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My cables arnt using any of the brackets - they are stractched taught from the caliper to where they enter the body but they are/were brand new as i got them specifically for this conversion
Andy
John Erickson <ranahan@charter.net> wrote: 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 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 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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<P>My cables arnt using any of the brackets - they are stractched taught from the caliper to where they enter the body but they are/were brand new as i got them specifically for this conversion
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<P>Andy
<P> <B><I>John Erickson <ranahan@charter.net></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">My parking brake cable does not hit (I have the A3 rear <BR>calipers), but I removed the last cable bracket when I <BR>hooked up my cables. These are the little brackets that <BR>attach on the two small nibs on the frame. I had to pull <BR>a little slack out of the cables, but haven't had any <BR>trouble. Maybe my cables are just old (certainly)and <BR>stretched :).<BR><BR>John<BR>Long Beach<BR><BR><BR>On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 21:35:44 +0100 (BST)<BR>Andy Holmes <SCIROCCOINJ@YAHOO.CO.UK>wrote:<BR>><BR>> i slapped a set of Mk3 rear calipers on my 91 Scirocco <BR>>after the late Mk2 16v type seized within 2 months. They <BR>>went straight on without turning anyway and work fine. <BR>>They bolt straight on home - only difference is that you <BR>>need a longer handbrake cable than the Scirocco 16v <BR>>jobbies or they end up knocking on the exhuaust which <BR>>drove me mad until i heat wrpped the cables but its not <BR>>ideal.<BR>> <BR>>Also the Mk4 ultra light weight rear calipers go on too <BR>>in the same place but you need a different union for the <BR>>brake pipe.<BR>> <BR>>And I found they are perfectly bleedable the right way up <BR>>on the right side of the car and combined with Scirocco <BR>>16v prop valves (cheers Cheapass Ron) work a treat. No <BR>>problems in a year or so.<BR>>Maybe my UK spec is different or something.<BR>> <BR>>Andy<BR>> <BR>> T Berk <TBERK@MINDSPRING.COM>wrote: <BR>><BR>>I understand you can use A3 rear disk calipers on A1 <BR>>chassis cars (I<BR>>have an 81 Scirocco) as I know a guy who did it.<BR>><BR>>My question is whether the A2 & A3 calipers are close <BR>>enough to<BR>>interchange, in terms of mounting points, etc.?<BR>><BR>>I also understand the A3 units have corrected allot of <BR>>the problems with<BR>>parking brake binding that have plagued A1 rear disks in <BR>>the past (16v).<BR>><BR>>It would be better to buy new but I have an 86 GTI <BR>>awaiting de-parting<BR>>in the backyard already.<BR>><BR>>Lastly, for those who don't know- the idea is the later <BR>>calipers bolt<BR>>up, but you need to swap the left and right sides and in <BR>>doing so flip<BR>>the caliper around so that the bleeding screw is now <BR>>positioned upside<BR>>down. Of course this would seem to be counterproductive <BR>>but once bled<BR>>(lines connected but caliper unbolted from axle) they <BR>>don't need anymore<BR>>use of the bleeder until it's major work time again <BR>>anyway.<BR>><BR>>tia,<BR>>TBerk<BR>><BR>>_______________________________________________<BR>>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l<BR>><BR>>Andy Holmes<BR>><BR>>91 Scirocco Scala Inj<BR>>83 Jetta 2.1<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>---------------------------------<BR>>Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your <BR>>needs.<BR>><BR>>http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Andy Holmes<br><br>91 Scirocco Scala Inj<br>83 Jetta 2.1<p><p><br><hr size=1><a href="http://uk.yahoo.com/mail/tagline_xtra/?http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html";><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs.</font></b></a><br><br><a href="http://uk.yahoo.com/mail/tagline_xtra/?http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html";><font face="Arial" size="2">http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html</font></a>
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