Re: [T3] Brake Shoe Compatibility

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 4 Oct 2002, at 12:22, Nathan Jacobsen wrote:

> The last post on the '63 brake problem thread (Super Beetle shoe
> compatibility), got me thinking more about which shoes can fit which cars.
> The only Type I compatibility I have ever heard before this is that the
> '62 and '63 T3 back shoes are the same as the Bug of the same years.

I have an old Beck-Arnley catalog which has drawings and data on each 
style of VW brake shoe. I finally looked there to see what people have been 
talking about. I'm afraid I really don't find anything which is really an exact 
match.

Late beetle rears are close, but the diameter is less by 6/64" and there is no 
notch for the parking brake. The 62-3 shoes are also similar, but not the 
same.

It is certainly possible that this catalog has errors, but it's even more likely 
that someone found something that was close and just used it. You could 
certainly do this with differences of diameter if you had the shoes re-arced.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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