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• Need Used Parts 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:32:25 -0600
  ...1) Right and Left disc brake calipers. 2) Front disc brake rotor, only 1 needed but will take the set if necessary. Enough steel...
• 88 Westfalia GL Camper For Sale - Wolfram Gray
  Historical mailing list - MJV
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 06:41:07 -0500
  ...New front brakes (calipers, rotors, pads); new battery; Passed PA State Inspection and Emissions Details and pictures: http://www.velocity.net/~vickrail/moshevw.htm...
• Re: Frustration in Brake Land
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 16:45:35 -0500
  ...He could see that one of his calipers was leaking and draging and the pedal was feeling soft. He told me to replace the...
• 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: 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: Lube Points on New Front Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:27:37 -0700
  ...Nice to know re copper antiseize. > > FWIW listers, the product that c/w the rebuilt calipers (in small > "pillow bag") is called "Ceramlub 2800...
• Re: '56 kombi - brakes (again)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 21:18:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...What might be behind this? I had this problem too, and I thought it was sticky calipers. I got another set of calipers and...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:12:59 -0600
  On Jun 20, 2012, at 8:27 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: DIY pressure bleeder from Motive Products. Hey, I don't mind the education...
• size of nut on spindle of 1981
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 14:55:34 -0700
  I need to remove the upper ball joint nut to get the brake (bracket) line off, I'm installing new calipers. Does anyone know...
• '86 up brake improvent on vanagon??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 01:32:02 EDT
  ...my '85 to the '90 it was the first thing I noticed, big > difference. > what improvement? arent the earlier front calipers dual piston?? chris
• Brake parts, used Cheap.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 18:00:11 -0500
  ...80-85 Vanagon / Westy :Two front rotors, both brake calipers, all wheel bearings and seals and also the used vacuum booster. Used but all...
• Re: rear discs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:28:54 -0400
  ...I had a clearance problem with the suby calipers and audi front vented rotors ( I tried though) I am also running the Audi 5000T...
• Re: brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 12:36:12 -0700
  ...New / Rebuilt calipers are in order. Disregard any other symptoms until you get this replacement done. Hopefully you'll have solved the problem. Stan...
• Brake fluid testing strips. Yesterday/s response appears it was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:11:26 +0000
  ...after an event where the cylinders or calipers get heated up and corrosion inside the cylinders, calipers, and brake lines. The VW is prone...
• Re: Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:26:23 -0700
  ...my 68-79 Van Bentley, since late Bays used the > same calipers as early Vanagons, AFAIK. They show the caliper split and 2 > small...
• Re: 4-disc-brake
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 19:30:48 -0500
  ...Not sure if Audi 5000 calipers fit. I have an Audi 5000 here, but it is still in use. So I didn�t have...
• Re: new calipers (e.g., from busdepot)?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Jun 2018 20:06:26 -0400
  > > I'm looking at this from a fairly simple point of view but I guess if a > given calliper "core" is borderline, say at...
• Re: Front suspension upgrades and more
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:02:11 -0500
  ...Genuine VW parts, larger rotors and calipers, and new wheel bearing. Much better quality than the aftermarket stuff you will pay more money for...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:52:16 -0800
  ...caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE! > > > > Because the rotors are a larger diameter, the calipers mount further > > out as well. They will rub against the wheel...
• Disc brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 05:05:46 -0000
  A couple of questions for the brake experts on the list. Does the later 'floating' brake caliper have any braking advantages over the early...
• 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: Big doh! by mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 13:27:34 -0700
  I've never removed my calipers to replace pads. The bolts are supposed to be replaced when the calipers are removed; not with each...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 11:17:05 -1000
  Do the big brake kit's calipers have larger pistons than stock ? that would account for more brake pedal travel. Since pads ride 'just...
• brake piston adjustment/pliers
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:40:56 -0700
  ...1) How to move the pistons without disassembling the calipers and without the spiffy piston position-correcting VW tool (US 1023/2)? 2) Where...
• Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 7 May 2002 07:37:06 -0500
  ...This setup >would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will fit your wheels. > >Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, bolts, >hydraulik...
• brake calipers, Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 18:39:32 EDT
  Dear List, Has anyone changed a brake caliper recently. I just received a new one for my 83.5 WBX only to find that...
• Re: Rebuilding *#$&^ Brake calipers! [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 15:02:55 -0800
  ...Rebuiilding *#$&^ Brake calipers! [Syncro] According to the pix there is no mystery about this one. Should push straight back in. Check carefully to be...
• Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:54:12 -0800
  ...hard lines from MC to calipers. Proportioning valve. All replaced parts still ok. Over last few years (calipers + related not long ago) - Booster, (check...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:22:22 -0700
  ...The cylinders do not look smaller than Vanagon front calipers either. I did not get an impression that the pads are thinker and smaller...
• Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:26:33 -0700
  ...no gasket used? When ATE calipers were new, was there a gasket between the halves? My gut says "no". IF not.... As an ATE...
• More on Vanagon Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 00:58:26 EDT
  ...Bearings, races, pads, rotors, calipers, etc...which calipers are better, ATE or Girling? I understand most Vanagons came with ATE as OEM equipment. Are...
• Go Westy Big Brake kit
  Historical mailing list - KLAL
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:51:31 -0400
  Hi All, Has anyone had any experience with the GoWesty Big Brake kit which replaces the stock rotor and calipers with larger ones? We...
• Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 7 May 2002 11:57:37 -0500
  ...calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, >bolts, > >hydraulik handbrakesystem etc.) will come to EURO 5700,--. > > > >Possible would also be 305mm rotors with 996 calipers and...
• Fw: Re: Brake Pads - anyone use these yet
  Historical mailing list - Lynn Robson
  Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:54:41 -0500
  ...On front engine platforms, the ULT is excellent for aggressive street and autocross use in the front calipers. It also works very well in...
• Fw: Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - selten
  Tue, 7 May 2002 07:44:35 -0500
  ...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: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:26:39 -0800
  ...I have the single piston Girling calipers on the > 86 and up vans. The pads are not held with pins. The caliper is already...
• Disc upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 17:36:09 +1200
  ...If fitting bigger discs, the caliper carriers would need altering also; if the discs have a wider swept area larger calipers and pads would...
• Re: Brake Woes
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 08:51:44 -0800
  ...Is not that hard to rebuild the calipers, even I did it, with good results. Hector
• FS: Vanagon/Syncro Rotors & Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:21:12 -0800
  Sorry for the spam, but someone here might be interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7961547943&rd=1&sspagename...
• Re: Teves Caliper Same as ATE?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:59:21 -0800
  ...29/2009, neil N wrote... >> >> it appears that I have Teves calipers: >> >> Are ATE's the same? > > Yes. ATE = Alfred TEves. ATE is the...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 18 May 2015 09:22:40 -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: 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: Brake Pad (Caliper)Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Watson
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 19:41:59 -0600
  Youre lubricating the slide pins on the calipers, do not leave them dry as this causes stuck calipers and other problems down the road...
• Re: SOLVED: Squeaking Wheels When Brakes Not Applied
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:16:49 -0700
  The squeaking was actually a high-pitched resonance from the pads vibrating inside the calipers. The goop you put on the back of the...
• Re: Frustration in Brake Land
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 17:52:01 -0900
  ...He could see that one of his calipers was leaking and draging and the pedal was feeling soft. He told me to replace the...
• front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 14:17:02 CST6CDT
  ...i've been very pleased with just exchanging the questionable, somewhat sticky old calipers on high milers with rebuilts... and it seems when rotors...
• FINISH BEFORE SENDING!!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:03:24 +1200
  ...5537-7770 Ph: home 0061 (7) 5591-2723 Price: Component derivation: calipers - rotors - rotor type: rotor diameter: List of kit components: Payment method: e...
• Re: Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 22:51:50 -0500
  Loren, Well, I'm not sure. I am sure I made the year of my van clear when I ordered the parts, but this...
• Brake swap
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:30:07 +0000
  ...Can I swap out the old small calipers/discs for the '86 and up larger ones? I'm just trying to verify something I...
• Brake Expert Questions/PICS/Rant
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:38:47 -0700
  ...New rotors, "factory" rebuilt ATE calipers, pads all messed up with brake fluid. http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/faultyaterebuiltcaliper Questions: Is this type of failure...
• Re: Brake pad recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:22:57 -0700
  ...I know the calipers and pads are different, I wonder if I should switch to the later calipers, but would they fit on the...
• 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: Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:35:30 -0700
  Just for giggles I checked my 68-79 Van Bentley, since late Bays used the same calipers as early Vanagons, AFAIK. They show the...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 20:33:15 -0600
  When I got my '74 Westy, the calipers would always stick closed, then slowly release.... the rubber hoses between the body and caliper were...
• Re: Front Brake Pads
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 21:38:26 EDT
  You have the Girling Calipers on your van. On my website at http://www.vanagain.com I have a How-To article on changing...
• Brake Caliper Done?
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:18:38 -0400
  ...It this thing toast? I just put these calipers on two years ago. Thanks, Bryan
• Sqeaky Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Terry Aguiar
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:11:18 EDT
  I changed front wheel bearings,rotors,pads, calipers and have ended up with an ongoing sqeak. Put red stuff behind pads and backing plates...
• Best Brand Brake parts?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:30:28 -0700
  ...Am going to replace front pads, rotors and possibly calipers. Any opinions on best manufacturer of these parts? Am considering Sebro and TRW Lukas...
• Request for source of technical specs such as bolt spacing
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 07:09:29 EST
  Hi Folks, I'm trying to find an information source for bolt spacing between the front caliper bolts on the Girling calipers used on...
• Q: re. SA big brake install in my 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 10:02:44 EDT
  ...The poor quality control in SA (or wherever they make these calipers) was exhibited by the uneven grinding on the exterior of the caliper...