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• Re: Early vs. Late brake comparison / lower ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:14:33 -0500
  The later brakes also have a much improved pad life which is probably the main reason for the change. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• follow-up- loaded vs. unloaded
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:44:36 -0400
  ...uloaded brake calipers. One source says unloaded is without pads and hardware, another mentinos pads but not hardware. I got a left and right...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:35:56 -0700
  ...Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement. > > > ..... > > i.e. does this [low pedal] negatively affect the calipers ability to > sufficiently push > > the pads against the...
• Re: [Syncro] Larger 303mm Syncro brakes
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:43:43 -0700
  ...The same is true if I were to put the SA Big Brake caliper on the Syncro 16. In that situation the caliper carrier...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:12:37 -0500
  Jamie, Go get a caliper press at Autozone for about $5. You do not need to remove the calipers from the brake line just...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:58:30 -0700
  ...Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement. > ..... > i.e. does this [low pedal] negatively affect the calipers ability to sufficiently push > the pads against the...
• Re: Broken bleeder on caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:09:17 -0700
  ...It was broken shut so I just loosened the brake fluid line on the caliper to get the air out of the line instead...
• front brake calipers- do I need new or can I ....
  Historical mailing list - dieselslave
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 13:06:34 -0500
  Anyone out there have any suggestions on changing out front brake caliper on 1984 VW Vanagon w/ 1.9 4speed? Who sells , what not...
• Re: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 17:37:37 +1100
  ...4:24 PM, Dan Andrews wrote: >> John, >> >> The Haynes manual gives Brake caliper to steering knuckle torque as 160Nm (118lbf ft) >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:00:14 -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: Brake Caliper Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:16:53 -0400
  ...Brake Caliper Question > > I'm rebuilding the ATE calipers on my 1985. I've never understood why > there are two bleeders. It makes sense...
• Re: new calipers (e.g., from busdepot)?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 29 Jun 2018 17:45:55 -0400
  These replaced original, never rebuilt, calipers on my 84 Westy… after my first failure when drivers side seal failed and started leaking at 190k...
• Re: Front brake noise
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:40:52 -0600
  ...The caliper and the > caliper parts (except pads) have a pretty good coating of general gunk. > Brake lines were replaced recently, but I guess...
• Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:48:13 -0500
  ...using the > brand of your choice... > > also the problem on the passenger front wheel is elsewhere not the brake > caliper... brake caliper is a...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:28:10 -0800
  ...course. >> > 2- Mk4 rear calipers, used with new seals, including e-brake cables and >> > brake lihes. >> > 2- new braided brake hoses from GW (I...
• Re: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 08:35:16 -0700
  ...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: 82 westy brake troubles
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 22:33:38 -0600
  ...What would cause this? a bad sticking piston within the caliper? ------------- Old calipers often stick, sometimes the rubber seal is pinched. --------------- Reinspected the entire...
• Re: Rear Disc Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:45:53 +0000
  ...brake thing, and maybe save a bit of money?? > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Tom Sinclair wrote: > > >What that means is the calipers were...
• Re: caliper with broken bleeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:53:11 -0500
  >>Went to bleed my brakes and found that the bleed valve is broken off >on one >of my calipers. I will try to get...
• Re: Front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 17:10:12 -0700
  ...that new self locking bolts must be used when re-fastening brake caliper housing. I spoke with bus depot and it sounded to me...
• 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...
• 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: need info on converting to Audi 4 wheel disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 18:20:25 -0600
  ...brakes on the Vanagon....but I have a few questions: You are saying that I could install Audi A6 front rotors and calipers on...
• 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...
• rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:48:17 -0400
  ...2- Mk4 rear calipers, used with new seals, including e-brake cables and brake lihes. 2- new braided brake hoses from GW (I already...
• 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: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 18 May 2015 12:00:56 -0400
  ...http://tinyurl.com/lqsx4gf > >> > >> My choices: > >> > >> - upgrade steering knuckles, install a "Bigger Brake Kit" > >> - upgrade steering knuckles, install new '86 + calipers etc. > >> - rebuild a...
• Re: Brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:13:35 -0500
  ...2 >> good used calipers that I hope will work out. � This will be the first time >> I�ve ever bled brakes so I might...
• 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...
• Big Brakes (install)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:54:31 -0400
  ...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: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 15:38:03 -0700
  ...caliper road. > the parking brake cable operate a screw inside the caliper pistons. > > there was a car that went from inboard front disc brakes...
• Re: Need advice on Brake issues
  Historical mailing list - Edward
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:18:32 -0500
  ...At the point of rotors and >pads Calipers and hoses should have been considered regardless. No brake job >is really complete without the hydraulics...
• Re: Brake Squeal
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 18 Jan 2020 10:11:19 -0500
  Just to add to what Dennis has said, many of the early Vanagon brake calipers are missing the shims. I have replaced the pads...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:49:06 -0800
  ...seems to be 'can you upgrade to "big brakes" using the stock > later-model calipers and just purchasing the larger rotors/pads (as opposed...
• Re: need brake caliper help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Jul 94 11:44:39 EDT
  ...lot of brake dust and grit caked up around the edges of the pads preventing them from moving freely in the caliper. Now every...
• Re: Help with brakes!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:29:32 -0400
  ...If it is on a single side, look for a caliper that needs replacing. Another problem could be a rubber brake line swollen nearly...
• Re: Dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:59:38 -0800
  Brent, Your wheels will be warm from normal brake action and even from tire sidewall flexing on the freeway. Jack up the van, and...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:53:23 -0700
  ...Sticky brakes > > My right side brake caliper is dragging and making a scraping sound. Should I just replace it or is the rebuild kit...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 May 2015 17:07:31 -0700
  ...jondvo@gmail.com> wrote: > Bigger brake kit means at least 15", most likely 16" wheels to clear the > calipers on any of the high...
• Re: Brake Upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:20:22 -0500
  ...Brake Upgrades? > I would like to upgrade the brakes on my 82 Vanagon. Do the later style > calipers provide any better braking? I am...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 06:46:05 -0600
  Robert Smythe wrote: > Forgive my usual ignorance but I dont have both sets of parts, stock > and SA > caliper/discs staring me in the...
• Upgraded Brakes Bus/Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:23:04 +0000
  ...article details a cheap upgrade to Porsche 914 brakes instead. The 914 uses an ATE caliper very much similar to the Vanagon, the primary...
• Re: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 08:34:02 -0700
  ...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: '88 Vanagon disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 22:10:44 -0500
  Check that the wheel is not hitting the caliper housing. Sent from Outlook Mail<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550987> for Windows 10...
• 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...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:57:15 +0000
  ...Brake Kit" > >> - upgrade steering knuckles, install new '86 + calipers etc. > >> - rebuild a spare set of Girling calipers. > >> > >> Is rebuilding the old style calipers 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...
• Caliper resetting pliers
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 10:02:00 -0500
  ...pliars made for pushing the pistons back into the brake calipers (while the calipers are still on the rotor) in order to install new...
• Re: giriling vs ATE calipers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:32:27 -0500
  If getting new or "loaded" calipers with the brackets, they are interchangeable. Both use the same pads. The brake hose connections are in a...
• Re: Question about vanagon front disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 17 Dec 2017 12:13:11 -0400
  ...ATE and Girling calipers interchangeable, and do the pins and pads fit both.... > Too cold here to actually do the brakes, but want to...
• Re: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 03:53:33 EDT
  ...I never changed out or adjusted any of the brake parts in this operation (not that the caliper is adjustable). Now, a few years...
• '86 Westfalia front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Ray Tubbs
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 20:54:26 EDT
  Attempting to replace front pads but the piston in the caliper won't budge. Decided to open the bleeder valve to reduce the pressure...
• Brake Caliper: Rebuildable? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 18 May 2015 21:02:52 -0700
  ...An image of one spare Girling or ATE early Vanagon caliper: http://tinyurl.com/lbfgylp It looks like someone beat the part with a...
• Re: finished caliper project
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 09:24:35 -0800
  ...calipers were not readily available, I got what I needed to get going on Saturday, the other side will be swapped this week. Brakes...
• 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...
• 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...
• VW brake cylinder paste
  Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:30:53 -0600
  I am rebuilding calipers. Bentley says to coat seals and pistons with VW brake cylinder paste or equivalent. Can someone tell me what is...
• Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 22:13:44 -0700
  Outer pad on my left front brake is wearing at a much faster rate than the others. Replaced it twice in 10k miles. Caliper...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 18 May 2015 09:22:40 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/lqsx4gf >> >> My choices: >> >> - upgrade steering knuckles, install a "Bigger Brake Kit" >> - upgrade steering knuckles, install new '86 + calipers etc. >> - rebuild a...
• Frustration in Brake Land
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:25:48 EST
  ...He told me to replace the brake booster, the master cylinder, and the front calipers and whatever the brake system needed. I had a...