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• Re: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 17:47:15 -0700
  You can use a cheater bar on the brake caliper mounting bolts. Get a long hand 1/2 inch swivel head breaker bar.. that...
• Re: Big doh! by mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 13:27:34 -0700
  ...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: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 21:24:17 -0400
  ...Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs?? You can use a cheater bar on the brake caliper mounting bolts. Get a long hand 1/2...
• Caliper Bolt Spacing
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 17:37:41 -0400
  Does anyone know off hand the center to center bolt spacing of the caliper mounting bolts on the syncro (or '86 or newer 2wd...
• Re: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 21:17:26 -0400
  ...Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs?? You can use a cheater bar on the brake caliper mounting bolts. Get a long hand 1/2...
• Re: Problem: While Removing from Disc Brake Pads the top Caliper Receiving Bolt Wont Slide In & Out of the Carrier - Siezed
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:09:16 -0400
  ...pin mounting bolts are tightened without the pads in place. Then remove the caliper and install the brake pads. Work carefully. Brakes are simple...
• calipers, 2wd vs Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 23:38:52 -0600
  ...WTB:Syncro Left Front Brake Caliper Question? It has been suggested to me that the Syncro Front Brake Calipers are the same as on...
• Re: Audi 100/200 callipers PHOTOS
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:43:16 +0100
  ...several Audi calipers. Almost all of them seem to fit onto my adapter, up to the Audi S4 brakes (with M14 bolts). This is...
• stuck shock bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:51:03 -0400
  ...I'm putting on reconditioned brake calipers and cleaned up rotors, so I decided that while I was in there I would put new...
• Re: Audi 100/200 callipers PHOTOS
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 02:41:11 +0000
  ...several Audi calipers. Almost all of them seem to fit onto my >adapter, up to the Audi S4 brakes (with M14 bolts). >This is...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:07:52 -0700
  ...my '87 syncro to Audi G60 >> brakes. >> >> >> >> Took the calipers to a machine shop to get the mounting holes >> rebored to the >> >> correct spacing...
• Re: stuck shock bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 23:58:14 -0400
  ...stuck shock bolts I'm hoping someone can offer suggestions on my latest driveway difficulty. I'm putting on reconditioned brake calipers and cleaned...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:20:58 -0500
  ...my '87 syncro to Audi G60 brakes. > >> > >> Took the calipers to a machine shop to get the mounting holes > rebored to the > >> correct spacing...
• Re: GW bigger brakes availability
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 20:41:43 -0700
  ...M16 bolts. The Caliper itself is the Audi A100/A6/A4/Awhatever 57mm cylinder caliper, found in thousands of Audis. My big brake has...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:30:15 -0700
  ...my '87 syncro to Audi G60 brakes. >> >> Took the calipers to a machine shop to get the mounting holes rebored to the >> correct spacing...
• Re: GW bigger brakes availability
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 7 Aug 2017 14:05:20 -0400
  ...M16 bolts. > > The Caliper itself is the Audi A100/A6/A4/Awhatever 57mm cylinder caliper, > found in thousands of Audis. > My big brake has...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:06:36 -0600
  I was thinking of a pair of willwood or outlaw 4 piston calipers and working with my machine shop for mounting brackets them I...
• '86 Syncro front shocks/rotors - Replacement Report
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 21:23:12 -0500
  ...Removed brake calipers (small self locking bolts holding them to the brake carrier. Do not remove brake line. Tie up with wire. Not needed...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:11:13 -0700
  ...my '87 syncro to Audi G60 brakes. >> >> >> >> Took the calipers to a machine shop to get the mounting holes >> rebored to the >> >> correct spacing...
• '86 Syncro front shocks/rotors - Replacement Report
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 14:58:57 -0500
  ...Removed brake calipers (small self locking bolts holding them to the brake carrier. Do not remove brake line. Tie up with wire. Not needed...
• Vanagon Specifications Sheet
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:20:52 -0400
  ...Lbs. (N.m) --------------------------------------------- Caliper Mounting Bolts 26 ( 35) Pad Carrier Mounting Bolt 200 (271) Rear Axle Nut 369 (500) Rear Backing Plate-To-Flange...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:00:11 -0800
  ...It would seem that the forces would be > transferred by the hub face and not the lug bolts themselves. The lug bolts > merely provide...
• Disc brake setup, info finally!
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:10:56 +0200
  ...The emergency brake cable directly connects to the caliper, no brakepad-in-a-rotor. The hubs stay stock Vanagon, but also have to be...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:47:26 -0400
  ...my '87 syncro to Audi G60 brakes. >> >> >> >> Took the calipers to a machine shop to get the mounting holes >> rebored to the >> >> correct spacing...
• Re: Disc brake setup, info finally!
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:50:17 -0400
  ...a 38mm single-piston caliper (15" > rims minimum). > The emergency brake cable directly connects to the caliper, no > brakepad-in-a-rotor. > The hubs...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:07:51 -0400
  ...my '87 syncro to Audi G60 > brakes. >>>>> >>>>> Took the calipers to a machine shop to get the mounting holes >>> rebored to the >>>>> correct spacing...
• Re: Disc brake setup, info finally!
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:37:07 -0700
  ...The emergency brake cable directly connects to the caliper, no brakepad-in-a-rotor. The hubs stay stock Vanagon, but also have to be...
• VW Euro, Clara, Dave, Seamed Shroud, URLs in SuperVW, 912 motor
  Historical mailing list - Brian Verbeek
  Sun, 22 Sep 1996 14:01:23 +0100
  ...and the brake disk to the rear, according to the guy you need early Porsche 911 disks and calipers or calipers of a 930...
• New Jump Seats & Other NOS Stuff
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:05:56 -0500
  ...handles/cylinders, all keyed alike, genuine VW, '85-up, $89.95 - Brake Calipers w/carrier, Girling, '86-up Vanagon, orig $210, $69.95 each...
• "Syncronize" a 2 wheeler. (Long) Was T3 syncro production
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:05:10 -0700
  ...Removed the hoses and wiring from the tank, then unhooked the mounting straps. The tank has an extension on the right side that fits...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 21:16:15 -0400
  ...there are all kinds of bolts and I think may the caliper sticking out and I need to be careful about placement. some kind...
• Re: "Syncronize" a 2 wheeler. (Long) Was T3 syncro production
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 07:16:31 +1000
  ...Removed the hoses and wiring from the tank, > then unhooked the mounting straps. The tank has an extension on the > right side that fits...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 18:32:45 -1000
  ...there are all kinds of bolts and I think may the caliper sticking out and I need to be careful about placement. some kind...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:55:22 -0400
  ...there are all kinds of bolts and I think may the caliper sticking out and I need to be careful about placement. some kind...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:11:50 -1000
  ...there are all kinds of bolts and I think may the caliper sticking out and I need to be careful about placement. some kind...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:01:03 -0400
  ...there are all kinds of bolts and I think may the caliper sticking out and I need to be careful about placement. some kind...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:31:14 -0400
  ...there are all kinds of bolts and I think may the caliper sticking out and I need to be careful about placement. some kind...
• Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:59:18 -0400
  ...Mid '84 (?) front wheel bearing sizes. '86 change to single-piston calipers with thicker but smaller-diameter rotors. '8(?) springs lowered perhaps an inch...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:38:38 -0600
  ...there are all kinds of bolts and I think may the caliper sticking out and I need to be careful about placement. some kind...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:01:56 -0400
  ...there are all kinds of bolts and I think may the caliper sticking out and I need to be careful about placement. some kind...
• Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:37:46 +0200
  ...Mid '84 (?) front wheel bearing sizes. '86 change to single-piston calipers with thicker but smaller-diameter rotors. '8(?) springs lowered perhaps an inch...