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Re: [T3] ISP rep (was: ISP rear cargo mat?)
On Mon, 2003-05-12 at 22:36, Shad Laws wrote:
> Hello-
>
> ISP is correct.
>
> Only the late T3's (either 71-73 or 72-73, I forget which) have 42mm pistons
> and a ~3" mounting bolt spacing. The rest of the T3's, and all of the T1's,
> have 40mm pistons and a ~2.25" mounting bolt spacing. The earlier 40mm
> setups have one pin and the later ones have two, and all replacement ones
> have two pins and two bleeder screws for a universal configuration. They
> bolt in place of one another without a hitch - just different pads and pad
> hardware.
>
> The late T3 calipers are identical to an early 914 (either 69-72 or 69-73,
> again I forget which). They also have the same bolt pattern as a 78-83 (but
> not 77) BMW 320i with 48mm pistons :-).
>
ONLY the Karman Ghis got the single pin caliper. All T-3's had the 2 pin
calipers. In my over 35 years working on USA VW's, I have never seen a
T-3 with a single pin caliper as OE.
--
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org
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