Re: stuck emergency actuating lever

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@shell.netacc.net>]

It may be true that the Passat calipers are difficult to bleed
in that position, as I haven't tried it.  However, it is not
due to any ABS equipment.  My 92 Passat 16v, with the rear disc
brakes in question, is not so equipped with ABS.  Jim's 93
Passat VR6 wagen has ABS, and uses the same calipers.  The only
difference is that his car has a speed sensor, and a metal wire
cage that fits on the back side of the brake disc; which is what
the speed sensor counts as the little 'fingers' go whizzing by.

==Brett


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> 
> The Passat will work fine "upside down".  The only problem is the 
> passat brake caliper was designed for the high pressure
> ABS system.  They are almost impossible to bleed in this upside
> down configuration and a tiny bit of air in these
> calipers will render them useless (take if from experience)
> 
> I ended up going back to the GTI rear Calipers as they
> are an easy swap.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Van Sprewenburg [mailto:brett@netacc.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 10:22 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: stuck emergency actuating lever
> 
> 
> >i have a stuck emergeny brake actuating lever (both acrtually)
> >
> >The car had been sitting for some time and the levers have rusted. 
> >What is the best fix besides replacing the rear calipers (which 
> >could cost up to 200 each).
> >I could just pull a pair out of a salvage yard, or should i try to 
> >break them loose with the wheels off and the car on jack stands 
> >using a little liquid wrench and a hammer?
> >
> >Dan Miller- The _ntij_ck
> >
> >88 rocco 1.8 16v
> 
> Having been through this before...and others have also...
> 
> They generally do not come unstuck and continue to work.
> 
> I've used remans, and there are many issues with them also.  When
> ever I've used a reman rear caliper, I usually have to go through at
> least two before I get one with a working pbrake and piston. :/
> 
> the sorry answer is buy new ones...I've looked into using Passat
> rear calipers, and it looks like they might work if used on
> the opposite side and turned upside down...oddly enough.
> 
> ==Brett


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