Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:42:20 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Is this the right caliper?
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Bad news is that the caliper was designed for a sub 3000lb van, not a 4000
lb one...
I honestly don't understand why anybody would go to the trouble and expense
of renewing the rotors and calipers when for not much more money they could
bring the van into the late 20th century with VanCafe's Big Brake Kit.
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_760_629/big_brake_kit..html
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:33 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was curious
>
> http://busdepot.com/view.jsp?model=42&category=5&group=58&prodgroup=868
>
> New? Yah that is good. One of the rebuilds I bought promptly leaked at the
> seam.
>
> Guess that could happen with new parts too, (NOS?) but much less
> likely I figure.
>
> Good news about the older system is that it's highly possible that a
> proportioning valve from a Bay is the same. I have seen these new
> online.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:10 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:
> > I think they do come up with the left side if you search, it's just that
> the
> > calipers are not in the menu when you drill down for brakes, you have to
> > search so I was not sure if they were the right ones.
> >
> > I'll order one tonight along with 2 new rotors, $50 a piece is not worth
> > thinking about not getting.
> >
> > And the most disturbing thing of all is they are the same brakes as a '73
> > bay. So reassuring to be riding around on '60's era brakes....
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans [mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 5:44 PM
> > To: B Feddish; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Is this the right caliper?
> >
> > yes, for the right hand side ( passenger's side of your 83.5 vanagon )
> >
> > hellava deal ....brand new Ate caliper for $ 140.
> > Aparently BD only has right side ones to sell, and no left side ones. (
> > unless I missed it somewhere ) .
> >
> > yeah, that caliper oughta work for a good long time, especially if it
> gets
> > new brake fluid every two years in it.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "B Feddish" <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:54 PM
> > Subject: Is this the right caliper?
> >
> >
> >> Does anyone know if this is the right caliper to buy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251615108
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> for my 83.5?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.feddishbasses.com/vw/brakes.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Byan
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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