Rear parking brakes

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

Brian Dettling wrote:
> 
> RE:  Rear rotors rusty
> 
> IME, rebuilts are fraud.  They do not solve problem with corrosion that
> cause parking brake mech to go away. <snip>
> 
> Newer calipers have arm/mech for parking brake on under side, dunno if it
> solves problem.  noticed in recent EC mag that someone (Denon?) has Al
> calipers that mount the same way.
> Know that you will have to prebleed calipers before mounting if you go
> with reversed orientation.

<snip>
> Regards,
> -- Brian D./OH


If you go with the later A3 VW calipers you will mount them 'upside
down' or on reversed sides. This will produce the set up you describe
where you bleed and invert and mount.

TBerk