Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 2010 22:05:57 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: How do I determine the brand of my calipers?
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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At 05:05 PM 1/4/2010, Jim Felder wrote:
>I'm wanting to rebuild the front calipers on my 1983 diesel Westy
>soon. Since it's freezing cold here right now, I was wondering if
>there's a n easy way to determine which style--Girling or ATE--that I
>have without removing a wheel.

Girling calipers use circlips somewhere on the retaining pins that
hold the pad spring.  They also have an arrow on the damping plates,
but you'd have to take the pads out to see that.

Yrs,
d