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Re: [T3] Brake Shoe Compatibility


On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 22:30, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 8 Oct 2002, at 12:36, Bernard Seront wrote:
> 

> 
> Late beetle fronts and type 3 rears are both 248.1mm dia x 45mm wide. The 
> 9-27/64" width is the closest to being correct. The type 3 number above was 
> just plain wrong.
> 
> Thus it seems likely that if you can find a set of front shoes for a late beetle 
> that have the parking brake slots in them they probably started out their life 
> on a type 3 rear. That's good to know.
> 
I hate to burst bubbles, but most of the spring holes in Super Beetle
front shoes are completely different too. About the ONLY thing that is
the same is the friction material size.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT (It drove)
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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