The Passat rear calipers have very small cylinders and thin pads. That is why they have little effect on brake fluid level as they wear. They have to be turned and pushed in to reset the mechanical parking brake cam under the pistons. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Kao Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 6:56 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Big brake conversion Yes, better ride is what I have seen. Each time I step on the brake the whole car sinks all together rather than the font sinks and the rear rises. All 4 tries wear incredibly even is another. I have the 3rd set of tires on the Passat now. The two previous set each was only rotated once. The front tires wear very evenly from edge to center just like rear tires. This of course has nothing to do with the brake system. I rotated the tires just for the reason of tire rotation. If I did not rotate the tires would have worn just about equally. The Passat rear brake calipers are very different from those in the front. The ones in the front are the common type. The ones in the rear have self-adjust pistons. The brake fluid level remains almost constant when the rear bake pads wear out. When new pads are put on the pistons need to be reset. The pistons need to be turned while pressing down. It is very hard to do. It is obvious that Passat brake is designed to brake harder and wear more then the front. David
--- On Wed, 7/8/09, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I really can't see the reasoning behind giving > the rears more braking > power |
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