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The bleed nipple HAS to be on top (or they won't bleed) and must be meant for the other side. Even with two nipples, they are handed. The pads will wear unevenly unless the cut-away part of the piston (where there should be a triangular shaped piece of metal called a piston-retaining plate) is at the bottom. As long as they are opposite in this respect, fit them so the single nipple is on the top. Sometimes confusion arises between late Type 3 and early Type 4 calipers; the Type 4 ones fit in front of the axle and the retaining plate has to be at the top. If the one with a single nipple is going to have the plate on top, it could be a Type 4 one. I didn't realise some later calipers only had one nipple. You are sure the spacing for the bolts is correct? (obviously OK if you've fitted them!) Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club -----Original Message----- From: Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org> To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org> Date: 09 August 1998 18:55 Subject: [T3] (fwd) TYPE III BRAKE CALIPER HELP > (To post messages, send them to type3@vwtype3.org. -Greg) > >>From: "P.M. Royall" <royall@onslowonline.net> >>To: gregm@vwtype3.org >> >>Greg: could you please post... >>I am having trouble getting rebuilt calipers... the ones they sent for >>the front of my 73 Squareback do not seem right. The driver side >>caliper has a bleed valve ONLY on the bottom. A brake shop here >>recommended switching the calipers as the valve must be on top. >>Suggestions? Can they be switched? Thanks! > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org >