I have seen plenty of ATE and Girling calipers (my van had both until
recently) and the have all had the angled, top-drilled brake line
connection. I have never seen one with a side entry.

Jim

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote:

> I did this job this summer on my 84 van.  There are two types of calliper
> that were used during this time, and I don't see much logic to which one
> you end up with.  See
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_739_420/brake_caliper_-_ate_right.html
>
>
> So it might not be the wrong part, per se, just the ambiguity of ATE vs
> Girling.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> REcently I went to my trusted local VW shop for a left caliper for my 83
>> 2WD diesel. They know I am liable to have anything, so they always ask me
>> about the car, application, etc.
>>
>> The part came in, but it had the fluid inlet hole straight into the side
>> of
>> the "cheek" of the casting, not at the normal 45 degrees toward the top.
>> As
>> a result, this could not possibly work in a Vanagon as the metal brake
>> line
>> would hit the spring when the steering wheel was turned to the right.
>>
>> So I took it back. This time, the counter guy looked up a picture from a
>> different supplier. It showed the correct part. It came in yesterday that
>> same as the other one, with the hole for the fitting straight into the
>> side.
>>
>> A local FLAPS got one out of Nashville overnight that I just picked up.
>>
>> Does anyone know what is going on here, and why that part with the hole in
>> the side even exists?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
>