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On 04/23/97 22:48:41 you wrote: > >Jim and All, > >I definately do not know all of the history that you and many others do >but here is some additional information from my experience. Both >calipers that I purchased are the same part number. The manf's. label >reads in all caps " rcfd 0070.6, conjunto dianteiro fixo d.40, caliper >assy front d.4," then "vw Sedam 1300 (76...), brasilia (76...), sedam >(76...)". Both boxes and calipers are identical. Now either I've been >hosed or something has changed. The car is stopping better than it ever >has so the parts work. One thing that I did notice is that was not an >"offset" on the pistons like the originals, now I did not dissassemble >the new calipers and I was in a hurry to get the car ready for Monday >morning but I did look them over a bit and it appeared that the pistons >were not "directional". I am more than willing to investigate if it >appears like something new and of course if I got the wrong part I'm >sure to know soon enough as well. > > My last set of calipers was nothing like the original stock set, but they fit, had the same type of pads and the pistons were the same size, plus they worked. One difference was they weren't "handed", they fit either side equally well, an improvement as far as I can see. Had two bleeders, used the top one on each side to get the air out. Don't sweat the cosmetics if you can stop. Just my 2 cents worth. This was for an early '71 SB