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• Re: Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:14:39 -0700
  You likely need to push pistons in calipers "out" so new pads will > fit. Maybe your FLAPS has a tool for this? > > Don't...
• Re: Early vs. Late brake comparison / lower balljoints
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:30:35 -0500
  ...The caliper is simpler and likely less expensive. I can't > remember whether the pads are larger. > > Yours, > David
• Re: Rear Disc Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:45:53 +0000
  ...My Smallcar rear disk kit came > >with Girling calipers and ATE rotors from an Audi 5000 > >TQ stationwagon. > > > >Tom > > > >--- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET...
• Sticking brakes
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 23:07:42 -0400
  ...manual, and even made sure to add caliper grease to all the sliding areas on the calipers. However the brakes are always dragging, never...
• Re: Front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 17:10:12 -0700
  ...Your caliper should be different, but pics should show how little I used at pins/pad holes. http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/frontcaliperspads3 Inspect entire...
• Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Jun 2016 10:21:11 -0700
  ...I'm considering upgrading my 1981 Westy to the later style knuckle to allow for the better later style caliper or big brake kit...
• 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...
• Riggins, Idaho - brake caliper?
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:40:05 -0400
  Hi, The 85 Vanagon seems to have blown a front drivers-side caliper. Wondering if anyone is near here that has a parts van...
• FS: front calipers and waterpumps, '86-'91
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 22:33:21 -0500
  ...2 pairs of brand new front brake calipers, includes mount!, '86-'91, $100 pair 3 waterpumps, 2.1, new, no-name but excellent quality...
• Re: Removing the top ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 18:38:13 -0400
  Steve, I am working on an article to do this, along with a caliper rebuild and pad install. I am waiting for my other...
• Re: Riggins, Idaho - brake caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:10:35 -0400
  Hi Andree, Calipers are available new for not a lot of $$$; If you're in a hurry then I'd try NAPA or your...
• Re: Caliper resetting pliers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 18:19:46 -0600
  ...And they've ever heard of > being able > to > > install new pads without removing the calipers from the rotor. > > > > I got the job done...
• Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 01:09:10 -0400
  ...As for the shop not reporting the frozen bleeder maybe they were afraid to ask for more $$$ but maybe they lost a caliper sale...
• Re: Little bit of brake capliper info.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:04:34 -0700
  ...depending on what year vanagon you have .......there might even be two bleed nipples on that caliper, like up to 85. The top 'grease...
• Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:54:29 -0800
  ...And IIRC, the Girling caliper has a "G" on one face. Hope that helps! Neil. On 11/21/16, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com...
• Re: How do I determine the brand of my calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:41:03 -0600
  If you mean caliper, since it's in the front, no I don't think so because it stops evenly (though a little mushy...
• Re: Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:16:42 EDT
  Why did you replace the calipers?? Did you have spongy brakes before you changed the calipers ?? You may have master cyl. problems or rear...
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for older Vanagons......
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:05:26 -0400
  ...Stanhope wrote: >I need to get new rotors+calipers for my old 84' westy >so i decided to upgrade to the 86'-91' disc...
• Re: ATE/Teves Rebuilt Caliper Question (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 09:13:59 -0700
  ...The copper washer is for use with applications that have a brake hose threadi9ng into the caliper. If you have steel line you don...
• torque for front wheel caliper bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 11:58:18 -0800
  can anyone with a bentley handy tell me please what the torque numbers are for the two bolts that hold the brake calipers on...
• Re: disconnect brake line to remove caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 13:26:32 -0600
  ...My > 85 GL has the front calipers set up the same way. Thank God that we don't > have to remove the calipers when...
• Re: Help with brakes!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:29:32 -0400
  ...The high pressure from the master cylinder would allow the fluid to activate the calipers, but the calipers have no way to force the...
• Re: Dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:59:38 -0800
  ...Any binding and you have a bad caliper or warped disk. The rears should rub a little, kind of intermittently, but still be reasonably...
• '83 Brake Magic
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 08:53:48 -0700
  ...I dont think I pushed the caliper back in enough for that one. - put the pins and clip back in. - pumped brakes. It took...
• Re: Sticking front calipers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:17:43 -0400
  I have never seen a piston fall out of a caliper while it was hangin with the pads reoved. it was either forced out...
• Re: For Sale....Let's Scrutinize
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:05:40 -0800
  ...re "Smallcar 11� front disc with dual calipers kit " I'm sure that does not mean two calipers per front wheel ...........?? well it's...
• Re: weird little brake noise
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 19:38:30 -0700
  What he has is a sticky caliper with worn pads to match. With a sticky caliper, the brakes are *almost* engaged, which is why...
• Re: Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 00:06:21 -0800
  You might want to think twice about getting the caliper bolt at a junkyard. Bentley states that the two bolts that hold the caliper...
• Re: Brakes!!! Urg!
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:52:26 -0600
  ...cause the caliper > pistons to > not go back in after pressing the brake pedal? Or do I need two new > caliper's as well...
• Re: Sticking brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:23:57 UT
  ...I'd pull a caliper and make sure it's possible to retract the pads enough to really clear the rotors - since some aftermarket...
• Re: [WetWesties] Late Type 2 ATE caliper bleeder screws???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 1 May 2012 22:50:33 -0700
  ...Re: [WetWesties] Late Type 2 ATE caliper bleeder screws??? I've never known brake caliper bleed screws to be available new individually. that's...
• Re: Brake caliper question
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 11:34:46 -0800
  ...How do you test calipers or proper function in both > directions. I can't afford to replace both calipers and hope thats the > fix...
• Audi G60 Caliper Carriers, source?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 08:53:32 -0400
  Does anyone know where I can get, or happen to have a spare set of Audi Caliper Carriers used on the G60 equipped cars...
• Re: Brake problems
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:17:30 -0700
  ...Lastly, make sure the two pins that the caliper housing glides on are clean and lubricated with caliper grease. Also, the Master cylinder could...
• Re: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 11:18:49 MST
  > behold, when I removed the brake line from the caliper, expecting fluid > to pour out, none did. I then removed the hose and tried...
• Re: anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 00:25:48 -0400
  ...Haven't come across a caliper like this before. Don't like it. I'm wondering if I shouldn't rebuild calipers now. I...
• Re: Rocky Montain Motorworks Pricing
  Historical mailing list - OPD
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 05:03:12 -0800
  At 04:13 AM 12/6/00 -0600, Mark Ingalls wrote: >Volks, > >I ordered new Brake Calipers for my 85 GL from RMMW's...
• Need rotors and calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:26:59 -0700
  Howdy people! I've got a set of rotors and calipers (real VW stuff) that came from my '89 Westfalia after just 3,000...
• Rotors, Bearing, Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:42:16 -0500
  Well, I've got a sticky front caliper so I've got to replace both calipers. Anyway, I'm thinking I will replace the...
• Re: Favorite brake shoes/pads?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:01:40 EDT
  ...also, when you replace the fronts, take your calipers apart and give them a good cleaning with some silicon spray/lube/whatever. i ground...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 20:12:23 -0600
  I guess its the Girling calipers that are full floating. The 87 I was planning my raid on had full floating calipers but I...
• Re: Worth of Big Brake Kit...better brakes on 86 up vans...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 2004 14:03:17 EDT
  ...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: brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:01:00 -0800
  ...Oh I failed to > mention that the caliper has to come off to to do this properly. Are Vanagon caliper bolts of the "use...
• WTB:Syncro Left Front Brake Caliper
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 11:40:31 -0400
  ...Somewhere someone has a front left brake caliper in a pile of "useful items". Maybe its time to find it a new home. Please...
• Re: Brake caliper bolts - why does Bentley says replace ?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 20:02:21 EDT
  In a message dated 4/19/00 3:53:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time, k1cajun@PIPELINE.COM writes: << But why the calipers' bolts ? >> Exposure...
• Re: Anyone have experience w/ caliper rebuild kits?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:49:46 EDT
  ...I think you can get calipers for about $100+/- ready to bolt on--maybe a little less? If it were me I'd go...
• Re: Big Brake Kit $575
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:08:42 +0200
  ...If only I could mount calipers on my vanagon�s rear! Then I would use the brakes from my old Audi 100, the calipers...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:56:07 -0700
  ...t expect water to separate and collect in the bottoms of the > calipers, > but it can't hurt to bleed and flush there too.
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 18 May 2015 11:08:10 -0400
  ...I suspect the rebuilt calipers I > installed > several years ago, never worked 100% correctly due to poor quality > assembly or > parts. i.e. one...
• Re: need info on converting to Audi 4 wheel disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 20:44:43 -0800
  ...I rarely get to see core calipers (besides A-4). Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Los Angeles "Smola, Tony" wrote: > > Raimond, thanks for the info...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:35:56 -0700
  If you are not getting a firm pedal, l would say you are not getting effective braking from the calipers. I don't know...
• Re: Breaks...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:29:41 -0600
  ...I ended up splitting the caliper and using a 2-ton >jack and the bus to force the pistons back into their respective caliper...
• Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 01:39:09 EST
  Raimund, << I hope to get this system ready for half the price of the porsche system, using vented discs and calipers on the front...
• FS: SA Big Brakes in San Francisco now
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:12:01 EST
  ...These include the new front hubs, bearings, seals, hoses, rotors, calipers (w/pads). Syncros basically only need the caliper ad rotors. Maybe split the...
• Re: Rear Disc Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:41:21 -0600
  ...It would be nice to know what USA vehicles the Smallcar kit is based on - what car(s) the calipers and disc fit stock...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:37:58 -0700
  what year and which style caliper ??? so your sure the one, or both pistons, move freely, yet one pad wears rapidly ? If it's...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:07:52 -0700
  I redid the calipers on my Unimog - circa 300 EUR for the front calipers (two per disc) and circa 1300 EUR for the rear...
• Re: Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 08:18:54 CST
  ...Brake Caliper Bolt Saga >Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 00:06:21 -0800 > >You might want to think twice about getting the caliper bolt...
• Re: Syncro front rotor life expectance
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 21:04:05 -0700
  If the damage is more extensive on one side of the rotor than the other, there is a problem with your calipers. If, "... only...
• Re: anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:53:27 -1000
  ...Haven't come across a caliper like this before. Don't >> like it. >> >> I'm wondering if I shouldn't rebuild calipers now. I...