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> As a side issue, rear discs on modern VWs is becoming the standard, to keep up > with the spec. > from other manufacturers. This has increased the number of runaway parked > vehicles, as the discs cool and contract, releasing the brakes! Just a > thought > for those putting rear discs on their Type 3s. This is very real, it happened to a friend of mine with a newish Passat, he had been driving for a while and parked the car on the top of his driveway (lives on a hill) when he got home, applied the handbrake but not 1st gear (duh!) and after a few minutes (not sure how long), the car rolled down the driveway, hit a tree and side swiped his classic 70's Lancia. Petri 71 Notch (rear drum brakes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org