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Subject:Re: Adding rear disc brakes
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:55:12 -0400

I think the talk about adapters is cool and all, but I would like to
remind anyone who is making an adapter, please remember to chamfer all
intersecting surfaces.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/tennessee_jed/Disc%20Brake%20conversion/31caliperandhose.jpg
<--- neither inside corner has been chamfered.

Sudhir

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 15:05, Chuck Mathis<cvmathis@comcast.net> wrote:
> John
>
> Check out this from the Samba forums:
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=303634&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
>
>
> Chuck
> '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'
>
> On Aug 16, 2009, at 12:25 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date:    Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:40:53 -0500
>> From:    John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
>> Subject: Adding rear disc brakes
>>
>> I know there is a big brake kit that goes on all the way around.
>>
>> Is there anyone that sells a rear brake kit for the Vanagon. A brake
>> kit
>> that works well with the existing front disc brakes? If anyone has
>> installed on and has experience with it any input would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>