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> The pads on the later calipers last longer, but the braking is the > same. > Nuts. Figures. Oh well, less work for me (oh, and just a reminder for everybody -- assuming everyone's as dumb as me-- just because the front calipers are 'self-adjusting' there are *still* rear drums that need to be adjusted. Likely the reason my front brakes are dying, that I was too forgetful to check that my leading edges were barely contacting the drums at all). > The late calipers will not fit unless you also put on the late > steering knuckles, so this becomes quite a job. > Natch. > The little gismo is called a "damper", but it is just hollow with > nothing inside it. I find it rather mysterious myself and am tempted > to leave it off next time. > You're kidding me! Hollow? Fuel goes in, fuel goes out, but it's just a little plastic thingy? That sounds like an American car 'feature' to me, not VW. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe