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Melissa & Jim wrote: > > >From: PADDY01410@aol.com > > > I found a caliper in a junkyard that seems to be in good working order. > > unfortunately, upon closer observation (sadly, at home), I realized that the > >caliper in my 71 Squareback has two bleeding bolts, and the one I bougth only > >has one. > > Should I worry about this, or will it do? I got it out of another type > >3. > > Early type 3 calipers have one bleed valve, late ones have two. Most > references list the changeover starting with the 72 model year, but the last > month of 71 production got the late calipers, too. Your 71 must be a late > one. > > The two calipers will not interchange. They use different pads and mount > with different size bolts that are a different distance apart. You need a > late caliper. > > Jim > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Melissa Kepner Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org jadney@vwtype3.org > Laura Kepner-Adney > Madison, Wisconsin > --------------------------------------------------------------------- For what it is worth, Just tonight I installed two Brand New calipers on my '66 Square. Although it is "early" the new calipers did have two bleeders. At any rate, new calipers are availible. Ray '66 Sqaure '69 Baja '95 Jetta P.S. Varga Brand (Brazilian) $69.50 each! p/n 311-615-108-BR, Autocraft, Salem, Oregon 503-362-3301