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This is a dual-circuit braking system. It was mandatory on all US cars starting in 1968. The idea is that you can lose one circuit and still have half your brakes, instead of none of your brakes, as with a single-circuit system. There are, essentially TWO master cylinders inside that one housing. The problem with one caliper not working could be that half of the MC has failed, but it's more likely to be the rubber flex hoses. These usually swell shut internally over time, so you probably have a non-functioning front brake. --- "Iturzaeta , Joseph " <JIturzaeta@kbhome.com> wrote: > I was changing some brake lines on the front of my > 71 sqb and noticed > that my right caliper wasn't working. I had bought > both front calipers > about 3 months ago. My left pads were worn to the > metal, whereas my > right pads looked brand new. Then I noticed that the > M.C. had 2 separate > lines for the front brakes. Is there any reason why > volkswagen designed > the m.c. this way. This is the first time I have > seen this type of setup > on an m.c. what could be the problem with the m.c.? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | > mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/