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• Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:26:33 -0700
  ...Pic of failed caliper: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/CaliperFailed.jpg/CaliperFailed-full;init:.jpg New replacement rebuilt caliper: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/CaliperNew.jpg...
• Re: calipers same for syncro and 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 15:42:50 -0700
  At 10:13 AM 10/18/98 -0700, Mark McCulley wrote: >Anyone know if the Girling calipers spec'd for 2WD vanagons are the...
• Re: giriling vs ATE calipers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:10:18 -0800
  The 86+ brake caliper carrier brackets are different depending on which brand of caliper was used. The earlier models had no bracket and either...
• How far apart are caliper mounting holes?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 00:32:48 EST
  Can anybody give me a couple of measurements, if you have a Vanagon caliper on hand? I need to know how far apart the...
• Re: Sticking Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 10:24:10 +0100
  Where did you put the caliper grease exactly? On just the end faces of the pistons. Clive '88 Syncro Transporter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd...
• Re: Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:44:18 -0700
  Hey Neil, Hi Rebuilding brake calipers is frowned upon, though obviously it *is* done. You are seeing why it's not recommended to rebuild...
• new calipers (e.g., from busdepot)?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 27 Jun 2018 23:29:23 -0400
  I have my calipers out and, checking the machined piston surfaces, have found that all four are rusty (mine are the ATE calipers). I...
• Sticking Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 22:56:49 -0700
  I have an '88 Westy that I believe the front calipers appear to stick. That is, they do not seem to release fully. Well...
• Question about syncro brake calipers (ATE vs Girling)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 10:44:34 -0400
  ...Say you have the ATE calipers on a syncro and you want to put on new calipers. Wouldn't the Girling Calipers (if you...
• Pin Insetion on Front Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
  Sun, 12 Jan 2020 20:10:12 -0600
  > 84 > Replacing the pins on my front brake calipers. The pins go through holes in the caliper and through holes in the tops of...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:23:31 -0800
  Well folks, after all the hassle and ordering two new calipers from Overland, guess what? The 'Big Brake' kit has the same size caliper...
• Re: finished caliper project
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 09:47:21 -0500
  Did you replace the pair? As calipers age the friction, release characteristics change and you could end up with a vehicle that pulls. The...
• Re: WTB: Caliper Guide Pins for Vanagon Girling Calipers (was Audi 200/5000)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:03:28 -0500
  Ben, why not buy the "rebuilt" calipers we sell on our site. They are actually brand new calipers that come with guide pins, boots...
• Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 17:38:03 -0500
  ...I have a 1984 and have a sticky caliper. So, I ordered new calipers. It seems there are two varieties of calipers: ATE and...
• WTB: Caliper Guide Pins for Vanagon Girling Calipers (was Audi 200/5000)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:14:58 -0800
  ...But neither appear to carry the caliper guides. Larry H. suggested some posted on Ebay but those are for the ATE calipers. Can anybody...
• Re: Front brake compatibility question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:35:05 -0700
  There are 2 different caliper assembly bolt patterns and rotor offsets. The 80-85 are one type, 86-91 the other type. You can...
• Re: Sticking Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:24:23 -0700
  ...I've found that it is important to make sure that you use caliper grease on the sliding areas of the caliper otherwise they...
• 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...
• OT - older bus caliper
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:57:18 -0600
  A friend wants to get a 70-71? Front disk brake caliper to use on a race car. He says VW used a ATE...
• Re: Sick of the brake noise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:06:27 -0500
  Eric, It sounds like what you need are Girling caliper hardware kits which could be NLA. Some places might have some in stock, though...
• Re: Flushing brakes ATE calipers rebuilding
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:38:54 -0800
  ...Then bleed the upper valve like one piston calipers. If your caliper seals are grungy, you may want to remove them and clean/rebuilt...
• finished caliper project
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 14:53:02 -0800
  rebuilt caliper put on this morning, pics here: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/replacing-that-buggered-caliper/ alistair
• 88 girling caliper question
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:20:47 -0400
  Hi I took the calipers off a long time ago and put them back on today. I can't remember how to tell which...
• Re: WTB: Caliper Guide Pins for Vanagon Girling Calipers (was Audi 200/5000)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:06:56 -0800
  ...They > are actually brand new calipers that come with guide pins, boots and > carriers ready to install. They require your old calipers back as...
• brake calipers ATE - Girling
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 12:26:04 -0800
  Just curious ~ are these two calipers interchangable? Can you use ATE calipers on a 90' Westy? Inquiring minds wanna know! Brian
• How to rebuild a brake caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 14:44:36 -0400
  Does anyone have instructions posted somewhere on how to rebuild a front brake caliper? My van sat for almost a year and now the...
• Re: Syncro front hub question
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 13:09:55 EDT
  Hi Raimund, Another listee suggested using SAAB front calipers because they have a provision for parking brakes. Other rear calipers such as VW/Porsche...
• Re: Front brake compatibility question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:43:22 -0400
  At 07:52 PM 6/28/2011, Jim Felder wrote: >Can you use 90 calipers, for >instance, on an 83? And can Girling and...
• Brake caliper backing (noise damping) plate
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:20:55 -0700
  In an effort to trace this obnoxious squealing sound coming from my brakes when the brake pedal isn't pressed, I took my caliper...
• Re: finished caliper project
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 09:24:35 -0800
  ...finished caliper project > > rebuilt caliper put on this morning, pics here: > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/replacing-that-buggered- > caliper/ > > > alistair >
• WTB: Caliper Guide Pins for Audi 200/5000 calipers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:08:08 -0800
  Good morning, I realize this is a longshot but thought someone here might have some core Audi calipers or maybe know where I might...
• Info on brake caliper bolts...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 22:58:43 -0800
  ...For floating, single-piston calipers in 86-up Vanagons: The 8mm bolts holding the caliper to its carrier are in fact self-locking and...
• Disc brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 05:05:46 -0000
  ...Does the later 'floating' brake caliper have any braking advantages over the early two piston fixed caliper design? Was the change purely for accounting...
• Brake Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:03:07 -0700
  Are the front brake calipers for pre-86 and 86 up years interchangable? In other words, could the wrong (pre-86) calipers have been...
• 71-72 calipers, I may have some spairs.
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 16:24:41 -0400 (EDT)
  Are you sure the 71-72 calipers are unique? When I replaced my axle beem on my 72 I used one off a 74...
• Brake lines to Caliper
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:54:36 -0400
  Just got a new caliper (ATE) for my 84 Westy. What I'm noticing is that the point at which the metal tube connects...
• What Brake (not break) Calipers Do I Have?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Sun, 2 May 1999 21:16:27 EDT
  Hi Volks, On my vanagon, I have the calipers with the "wide" brake pads... These are Girling calipers, right? Scott De Santi 86 Vanagon...
• Re: Missing Bleed Nipple...Options? Suggestions? New Calipers needed?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Johnson
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:07:43 -0500
  Keven, if you can safely loosen the brake line coupling on the caliper then you can bleed through this coupling (carefully :-). BTDT, Larry <<Date...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:16:34 -0700
  ...The guide pin he is talking about is the major pin the caliper slides on to center itself as the pads wear. Modern calipers...
• Re: ATE Brake Calipers, NEW $99
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:24:14 -0800
  ...Most 80-85 Vanagons use a different ATE caliper (which > I > sell for $99 each) and most 86-91 use Girling calipers (which I...
• Re: ATE Brake Calipers, NEW $99
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:24:22 EST
  In a message dated 10/30/05 8:13:20 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: << Karl's auction is for 86-91 ATE calipers...
• What really is the diff unload vs loaded calipers
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:00:26 -0700
  So I have a right front caliper leaking dont have the big$$ for doing what i realy want I did the pads just 3mths...
• Re: Reversibility, was REAR DISCS
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 14:29:36 +0100
  ...GTI/GLI calipers have built-in > parking brake levers. Ok, now you all think I have lost it completely! But consider these: front calipers...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:49:06 -0800
  ...There are additional ribs on the caliper itself for added strength. Since the rotors are larger in diameter, the SA calipers have their mounting...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:27:43 -0700
  ...The > guide pin he is talking about is the major pin the caliper slides on to > center itself as the pads wear. Modern calipers...
• Re: 88 girling caliper question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:58:13 -0400
  ...Ken On Mar 14, 2015 3:20 PM, "Michael" <mikewelldon@icloud.com> wrote: > Hi > > I took the calipers off a long time ago and...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:08:24 +0000
  I should've been a little more specific, these are the big slider "pins" that sit in the caliper carrier with the dust boot...
• Re: Sticking brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 20:10:40 -0700
  ...I had to pull off the calipers and disassemble and clean them--that fixed the problem. Follow the Bentley instructions for disassembling the calipers...
• Copy of: Getting bolts off calipers
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  17 Jul 96 12:52:22 EDT
  >I have an '84 Camper, and I'm trying to get the calipers off the front to >have the front calipers re-built, the...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 19 May 2015 19:36:52 -0700
  So Rockauto has a few "Professional Grade" series rebuilt ATE calipers like these. From Raybestos: http://tinyurl.com/lbforko No Girling that I can...
• Re: 88 girling caliper question
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:09:35 -0600
  ...Sent from my iPad > On Mar 14, 2015, at 13:20, Michael <mikewelldon@ICLOUD.COM> wrote: > > Hi > > I took the calipers off a long...
• Re: ATE Brake Calipers, NEW $99 / ATE vs. Girling
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:11:17 -0800
  ...The elemental difference between the two > is > that the guide pins of the Girling caliper assembly are fixed to the > caliper > body and float...
• Fw: Front brake caliper hangup '87 Vanagon- any advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 17:04:32 -0400
  ...Front brake caliper hangup '87 Vanagon- any advice > George, > > I just went through this with my '84 GL. The caliper bore outer area > (under...
• How-To change Front Brake Pads ('86-91 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 19:54:21 EST
  ...Loosen lower caliper bolt 7. Swing caliper down out of the way. 8. Remove old brake pads. 9. Crack caliper bleeder screw. (7mm wrench...
• Brake Caliper Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:06:59 -0400
  I'm rebuilding the ATE calipers on my 1985. I've never understood why there are two bleeders. It makes sense to bleed from...
• Re: disconnect brake line to remove caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:50:41 -0800
  ...Am I supposed to disconnect the >brake line from the caliper to remove the caliper to remove the rotor? > I asked this question a...
• Re: ATE Brake Calipers, NEW $99
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:06:19 -0500
  > I'm posting this for a fellow Vanagon owner, Karl Bloss... > Well Karl has listed both left and right ATE brake calipers > on eBay...
• Re: new calipers (e.g., from busdepot)?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:42:40 -0400
  ...new calipers (e.g., from busdepot)? I have my calipers out and, checking the machined piston surfaces, have found that all four are rusty...
• Re: Anyone have any 75-85 brake calipers in good condition near DC?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 18:10:06 -0400
  ...You should able to get rebuilt calipers for ~$70 ea. Try Bus Depot. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Disc brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 18:12:36 +1200
  >A couple of questions for the brake experts on the list. >Does the later 'floating' brake caliper have any braking advantages over >the early...