:45:42 -0700
  ...gauge on a jackstand next to the mounted up rotor > n' spin the rotor slowly. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http...
• Re: 89 Syncro Westy Rotors Needed
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 4 May 2001 19:20:40 -0400
  ...Hence Brembo's reputation for their brake rotors lasting so long... - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW
• DITRIBUTOR/NO START
  Historical mailing list - mike stainbrook
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:11:08 -0800
  hI All- I just replaced my plug wires,coil wire,distributor cap,and rotor-now the engine won't crank over for more than...
• Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 19:07:36 +0000
  ...out , with the rotor on turn the rotor >around >and put pressure to it to see if you can make it wobble back and...
• Re: Distributor/Spark Plug die-electric grease
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:20:15 -0700
  ...and 'something' to prevent rust on the distributor shaft under the rotor. the rotor can get *really* stuck on .. so something , even vaseline would...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:50:55 -0700
  ...Yes most front drive vehicles use a flange hub with the > rotors slipped on or over and many use bolts threaded into those > hubs...
• Rotor & Wheel Cyl Bargains!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 09:54:33 -0500
  For a short time, I have been able to extend the very popular $39 brake rotor deal I offered before to include _all_ Vanagon...
• Re: dead hall sender-where to get replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:11:35 -0500
  ...cap and rotor at lunch, >adjusted my idle a bit, and now the van will not >start.put the old cap and rotor back...
• Serendipity (W)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:34:19 EDT
  I had just put the finishing touches on an email where I waxed theoretical about distributor rotors with a fellow list member when my...
• adjusting front brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:24:34 -0800
  ...There is resistance on the rotors, it seems, as the wheels do not turn as freely as they should when jacked up and spun...
• Rotor Position?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:24:19 +0000
  ...But, the Rotor is pointing in the direction of the crank pulley. I'm remembering that it should be 180 different, pointing towards # 3...
• Re: Distributor Cap and Rotor, Leads, Timing
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 14:55:54 -0400
  ...Conventional plug gap .028". > > Distributor caps and Rotors are wear items and can suffer from > contamination and moisture. Once they can flash or arc...
• Re: Boiling water in Westy(f), was: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:48:26 EST
  ...Engine coolant was routed inside all four rotors. Oddly enough they discovered the size of the radiator could be _REDUCED_!! The rotating rotors effectively...
• Disc brake setup, info finally!
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:10:56 +0200
  ...The front is available with 288mm or 312mm discs, both also available with drilled rotors. A 57mm single-piston caliper is used. This is...
• Re: Brakes...no van content.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 May 2007 06:43:40 -0700
  ...Get more air circulation onto your brake rotors somehow. Many racers use brake ducts to direct cool air right onto the rotors somehow. My...
• Big Brakes (install)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:54:31 -0400
  ...Putting the new rotor on had me scratching my head for a few minutes. The new rotor does not have a screw to hold...
• Re: Front brake caliper hangup '87 Vanagon- any advice
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 10:56:22 -0600
  ...I also replaced the rubber brake lines, rotors and bearings at the same time, as overheating the grease will kill its lubricity. My old...
• Re: Brake service
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 13:08:49 PST
  ...I replaced rotors the 2nd time when the 2nd set of pads worn out because the rotors seemed have reached the thickness boundary. The...
• Re: Volks Cafe (ie Volks Motorsports.com) is awesome!
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 12:07:09 EDT
  ...Every time that I have encountered a machined rotor from any late model VW, BMW or lesser MB they warped. The official word from...
• Re: How to spend $500 dealer credit in 40 days?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 11:19:08 -0700
  ...master cylinder, clutch slave and master, brake slaves rear, front rotors, calipers. These all go bad after 100 k miles and eventually need replaced...
• Re: bucking/ what fix
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 11:11:46 -0500
  ...loose temp2 sensor excessive spark plug gap rotor cap I would venture to say that each occurence of bucking may be caused by a...
• Re: Brake upgrades and Power Slot Rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:13:54 +0000
  ...http://www.autohausaz.com/audi-auto-parts/audi-5000s-brake_rotors-replacement.html bob > Is there any good way to upgrade the brakes on...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 07:05:29 -0800
  ...Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q > A little while ago, i switched to 15" wheels as well, hoping to fit larger, more...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 8 May 2014 10:57:34 -0500
  ...scottdaniel@turbovans.com> >> wrote: >> >> > I just stick my dial gauge on a jackstand next to the mounted up rotor >> > n' spin the rotor slowly. >
• Re: Front brake noise
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:12:34 -0600
  ...The rotor looks okay - not too scored. > I had the pads replaced, but I don't think he did anything to the calipers. > > When...
• Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 06:07:26 EST
  ...burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question Check your cap and lead wire interface. I have seen all too many times vans come in...
• Re: '87 VANAGON -Poor start/worse idle- the cure! (wordy)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 20:57:36 -0500
  ...Carbon? Bits of the brass >terminals? I would expect carbon from the contact button -- maybe rotor is rough and tearing it up? Should be...
• Re: Front brake noise
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:55:51 -0500
  ...The rotor looks okay - not too scored. I had the pads replaced, but I don't think he did anything to the calipers.
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for older Vanagons......
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:05:26 -0400
  ...The rotors are bigger and can take more heat. I think the change was made to reduce cost of manufacturing. Anyone else see it...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 19:39:50 -0700
  ...and aother professional who said- "I put pads on good rotors, and new rotors, I never turn a rotor. " I always put 'disc brake...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:52:16 -0800
  The vented rotor will be much thicker Robert, and wouldn't fit into the caliper. On 2/19/06, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com...
• Re: New Front Brake Rotor Question
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:58:12 -0700
  FWIW, it's best to clean new rotors with brake cleaner of similar to remove any protective "anti-rust" film that's on them...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:10:39 -0700
  ...But this is about rear brake > drums. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > > Zeitgeist wrote: > >> No doubt it's a warped rotor--a common problem...
• Re: [Fwd: bosch digifant] Warm lug nuts.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 02:47:40 EDT
  ...Thanks. >> That is just the heat transfering from your front brake rotors. Next time touch the brake rotors and you'll see how warm...
• Re: distributor cap tolerances
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:59:55 EST
  ...The rotor (which I could only get in Bosch) was still like new. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• Syncro Rotor Removal
  Historical mailing list - Bernie Heins
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 18:42:25 -0600
  I just picked up a set of new rotors for the syncro from Frisco Auto Parts ( Mississauga, ON ) for $65.00 CND each.( $43US...
• Re: Are Early and Later Style Disc Rotors Interchangeable??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:35:03 -0700
  ...Are early '80's and later '80's Vanagon rotors interchangeable? How do they differ? I say not interchangeable, as they have different part...
• powerslot slotted rotors
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:58:06 -0400
  Hey Everyone, I need to do some brake work before my cross country trip and was wondering if anyone has tryed these powerslot rotors...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:02:45 -0500
  ...Newer VW vehicles use front hubs and hub-centric rotors which do not utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the...
• Re: Big brake kit question for `87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:16:42 -0700
  ...However, I'm > > not positive that the Audi rotors are the same dimensions as the SA > rotors. > > > > > > Van-Cafe listed them as different sizes...
• Re: Front brake question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:44:04 -0400
  You need to replace the steering knuckle, with rotors, bearings etc, and the brake hoses. This is a worthwhile upgrade. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: 85 rotors easy to r&r without press?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 00:34:11 -0400
  If the old bearings are ok they can be put in the new rotors. I think new bearing/race sets are no more than...
• 90 Vanagon CARAT 2.1 waterbox hesitate and lurching
  Historical mailing list - HOTZE, BRETT C [AG/1000]
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:42:39 -0500
  ...I have replaced the plugs, rotor, rotor cap, oil/filter, air filter and this seemed to help for about a week but now the...