16v & 8v breaks

[brianm@earendel.org (Brian McGarvey)]

you can do the swap.
you will have to get used to the mushy feel a ththe top of the pedal
travel.
or R&R the prop valves, master clyn, and rear disks.
brian

On Sat, 25 May 2002, Eric Anastas wrote:

> But are the cylinders in the calipers bigger? If I did swap the 16v calipers
> and rotors over would there be  problem with the 8v master cylinder not
> supplying enough pressure/fluid to the possibly larger caliper?
>
>
> eric
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christian Els [mailto:tiAn@usiw.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 2:14 PM
> To: aireq@u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: 16v & 8v breaks
>
>
> Eric,
>
> The 16V brakes are larger than the 8V brakes but will swap across no problem
> so long as you run at least 14" wheels, they don't fit under 13's.
>
> You need to take the rotors, calipers and caliper hangers from your 16V but
> all the holes line up and it is very straight-forward.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Christian Els
> 87 16V
> 82 Rabbit Convertible w/16V brakes
> 81 Pickup
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Anastas" <aireq@softhome.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Saturday, 25 May, 2002 15:05
> Subject: 16v & 8v breaks
>
>
> > Well the last owner of my car said that "she had the breaks done"
> recently.
> > I assumed she at least meant pads, but I check the receipts and found that
> > it was only rear pads. Regardless the front pads have worn down
> completely.
> > Lately I haven't had a spare second to do anything other then work or
> > school. So now my front left rotor is completely destroyed, along with
> > whatever metal is right behind the pad. I still have my wrecked 16v and
> was
> > wondering what parts would transfer over to the 8v. I know there are drums
> > in the back of the 8v but are the discs identical between the 8v and 16v?
> If
> > not could I swap both the discs and the calipers from the 16v to the 8v?
> Or
> > if none of that works can I swap the entire break system from the 16v to
> the
> > 8v (discs and calipers from all for corners, master cylinder etc. .. )?
> New
> > rotors aren't that expensive anyway right?
> >
> >
> > eric
> >
> >
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