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• Re: need info on converting to Audi 4 wheel disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 08:24:06 +0100
  ...up) -rear caliper Golf3 (�92-�97) -245mm diameter, 10mm thick The front adaptors should also fit with the bigger Audi brakes, e.g. S4...
• Re: Brake pedal pumping/master cyl Q
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:10:06 EST
  While my rear brake shoes needed adjusting there was still good wear left on the shoes. This brought the pedal up in my case...
• Re: Left front brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - Andree
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:35:43 -0700
  It's an 84, according to the plate on the door. Scott, you actually worked on it in PT....
• Re: Front end advice
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:09:41 -0800
  ...maybe to > think about an easy brake upgrade, too. Grab a set of > spindles, rotors and calipers from an '86 or later > van, and...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:05:16 -0700
  ...Also, I am wondering if I will have to disconnect the > > > caliper > > > > from the line to be able to remove the Brake Disc? It...
• Re: Front suspension upgrades and more
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:02:11 -0500
  ...brake work, it is quite a bit cheaper to just buy the SA big brake kit. Genuine VW parts, larger rotors and calipers, and...
• Re: small car brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:54:55 -0400
  ...small car brake kit > > Looks like a Girling 4143 caliper. Trying to ding brake pads online is > proving to be difficult. > > On Mon, Sep...
• Parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 3 Apr 2012 19:09:05 -0400
  I need two late caliper bolts, the ones that bolt calipers to the carriers. I misplaced two and used some lower grade bolts for...
• PS Re: [VANAGON] brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:01:05 EST
  The calipers are strong enough to grip the spinning rotor on a vehciel which weighs over 4000 lbs. You cannot possibly exert that much...
• Re: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:43:47 -0400
  ...what is the > symptoms of a sticking caliper? i dont hear any dragging... but the brakes > do > suck on this van..... > > any ideas as...
• Re: Retrofitting power steering-is it worth it?/BRAKES
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 5 May 1998 20:27:02 -0400
  ...My weight estimates are '86 on brakes feature Kelsey Hayes style calipers like all modern VW's, a floating 1 piston caliper design, superior...
• Re: Big doh! by mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:06:33 EDT
  ...If you're talking about the caliper bolts, they are supposed to be replaced with every brake job anyway. It's the small one...
• List Specials on Brake, Fuel Injection Parts, and more!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:36:52 EST
  ...Front Brake Calipers for 86-91 Vanagon (Girling)- $50 each. Normally $60 each this is a great price for these calipers which are VW...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:05:59 -0700
  ...Also, I am wondering if I will have to disconnect the > > > caliper > > > > from the line to be able to remove the Brake Disc? It...
• Re: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 11:18:49 MST
  > behold, when I removed the brake line from the caliper, expecting fluid > to pour out, none did. I then removed the hose and tried...
• Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 7 May 2002 11:57:37 -0500
  ...turbo calipers and > >race-brake-pads from ferodo, pagid or performance friction. >This setup > >would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:09:24 +0000
  ...brake flex lines...I first noticed this when bleeding brakes the old fashioned pump, pump, hold method with a helper... Particularly with front calipers...
• Re: '86 Westfalia front brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 07:26:49 EDT
  I've got new Girling calipers for '86-91 Vanagons for $55 each + shipping. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• Vanagon front suspension/track question?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 19:06:36 +0000
  ...Get down to it and notice it is a a late Girling brake model, take off the caliper just to check and turns out...
• Re: Braided Steel Flexible Brakelines
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 08:40:10 -0700
  ...They take a brake caliper attached to a brake line and secure the other end of the line to an armature. This armature then...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:10:34 -0600
  > but then generally, conventional brake fluid is hydroscopic I think is > the word.. Not that it really matters, but I think you are talking...
• Re: Brake problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:16:07 -0500
  ...Pull the brake calipers and see if one of the cylinder puck seals is pinched and binding the puck. And then there is the...
• 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...
• Re: front bleeder valves
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 13:05:42 -0800
  its tough, I had to get new calipers. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/bleeding-failure/ http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/05...
• Can a rear brake pull down one side of a 77 bus as you stop???
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 27 May 2012 11:56:20 -0700
  ...think?? If that's not it, then it's all new calipers, brake hoses, hard lines I guess on the front. Seems like a...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:33:21 -0700
  ...bent because the calipers were shipped assembled on the >>> carriers. >>> This caused the calipers to jam and overheated my brakes, destroying >>> the >>> grease seals...
• Re: PEX front bearings WARNING
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:21:05 -0700
  ...keep the brake hose where it goes to the caliper firmly mounted ( stock vanagon caliper has a bracket on the caliper there for the...
• Teves vs. Girling brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - kmcdaniel
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:49:32 -0500
  ...I have a 1985 GL with a frozen inner piston on my driver side front caliper. FLAPS can sell me two Girling calipers for...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?B?ZG9mdW5rQHlhaG9vLmNvbQ==?=
  Mon, 18 May 2015 02:05:56 GMT
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• Re: Free stuff
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 17 Feb 2021 18:58:56 -0700
  ...stainless front brake hoses that I bought for my 1990 Westy that aren't compatible with the GW Bigger Brake Calipers.Free for the...
• Brake Parts Free in PDX
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:31:43 -0700
  I had the SmallCar front Big Brake Kit installed on my '87 Syncro. The mechanic said he thought the rotors, calipers and pads still...
• Re: Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:35:30 -0700
  ...a Haynes: > >>From Step 6 of Part 5 "Front brake caliper - overhaul": > > "Under no circumstances should the two halves of the caliper be separated" > ....................
• Re: GW bigger brakes availability
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 20:41:43 -0700
  The GW brake kit is based on Toyota Highlander parts, but they modified the caliper carriers and rotors and then had them produced for...
• Re: $$$Brake Job$$
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 12:06:54 EST
  ...Rotors > $118 ea., Calipers, $129 ea., bearings & seals $100. Labor $319. I know > calipers, same VW part # from Bus Depot are $79 ea. 60...
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 14:13:39 -0700
  ...After installing the big brake kit from Van > Cafe, I noticed that the clearance between caliper and wheel was very > small, but seemingly adequate...
• front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:18:32 EDT
  ...what is the symptoms of a sticking caliper? i dont hear any dragging... but the brakes do suck on this van..... any ideas as...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 01:10:48 +0000
  ...bent because the calipers were shipped assembled on the carriers. > > This caused the calipers to jam and overheated my brakes, destroying the > > grease seals...
• Re: Brake Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 11:08:50 -0500
  ...They use the stock calipers. Also included in this kit are their highest-quality brake pads (front and rear) and stainless-steel, braided brake...
• brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 13:13:15 -0400
  Question for the group on brakes, calipers and drums History: My wife (primary driver of the van) complained to me the other day that...
• Re: Breaks...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:29:41 -0600
  ...Madrigal, who has new brake calipers, books, pistons, etc. and stops much better, thank you)
• Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 01:39:09 EST
  ...and calipers on the front from the Audi 100/A6 C4(1992-1997).>> How is this different for the South African Big Brake kit...
• Re: Pin Insetion on Front Calipers
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:31:02 -0800
  ...Thanks Ken! >> > > Girling hardware: > https://germansupply.com/front-brake-hardware-kit-bus-vanagon-80-85-w-girling-calipers.html > > ATE hardware: https://www.busdepot...
• Re: Euro van brakes
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:12:23 -0800
  ...he uses Eurovan (T4) discs in conjunction with the SA big brake calipers. Keep in mind that the T4 rotors are axially vented. So...
• Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:25:29 -0600
  Volks, I replaced the wheel cylinders and calipers on my 85 GL. I have bled manual brakes many times before, but have never done...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:59:00 -0700
  ...A mechanic had speculated that there might be something "kinky" with a caliper(s). He'd experienced that before. And ya. Crazy but a...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? (and some trip pics)
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 12 May 2013 03:06:06 -0500
  ...Front brakes: Residual pressure valve inop Brand X front brake hoses or hose collapsed Sticking Caliper Front wheel bearing out of adjustment, causing rotor...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 20:12:57 -0400
  ...bent because the calipers were shipped assembled on the carriers. >> This caused the calipers to jam and overheated my brakes, destroying the >> grease seals...
• Re: Fwd: Big Brake kit description
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 23:19:58 -0700
  ...You will have to put > shims between the calipers and the mounts for them. You will also have to > modify your existing brake lines...
• Re: front brakes don't bleed (?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 21:25:29 -0500
  Some manuals say the two bleeders are for draining the caliper completely when changing fluid and bleeding. Top for bleeding, bottom for draining. I...
• Re: SA Big Brake Parts Inventory
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:02:32 -0400
  Calipers with pistons, brake pads, and a couple of washers (spacers) about 5mm thick. At least one of my kits didn't have the...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:32:17 -0400
  ...Are these pressure bleeders (attach to brake fluid reservoir and push fluid through), or vacuum bleeders (attach to brake caliper/cylinder)? The latter ones...
• Re: Frustration in Brake Land
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 16:45:35 -0500
  ...He told me to replace the brake booster, the master cylinder, and the front calipers and whatever the brake system needed. I had a...
• Re: $$$Brake Job$$
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 19:36:00 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: $$$Brake Job$$ My 91 vanagon failed state inspection due to front brake pads. Midas gave me aa price $480...
• Help with brakes!! UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Sun, 22 Jun 2098 09:55:23 -0000
  ...The Dealer did replace both calipers and front brake hoses. It is on both sides but mostly on the right side. I was going...
• Re: Rusted/stuck bleeder on '82 Westy brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 3 May 2005 11:03:59 -0400
  The early brakes have a second bleeder valve that is for some other purpose.Maybe for caliper draining. Perhaps this valve can be opened...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:11:42 -0400
  ...Front tee to left brake hose 140mm (5.5 inches) > 4. Left front brake hose to left front caliper 350mm (13.8inches) > 5. Front...
• caliper pics
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 15:13:23 -0800
  posted a couple of pics of my brake caliper fiasco here: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/bleeding-failure/ I hope it serves...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon Front Brake Caliper Rebuild Struggle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 May 2021 03:01:53 +0000
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• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:33:00 -0400
  ...Front tee to left *brake* hose 140mm (5.5 inches) 4. Left front *brake* hose to left front caliper 350mm (13.8inches) 5. Front...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:10:27 -0500
  You would have to get the steering knuckles off an '86 or newer model in order to use the newer brake rotors and calipers...