Re: [T3] Rear axle hub

[fess <fess-vwtype3.org@fess.org>]

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On Mar 25, 2005, at 9:38 AM, Iturzaeta , Joseph wrote:

> I believe it is meant for a bug, but where the caliper is and the
> movement of the parking brake mechanism, it probably wouldn't be that
> hard to adapt it. There is a company called airkewld in so-cal that
> makes a kit for the type 3, but they go for around $500. very nice
> though.

well, when you get the parking brakes working,
I would love to see how you have it setup.

Mine's the empi kit for a T-1, [was on there when I got the car. ]
I haven't quite figure out what I'm going to do yet to get the parking 
brakes functioning.

the cable guide that goes from the body to the brake is too short.

[ The CB performance kit appears to have nearly identical calipers. but
a few extra parts, including a spacer that makes up for the caliper 
mounting bracket
being slightly thicker than the bracket that holds the stock brake 
shoes, but again
it's for a type 1 ]

Thee kit from Airkewld is for a type 3, it looks nicer.
it actually looks to have stronger mounting brackets,
and I called them, he says that his parking brake cables just fit and 
work,
however he said he only sold them as a kit, and wouldn't tell me where
they come from, and I couldn't tell if the calipers he was using were
the same as the empi kit, none of the pictures seemed large enough.
He did hint that possibly the cables / cable guides might have
been from a bus.  but he recommended I fabricate some extra
length onto the existing parking brake tubes, so that the
cable guides actually fit.

Anyhow, I would like to see how your parking brake hookup works out.

--fess

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