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• Front brake question
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 00:34:14 -0700
  Can I put 86-on calipers and rotors on a 85 GL? From what I can tell from the Bentley the steering knuckle and...
• Rear disc brake for Vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:01:25 -0500
  ...What is the source of the rear discs and calipers? Audi Quattro? VW? Subaru? Thanks for all the info, Chris.
• Re: Sick of the brake noise
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:16:02 -0500
  I think they weigh about 30 for two calipers.I sent a set to Canada and they cost a fortune to send. Get a...
• splash shields
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 05:04:21 -0500
  ...I'm talking about the ones behind the front brake calipers. Are these NLA or dealer item only. Mine seem to be disintegrating over...
• Re: Teves Caliper Same as ATE?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:52:06 -0500
  At 06:23 PM 1/29/2009, neil N wrote... >it appears that I have Teves calipers: > >Are ATE's the same? Yes. ATE...
• 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...
• Identifying brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 21:46:35 +0000
  ...rather, condition and circumstances dictate) that I need to replace the calipers. They seemed fine when I last did the brakes a few years...
• Re: Lube Points on New Front Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:21:06 -0700
  ...FWIW listers, the product that c/w the rebuilt calipers (in small "pillow bag") is called "Ceramlub 2800*F". They have a web presence...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 May 2014 09:14:17 -0700
  Yeah right john, Gotta machine those brake cylinders, clutch cylinders, calipers, etc etc :) Alistair > On May 8, 2014, at 8:57 AM, JRodgers <jrodgers113...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:14:44 -0400
  Vanagons have the 2 piston calipers through model year '85. You do want to "Purge" the old fluid from both bleed screws on each...
• Speed Bleeder for bleeding brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:06:25 -0700
  This looks like a cool one-way bleeder. (available for front calipers at least--I wonder if they have one for the clutch slave...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 01:10:48 +0000
  ...There > were some ATE calipers also fitted around 89 but these use a different > carrier mated to them. Since the guide pins are what...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:00:52 -0400
  Rebut calipers often show failure by leaking. It is normal for the brakes to rub a little. That is part of the plan. Rubbing...
• Re: Brake whoas
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:16:34 -0700
  Scott, The only way you can go with the oversized (RSA - Republic of South Africa) rotors/calipers is if you go up to 15...
• SVX-powered crewcab pickup blows trans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
  ...If you want to keep your 16"-wheels, we could make a kit with brembo-rotor with 310mm diameter and 993 turbo calipers and...
• Re: Is this the right caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:45:24 -0700
  ...do these new ATE Calipers come 'loaded' ...as in 'with pads' ? Rebuilt ones usually are. Dunno about totally new ones though...but the chance...
• Re: How to spend $500 dealer credit in 40 days?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 09:14:41 -0700
  I'd suggest - brake components (rotors, pads, calipers, drums, brake booster etc etc) - radiator - A/C compressor - AFM (if they have it) - bunch of...
• Re: Thread size of vanagon brake fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:37:45 -0700
  ...2013 at 3:43 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > What is the thread pitch and diameter on vanagon calipers? > > Thanks, > > Jim >
• Rebuiilding *#$&^ Brake calipers! [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:43:43 -0800
  ...trick? (is there one?) I am about ready to take the calipers into the VW dealer and see if they can get them in...
• Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 7 May 2002 09:02:16 -0400
  ...This setup >would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will fit your wheels. > >Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, bolts, >hydraulik...
• Re: Brake Caliper Done?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:40:18 -0400
  The early calipers do not slide. They have an inboard and outboard piston instead. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Mar 17, 2012 o...
• Re: Stuff Page Volkswagen vanagon syncro
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 15:57:48 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I liked the Porsche brake calipers.. boxer calipers? anyone know? >I can't read German > > >At 01:08 PM 2...
• Re: Moderator Comment Re: Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:34:10 -0700
  ...If you read the info on > the company site, > you may discover the calipers are rebuilt in the US. Some of us may not...
• Re: WTB:Syncro Left Front Brake Caliper
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 07:59:54 -0700
  Larry, I just looked up the VW part numbers for the calipers on my VW Dealer Microfiche. They are the same numbers for Syncros...
• Front brake job done on 77 Westy
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:44:16 -0600
  Alright, new brake pads, brake hardware, calipers, flexible hoses, and metal lines. If this thing still locks up the front passenger side prematurely after...
• Re: Uneven front brake pad wear?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 23:16:54 EDT
  In a message dated 10/15/01 5:59:09 PM, kitzmann@EXIS.NET writes: << I quess I need to get new calipers, please...
• Re: Front turn lenses '72 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 21:34:16 -0400
  ...Makes me wish that when I had the '73 for parts that I had taken the spindles, rotors, and calipers off when I took...
• Re: Big doh! by mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 17:29:46 EDT
  ...The bolts are supposed to be replaced when the calipers are removed; not with each pad replacement. I'm speaking of the mounting bolts...
• Re: Uneven Brake pad wear
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:56:06 -0800
  ...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: WTB:Syncro Left Front Brake Caliper
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 15:50:16 -0400
  Question? It has been suggested to me that the Syncro Front Brake Calipers are the same as on non-Syncros. I thought that they...
• Re: Teves Caliper Same as ATE?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:45:14 -0500
  > it appears that I have Teves calipers: > Are ATE's the same? Yes, Teves is the T in Ate. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot...
• 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: Audi 100/200 callipers PHOTOS
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 06:36:20 +0000
  ...On the same note the bolt pattern spacing for those type of calipers is what CAN support the mounting of the dual pot calipers...
• Re: $$$Brake Job$$
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 19:36:00 -0800
  ...Rotors $118 ea., Calipers, $129 ea., bearings & seals $100. Labor $319. I know calipers, same VW part # from Bus Depot are $79 ea. 60...
• Girling vs ATE Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:47:01 -0500
  ...How would one know if they had Girling or ATE Calipers on theyre Vanagon? Of course if you can read the caliper that gives...
• Brembo vs ATE brake Disks
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 12 May 2011 21:50:18 -0400
  ...I have Girling Calipers if that makes a difference. Thanks, Edward
• For Sale
  Historical mailing list - rob le duc
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 19:59:24 MDT
  ...1990 91K auto tranny both CV axels starter 1990 91K power steering rack 1990 sliding door no rot All stationary glass rear drums & calipers...
• Re: Brake Pads - anyone use these yet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:05:54 -0400
  ...On front engine platforms, the ULT is excellent for aggressive street and autocross use in the front calipers. It also works very well in...
• Re: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - Darie Duclos
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 13:45:53 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...I've been told they are most likely locking because of a problem with the hoses that are attached to the calipers and not...
• Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:42:17 -0700
  ...Took the calipers to a machine shop to get the mounting holes rebored to the correct spacing. Guy says $130. This sound about right...
• Good Used Parts-'87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Koontz, Mark
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 12:51:42 -0500
  I'm looking for a [good] used set of front brake calipers for my '87 Vanagon Weekender.(Mine are unrecognizable under cakes of rust...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 May 2015 09:51:22 -0600
  ...I suspect the rebuilt calipers I >> installed >> several years ago, never worked 100% correctly due to poor quality >> assembly or >> parts. i.e. one...
• Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:33:41 -0700
  ...Before I did my calipers, the brakes were fairly firm (but stuck on one side). I bought my calipers from busdepot, so I assume...
• Re: Disk brake guide pin boots
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:50:25 -0400
  ...https://www.vanagain.com/product/vanagon-brake-caliper-pin-boot-kit-for-girling-caliperss Did I mention that Vanagain single handedly funds Vanagon.com...
• Re: need brake caliper help
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 12:17:14 PDT
  ...You can probably fix this for free by taking the calipers apart and cleaning up the bores with emery (sp) paper or steel wool...
• Re: Front end advice
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:09:41 -0800
  No, the discs are what your van came with, but the later model vans have larger discs, pads, and calipers. The swept area is...
• FS: ATE brake calibers
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 16 May 2000 11:53:46 -0400
  While looking for some other VW part in the garage, I came upon a set of ATE calipers that I got from the Bus...
• eurovan disk calipers and rotors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:51:41 -0800
  Anyone know first how large the Eurovan caliper and rotors are (are they larger than those on the vanagon?). If the eurovan brakes are...
• Re: Squealing Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Daivd Janzen
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 22:29:43 EDT
  I had this problem on my 85 and replace rotors, calipers and all the hardware on them, and NAPA pads with anti squeal stuff...
• Re: Girling vs ATE Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:50:09 -0500
  ...If not, they are the more common ATE. >On the very different 86-91 calipers, it would be more rare for them to >be...
• 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: 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: Tire/wheel questions [T4] (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 10:12:12 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Just watch out for the clearance on the front calipers. Ric
• Brake part assist
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 18:56:38 -0400
  I have brand spankin new calipers, pads and rotors for a 1989 Vanagon. Does anyone know if they will fit on a 1984 Westy...
• Front Spindle
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:30:48 -0400
  ...Is this an issue? I do not see any differences, but the Bentley states that '86 and up have different calipers. Will my early...
• Re: Steering Knuckle "Modification" + Brake Caliper questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:58:05 -0800
  On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Those calipers will most likely have been rebuilt...
• Re: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 09:42:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...I've been told they > are most likely locking because of a problem with the hoses > that are attached to the calipers and not...
• 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
  ...I don't rebuild calipers any more, too many problems in the past. it is best to buy high quality rebuilt units from a...
• Re: ATE Brake Calipers, NEW $99 / ATE vs. Girling
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 23:57:38 EST
  In a message dated 10/30/05 10:33:24 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: << > Can you be more specific about these calipers? > What...