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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > The theory is that the rotation of the rotor moves the thrust off center, so > the cutout puts it back where it "belongs." I'm not sure that I quite > understand this, but some cars had this feature and some didn't. Mercedes used > it in the same era, for example. Thanks for the info Jim and Dave. I think I need to check which way I fitted them as the old pads were unevenly worn and I copied that orientation. I'm still not sure I understand the reason for the cutouts, but I'm fairly sure now that I have the right calipers and pads- just much easier to fit than I'm used to. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org