[T3] Late front disc pads

["Mark Seaton" <Markse@mo-sys.com>]

While I was adjusting my front stabiliser bar at the weekend, I noticed that
on one side my brake pads are almost to the backing plate. I had one pair of
original type4 pads which I took to my FLAPS ( GSF in UK) where they manged
to match them to the Golf MKI pads. They are almost identcal but not quite.
The NOS ones have brake material on the back - I guess to stop squeaking.
The profile of the backing plate is almost identical- same width and height,
but much thicker. On the NOS ones the pad comes flush to the sides of the
plate, but on the golf ones it's set in a bit. I'm sure they will work OK
though and they cost just #5 for 2 pairs! and they're genuine Pagid as were
the NOS ones. If anyone knows a reason I should not use these, please yell
loudly. I have a question though about the fitting hardware. If the pads are
almost identical ( to all intents and purposes I think they are) would the
Golf also share the fitting hardware?- I mean the location pins, anti rattle
spring and the strange plates that locate in the pistons to stop them
turning (?). If not does anyone know of a source for these (maybe another
car- it would seem that this pattern of pad was used quite extensively in
the '70s)

On a bum note though I was told that GSF are going to stop supplying parts
for aircooled VWs in the next 2 years as they don't make enough money on
them, so a good cheap source of parts bites the dust ;-(

TIA
Mark Seaton
'73 Fasty, London
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