Eric,

It sounds like what you need are Girling caliper hardware kits which
could be NLA.  Some places might have some in stock, though.  Those
spring metal plates are important but you may have to find someone with
a parts van that has Girling calipers installed (Most were Teves (ATE)).

I have not tried this, but, if you need new calipers, I think you could
replace the Girlings with ATEs.  You might have to replace the brake
hoses too, though.  At least that way, parts would be easier to find
(for now, anyway).

Mike
'84 GL 7 pass (Girling calipers)
'85 GL Westy (Teves calipers)

Airic wrote:
> I have been hearing a thunk thunk noise from the front end of my 83 vanagon.  it has girling calipers, from all I can tell, it has clips on the pins for the calipers. I am thinking the noise is the pads bouncing around in the calipers.  There is no spring type thing to hold the pads like is pictured in the bently.  What does one call these things?
>  Does anyone know what other more common type of caliper more commonly at salvage yards has the same size one?
> Does any one have 2 laying around they don't need?
>>From what I am finding the calipers for these vehicles are only used on vanagons, and busses, and it is rare to find one in the junk yard around here.
>
> Thanks
> Eric
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