Can this be said on the list?

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

I'm siding with Dan on this.

The rear calipers are not worth it in my opinion, considering the
reliability problems I have heard of (and experienced on the Corrado). 
Ebrakes siezing, calipers siezing even without using the ebrake, etc.

Drums are typically something you only have to service every 6-10 years
(depending on driving style).  I can live with that, considering they just
work properly 98% of the time (yes, the adjusters can get stuck, heck they
are on my fox right now...I am going to try the backing up and braking
thing and see if they adjust), but atleast my ebrake works, and doesn't
sieze!

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
1981 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel -FOR SALE-
1990 Corrado TDI
1990 Fox Wagon
1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)


Dan Bubb said:
> I should have been more clear.
> Both me and my nephew have 16V front brakes and the Corrado 22mm MC
> with the stock rear drums.
> Upgrading the fronts is well worth the effort. I just don't think
> there's much to choose between rear disc or drum especially
> considering the cost of the effing rear calipers!
>
> On 9/6/05, Patrick Bureau <patrick.bureau@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dan,
>>
>> Not wanting to contradict you, but are you saying that rear disc brakes
>> are
>> not worth (exception to people like I that just hate working on drums)
>> the
>> changeover?
>>
>> I mean I cannot compare your experience with mine, as I change MC/front
>> and
>> Rear to all new 16v system (A1 parts not A2 calipers) and my rocco
>> stopped
>> on a dime...
>>
>> Seriously though, are your saying that the 16v setup is no better than
>> the
>> 8v setup as a whole or just adding rear disc to an unmodified 8v brake
>> system is waste (then I would agree the MC and front disc do make a lot
>> of
>> the differences)
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan Bubb
>>
>> I would never bother with a rear disc conversion
>> Dan
>>
>>
>
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