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RE: [T3] Brake Caliper Question


On 12 Aug 2003 at 19:04, Dan Allum wrote:

> I know this won't really help you but I've had ATE replacement calipers
> supplied with two bleed valves on one side and two on the other. Not sure
> why they were like that. As far as I know they are only shared with 411's.

I'm sure that there are other cars which used ATe calipers made from the same 
castings, and it's certainly possible that some of them had 42mm pistons, like 
ours.

> Did the 411's come with one bleed valve at any point?

No

> I used the non-matching calipers without any issues though.

The lack of the second bleed valve would cause no problems, although I like 
them for draining out the standard fluid when switching to silicone (the DoT-5 
silicone fluid is lighter than the standard brake fluids.) The only really 
important point is that the pistons all be the same size.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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