need some rear caliper advise

[rabbit16v@prodigy.net (Dave Ewing)]

So, what happens when a Scirocco brother buys the caliper and has a failure?
No offense Dan, but there are better ideas especially since the Jetta, Golf,
and Sciroccos all had the same "type" of calipers so the piston out of
either one would work!!  Now, in a pinch, I may do what you are suggesting
but just make sure you tell them that you think it is defective and make up
some story as to why you don't need a replacement.  Just my opinion!!

Dave

P.S.  No offense Dan, good idea though!!  I like your kind of thinkin'
though!!

> hmmmm.....if you're shady enough, get the reman'd unit, swap pistons, put
> the damaged piston in the *new* caliper and return....
>
>
> extra time?
>
>
> inquire about returns while purchasing.....when you go back, tell them the
> PO must have put a different kind on and you just don't need it...
>
> Just an idea....
>
> Dan
> Tam-pa, FL
> '81 Rabbit Sportruck
> '87 16v Scirocco
> '00 Jetta
> http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Andrew Stauffer
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 13:03
> To: 'scirocco list'
> Subject: need some rear caliper advise
>
>
>
>
> My sob story:
>
> I'm rebuilding a pair or rear calipers from an 87 16v rocco.   I tear down
> the calipers, sand blast the calipers and carriers, powdercoat them and
> begin to rebuild.  The first goes back together very easily and looks
great,
> the second gives more trouble.  In the process of dealing with the
> additional trouble provided by the 2nd caliper, I drop the caliper piston.
> In  a frantic attempt to catch it before it hits the cement floor and
> potentially harms itself, I make a grab  at the falling piston and only
> succede in effectively throwing the caliper at the floor with much more
> force than had I simply dropped it.  Argh.  So now I have a 16v rear brake
> caliper piston that does indeed have a dented skirt and no longer fits
into
> the bore in the caliper.  Double argh.
>
> What to do?  Every where I call wants to sell me a new or reman'd caliper.
> The cost of a new caliper almost doubles the project cost, not good, and
I'm
> leary of  reman'd units as I'm told they never had the e brake issue
worked
> out.   I'
> m not familiar with this problem, but I guess the e brake  quit working?
> Anyway, I'm staying away from reman'd units for the time being.
>
>
> 'So I'm thinking I need to find a  piston at a junk yard somewhere.  Do
you
> think that most VW rear brake calipers will have a piston of same
diameter
> and functionality?  For instance, it will probably be easier to find an A2
> or A3 Golf/Jetta with rear disc brakes to offer up a piston than a 16v
> rocco.   Would this work for me?
>
> In thinking this through, I realized that if I was infact going to have to
> buy new to get good calipers AND functional e brake mechanism, I should
look
> into finding a set of "New" calipers(off the Mk4s) as they're cast
aluminum
> and light.  So would these bolt up?   I might not mind shelling out for
> those.....anyone got any experience to offer with that idea?
>
> Thanks for any ideas or guidance in how to cost effectively get around
this
> set back.
>
>
>
>
> Andrew Stauffer
> Cannondale Purchasing
> www.cannondale.com
> andrew.stauffer@cannondale.com
> ph. 814 623 4516
> fax 814 623 8917
>
>
>
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