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On 9 Jan 2002, at 23:17, Cf Vw tuner wrote: > I had just ordered a set of calipers for my 68 Fastback. > I got them from RMMW. > They were new ATE calipers. They look exactally the same as the old ones. The > only difference I saw was that the bolts holding the calipers together were > threaded into the other half, instead of having a nut on the other end. > > I cant imagine how these could be inferior in any way. I can probably show you 5 or 6 different versions of the bolts, and I agree that none of them make any functional difference. What I have been told is that there are several differences: They have dual bleed valves, which is a plus. Then do not have the 20 deg cutouts in the pistons, which should make the pads wear wedgeshaped. (which is a minus, although these 2 things together make it possible for this caliper to fit either side.) They do not have the compensating pins in the bores which all the OE calipers came with. (I like to see these here, but I'm not sure why.) - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org