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• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Mon, 18 May 2015 12:46:43 -0600
  ...1981 Brake Caliper Decision Hello, I also had a problem with incorrectly assembled rear brakes. I purchased my Vanagon thinking it needed brakes because...
• Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:53:18 +0200
  ...I hope to get this system ready for half the price of the porsche system, using vented discs and calipers on the front from...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?B?ZG9mdW5rQHlhaG9vLmNvbQ==?=
  Mon, 18 May 2015 02:05:56 GMT
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• Same brakes fit 2WD & Syncro knuckles?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:03:38 +1300
  Are 1986-and-later brake discs & calipers interchangable between 2WD vans & Syncros? That is, do they have the same mounting points?
• 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: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:11:59 -0500
  ...source for rebuilt ATE calipers? Take it apart ,clean it up with a scotchbrite pad ,replace the o rings and put it back together...
• Re: '87 Syncro brake failure?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 18:38:39 CST6CDT
  ...and lastly, the pedal sponginess was possibly getting the calipers so hot that the brake fluid boiled in the caliper-- gives a feeling like...
• Uneven Brake pad wear
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:22:37 -0500
  ...The calipers are newish Girling ones that I installed last spring, and the slider pins (?? what are those things called ??) on the calipers seemed...
• Re: Wheel squeal more info solved
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 Jul 2019 06:12:28 -0400
  ...Just like you Mark, it was a break caliper. It is now replaced. Heidi, my main driver, reported the break pedal was the same...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:39:48 -0400
  ...I paid about $185 for the calipers, including e-brake cables, carriers, hoses and lines; the Passat carriers I got from ebay for about...
• Re: Early vs. Late brake comparison / lower ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:14:33 -0500
  ...The caliper is simpler and likely less expensive. I can't > remember whether the pads are larger. > > Yours, > David
• Re: How do I determine the brand of my calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:20:25 -0600
  ...jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Another word about my--original poster--caliper problem: They are not > leaking or pulling to one side. The right...
• Re: Breaks...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 07:36:52 -0800 (PST)
  Run, don't walk, to the nearest parts store for new caliper assemblies... Jeff Olson SEattle, Washington, where it's always sunny, warm and...
• Re: Front Spindle
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:00:46 -0400
  ...The only difference I have seen is in the bolts that hold the caliper on. Mine is also the later cast lower control arm...
• bleeder repair update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 14:45:22 -0800
  ...Thanks to all that offered replacement calipers, but it seems that my local wrecker has a few pairs on hand and I need the...
• Re: [WetWesties] Late Type 2 ATE caliper bleeder screws???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 1 May 2012 22:48:20 -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: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:12:06 -0500
  ...Seems the hit on the passenger side claimed the brake caliper. Due to the fluid loss he can't tell if the caliper is...
• Re: Big Brakes (install)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:04:48 -0700
  ...I left the old caliper hooked up to the brake line, while I did everthing else (in other words, I didn't want to...
• 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: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:53:20 -0800
  http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_194/caliper... yes it will fit.... if your rotors are standard issue OEM
• Re: Am I the only one that 'checks out' every vanagon I pass?(Friday)
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 21:55:31 -0500
  Bob, you SOB. I almost got killed on the way home. Gimme back my calipers!
• New Beetle tires/rims on 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Collins
  Tue, 21 May 2002 07:01:20 -0400
  Anyone know if the new beetle rims/tires will fit an 87 westy? Bolt pattern? Offset? Whether caliper will fit? thanks, Dave
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 22:03:57 +0000
  It would depend on the volume difference between the old and new calipers. Piston travel would be about the same, but if the new...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:57:46 -0700
  ...https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1iG-OThfvx0/SwOauGjsY5I/AAAAAAAAB9I/xtLArNgtLt0/s640/FrontCaliperFaulty.jpg Frankly, I'd be tempted to rebuild my calipers next time. Neil...
• Re: Good Used Parts-'87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 07:01:00 -0400
  ...Easy to do if you know the tricks. >>> Eric >>> >>>Koontz, Mark wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I'm looking for a [good] used set of front brake calipers...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Mon, 18 May 2015 09:17:28 -0700
  ...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: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 14:55:55 -0700
  ...you could adjsut how far down over the disc the caliper road. the parking brake cable operate a screw inside the caliper pistons. there...
• Re: Brake Expert Questions/PICS/Rant
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:55:06 -0700
  ...I know that brake calipers get rebuilt over and over, > but this certainly speaks to me that I would have been better off > rebuilding...
• Hansen brake kits #3
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:08:46 +1200
  ...It would have been nice if a rear caliper >>carrier was simple to have machined from steel or some ultrahigh-strength >>fatigue-resistant aluminum...
• weird mouse story [F]
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 20 Jan 97 16:51:39 EST
  ...Anyway, I get the flat tire off and observe the disc brake caliper. I see what appears to be something furry lodged in there...
• Re: rear discs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:28:54 -0400
  ...I made a bolt on carrier plate for the caliper (subaru) as these are for the fronts and have parking brakes. I had a...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:23:34 -0800
  ...And ..........'usually' .........the caliper pistons will move enough under brake pressure to grab the disc and slow things down, and then not retract much...
• Re: How to spend $500 dealer credit in 40 days?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 13:26:36 -0500
  ...master cylinder, clutch slave and master, brake slaves rear, front rotors, calipers. These all go bad after 100 k miles and eventually need replaced...
• (Part) of brake line needed- 87
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 20:21:27 +0000
  Have a dilemma with my brake line not matching up with the caliper. It was suspected that I got a wrong side caliper because...
• Re: Same brakes fit 2WD & Syncro knuckles?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:57:08 +1300
  >On 10/10/07, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: >> >> Are 1986-and-later brake discs & calipers interchangable between 2WD >> vans...
• Re: help 2 piston caliper and rotor removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:29:22 +0000
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• 1985 Front Spindle
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:07:46 -0400
  ...I need the one for late model bearings and early brake caliper. Thanks
• Breaks...
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 10:18:38 -0500
  ...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: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:31:21 -0800
  ...Mark Jake de Villiers wrote: > Sounds like seized calipers and you're only getting real braking from the > rears. Because of the greater excursion...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:56:37 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > > > I use a crowbar-like tool to pop off the bearing caps. > > > > > > you can undo the caliper and leave it...
• Re: Brake caliper bolts - why does Bentley says replace ?
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:56:36 -0500
  ...It comes with the caliper bolts, boots and some grease and is > made by Lucas/Girling. $10 and the part number is 443698470. Thanks...
• Re: Rotor swappin help needed !
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:26:10 -0700
  But what if you replace the calipers also? Is the mounting the same for the calipers? Z --- mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > No...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 13:03:42 -0700
  ...One advantage to the later style single piston calipers is that having only one caliper piston somewhat reduces the ability of the pads and...
• Re: cooling system flush and other issues('81)
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 09:42:50 -0400
  Bently has procedures for rebuilding calipers, very detailed I might add, however if yours is leaking it may be better to replace the whole...
• girling calipers 54 vs. 60
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 04:30:13 -0700
  Does anyone know if the hanger mounting holes for Girling 54s and Girling 60s are the same? 54s are single piston and 60s are...
• Cranshaft Endplay setting
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 20:21:49 -0400
  Is trying to check the endplay with a 6" Electronic Digital Caliper Vernier Micrometer a hopeless idea? Also does an 87 need the 12...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 12:22:11 EST
  ...With a Volvo, if one hydraulic circuit ruptures, the other circuit will still operate one pair of caliper pistons (4 pistons/caliper) on each...
• Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 13:34:16 CST
  ...While taking the front calipers off the lower bolt on the right caliper would not budge. I used the impact wrench on it. It...
• rear discs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 09:35:24 -0400
  ...to find bigger/thicker calipers I am looking for a set of GM rears for camaro/caddy/?? they are fairly standard and once I...
• Re: need brake caliper help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Jul 94 11:44:39 EDT
  ...edges of the pads preventing them from moving freely in the caliper. Now every time I change over from winter to summer tires and...
• rear disc brakes...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 15:10:47 -0400
  ...The parking brake works via the main piston/caliper so wheel hub mods should be minimal, I suspect. An adapter to provide a flat...
• Hansen brake kits #2
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:09:29 +1200
  ...This kit is from Hansen >>motorsport. >>911 Biturbo with new rotor-centers and an adaptor like on the Audi RS2 to >>mount the calipers...
• Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:03:33 -0500
  ...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: brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:10:53 -0500
  ...A rusted piston or calipers will not move easily causing excessive brake where. With the piston extended you can pull back the rubber boot...
• Re: Breaks...
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 08:52:55 -0700
  ...Run, don't walk, to the nearest parts store for new caliper assemblies... That should be ``Run, don't walk or drive your bus...
• Re: Squealing brakes! Where to find missing shims?
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:22:59 -0600
  ...Anyone know where I can get them? > > > VW part numbers (you need two of each) for ATE calipers (pad > retaining spring is cross-shaped...
• Re: Sticking front calipers
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:37:18 -0700
  > On 1 Apr 2007 at 17:17, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > Vanagon calipers are generally available, rebult, in a day or two...
• Re: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 15:29:11 -0600
  ...that > Bentley calls for 200 ft/lbs of torque on the caliper bolts. I have > found one that goes to 180 and the rest...
• Rocky Montain Motorworks Pricing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 04:13:25 -0600
  Volks, I ordered new Brake Calipers for my 85 GL from RMMW's. A day after I ordered them I was looking at their...
• Can't Bleed Brakes-84
  Historical mailing list - Jim Bryant
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 16:25:47 -0600
  ...On one of the front calipers, I can get the BOTTOM bleeder to bleed clear brake fluid with no problem, but the TOP bleeder...