Using A2 rear Disks upside down on A1 Drum upgrade.

[volksrocco@hotmail.com (Brad Sayer)]

When I mounted my A3 calipers I used brand new 16V ebrake cables.  Fit 
perfectly, no problem at all.

Brad

87 16V


>From: "John Erickson" <ranahan@charter.net>
>To: Andy Holmes <sciroccoinj@yahoo.co.uk>,T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>, 
>Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Using A2 rear Disks upside down on A1 Drum upgrade.
>Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 16:42:30 -0400
>
>My parking brake cable does not hit (I have the A3 rear calipers), but I 
>removed the last cable bracket when I hooked up my cables.  These are the 
>little brackets that attach on the two small nibs on the frame.  I had to 
>pull a little slack out of the cables, but haven't had any trouble.  Maybe 
>my cables are just old (certainly)and stretched :).
>
>John
>Long Beach
>
>
>On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 21:35:44 +0100 (BST)
>  Andy Holmes <sciroccoinj@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>  i slapped a set of Mk3 rear calipers on my 91 Scirocco after the late 
>>Mk2 16v type seized within 2 months. They went straight on without turning 
>>anyway and work fine. They bolt straight on home - only difference is that 
>>you need a longer handbrake cable than the Scirocco 16v jobbies or they 
>>end up knocking on the exhuaust which drove me mad until i heat wrpped the 
>>cables but its not ideal.
>>  Also the Mk4 ultra light weight rear calipers go on too in the same 
>>place but you need a different union for the brake pipe.
>>  And I found they are perfectly bleedable the right way up on the right 
>>side of the car and combined with Scirocco 16v prop valves (cheers 
>>Cheapass Ron) work a treat. No problems in a year or so.
>>Maybe my UK spec is different or something.
>>  Andy
>>    T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>>I understand you can use A3 rear disk calipers on A1 chassis cars (I
>>have an 81 Scirocco) as I know a guy who did it.
>>
>>My question is whether the A2 & A3 calipers are close enough to
>>interchange, in terms of mounting points, etc.?
>>
>>I also understand the A3 units have corrected allot of the problems with
>>parking brake binding that have plagued A1 rear disks in the past (16v).
>>
>>It would be better to buy new but I have an 86 GTI awaiting de-parting
>>in the backyard already.
>>
>>Lastly, for those who don't know- the idea is the later calipers bolt
>>up, but you need to swap the left and right sides and in doing so flip
>>the caliper around so that the bleeding screw is now positioned upside
>>down. Of course this would seem to be counterproductive but once bled
>>(lines connected but caliper unbolted from axle) they don't need anymore
>>use of the bleeder until it's major work time again anyway.
>>
>>tia,
>>TBerk
>>
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>>
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>>83 Jetta 2.1
>>
>>
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