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I checked the calipers last night. The passenger side does not have two bleeder valves. Is this going to be a problem? I will move it to the drivers side so the bleeder valve is on top. I won't be able to bleed them until the weekend so I will report my progress on Monday. Doug > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Adney [SMTP:jadney@vwtype3.org] > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:19 PM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: RE: [T3] Brake problems > > On 14 Jul 2003 at 14:21, Jim Adney wrote: > > > if these are actually old rebuilt calipers, then > > the pistons have a cutout in them which should be facing in a particular > > > direction, somewhat downward, so they really have to be done correctly. > > > Look at your Bentley manual, Chapter 2, fig. 7-9 for a good picture of > what > this cutout should look like. This photo is right side up, so you should > see > exactly the same orientation of the cutouts if you look in your calipers. > [The > cutouts in the pistons on the other side are mirror image of this: All 4 > cutouts should face down and a bit forward.] > > Later replacement calipers don't have the cutouts at all. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org