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Using A2 rear Disks upside down on A1 Drum upgrade.



I too have the original calipers on Rolling Roc (1/4 million miles plus).
Some of the A1 calipers have trouble with the E-brake seizing up (usually in
the stop mode).

Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
To: "John Erickson" <ranahan@charter.net>; "Rick Alexander"
<ralexander03@snet.net>; "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: Using A2 rear Disks upside down on A1 Drum upgrade.


> wait a sec, whats all this rear caliper rambling. i've had 8 sciroccos,
half of which had rear
> discs, and i changed pads at least once on all 4 of the disc-equipped
cars. i never had any trouble
> at all. what did i miss?
> Al
>
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 180k, rocco #6)
> 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX ('it has begun', rocco #7)
> 86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (dotting 'i's across the country, rocco #8)
> 87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
driveshafts, wheels :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Erickson" <ranahan@charter.net>
> To: "Rick Alexander" <ralexander03@snet.net>; "Scirocco List"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 5:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Using A2 rear Disks upside down on A1 Drum upgrade.
>
>
> > ANYTHING is better than the A1 caliper.  The Scirocco 16v
> > rear caliper was the first rear caliper on any VW.
> >  Apparently VW learned a lot in ten years.  I'm sure happy
> > with my A3s.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 17:06:38 -0400
> >   "Rick Alexander" <ralexander03@snet.net> wrote:
> > >My understanding is that the A2 and A3 mount the same way
> > >but that the
> > >problems were not solved until the A3 which is why they
> > >are the desirable
> > >units to get for an upgrade. But then again... you have
> > >the A2's
> > >
> > >Rick Alexander
> > >http://www.brubakerbox.com
> > >http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/
> > >http://clubs.hemmings.com/vwsrus/
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
> > >To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 4:28 PM
> > >Subject: Using A2 rear Disks upside down on A1 Drum
> > >upgrade.
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I understand you can use A3 rear disk calipers on A1
> > >>chassis cars (I
> > >> have an 81 Scirocco) as I know a guy who did it.
> > >>
> > >> My question is whether the A2 & A3 calipers are close
> > >>enough to
> > >> interchange, in terms of mounting points, etc.?
> > >>
> > >> I also understand the A3 units have corrected allot of
> > >>the problems with
> > >> parking brake binding that have plagued A1 rear disks in
> > >>the past (16v).
> > >>
> > >> It would be better to buy new but I have an 86 GTI
> > >>awaiting de-parting
> > >> in the backyard already.
> > >>
> > >> Lastly, for those who don't know- the idea is the later
> > >>calipers bolt
> > >> up, but you need to swap the left and right sides and in
> > >>doing so flip
> > >> the caliper around so that the bleeding screw is now
> > >>positioned upside
> > >> down. Of course this would seem to be counterproductive
> > >>but once bled
> > >> (lines connected but caliper unbolted from axle) they
> > >>don't need anymore
> > >> use of the bleeder until it's major work time again
> > >>anyway.
> > >>
> > >> tia,
> > >> TBerk
> > >>
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