Hi all
Just another question to throw out there.
How would one know if they had Girling or ATE Calipers on theyre Vanagon? Of course if you can read the caliper that gives it away but say you dont know or
cant tell. what gives one away to being a certain manufacturer??
My vanagon will stop but not like I think it should. Im going to swap out the hoses since im sure they are OE but the calipers bite but if you Romp on the brake
you sorta just stop like you did with a standard slow down.
I did swap out the Booster that did away with the Hiss that you would get when pressing real hard. Also the Master cylinder was leaking a small amount into the
Booster at the time. So the Master and booster was replaced. Stops but not on a dime. I know it is heavy and bulky and Ive looked into the Big Brake kit and
have most of what I need to make it go.
But My 84 vanagon with only 24k stops so good it will toss you out of your seat. I know there is a bit of a wheight diff since it is a 7 pass vs the westi. But still it
should bite down instead of just slow down.
Any suggestions on my ramblings? The rears have new wheel cylinders and I think hoses. If not it will get them this winter.
C-ya Jonce

Jonce Fancher

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