Does a 7/'72 Caliper Repair Kit Fit a '71?

[cunning plan]

Any Ideas? I have '71 Calipers and need to replace the rubbers? :?:

GSF part no. 65694 and 65696

tanks,

 

[Araon]

Y & N

 

[cunning plan]

Y & N

Huh?

 

[Araon]

1st is upto july 72 the 2nd is after aug 72

the late bays were/are considerably larger that said I always thought the pistons were the same diameter just different length....anyone :?:

 

[cunning plan]

1st is upto july 72 the 2nd is after aug 72

the late bays were/are considerably larger that said I always thought the pistons were the same diameter just different length....anyone :?:

Yer Im strugging to find parts for the '71 setup.. Ive seen these

http://www.partsemporium.co.uk/images/late_bay_almost_new_calipers.JPG" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Which look like a good deal but are obviously later than '71. Why would these not fit a '71 setup?

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr confoooosing. :roll:

 

[Guest]

you can get the caliper repair kit for both upto 'Aug 72' the early type, and 'Aug 72>' on at heritage

http://www.vwheritage.com/vwh/Bus-Parts-1968-79/Brakes/Front-Brakes/?templateID=vwh" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Caliper repair kit , -7/72
[211-698-471/C]

...this is for the caliper 8-70 > 7-71,

you can also buy the springs fitting kit pads etc for both calipers.

the later calipers have different sized fixings to the early type this is why they wont fit

 

[Alzy]

i`m having this problem with mine as my bus is a 7/72 :roll: :? :?:

I`m hopefully gonna find out exactly what i need tommorow!

 

[rustydiver]

Rebuilt my brakes and mines an 72 with early discs, used the early ones from GSF they eorked fine for me.

From what i can remember what i found out about early/ late calipers.

Early calipers aperture (where the pads go in) is 47mm wide and has 2 bleed nipples. Lates are about 55mm wide.

Early pads are 15mm thick retaining clips held in with spring type pins, Lates are 19 mm thick and have bigger retaining springs and have circlip type pins.

Early discs are 8mm thick and Lates are 13mm thick.

Thay are handed due to the cut out on the pistons, cut outs go to wards the bottom.

Early brake bits are expensive and Lates are cheeper.

Prehaps we can make this a sticky so that people can keep adding to it and get a definitive answer to the 71/72 brake saga.

 

[cunning plan]

Rebuilt my brakes and mines an 72 with early discs, used the early ones from GSF they eorked fine for me.

From what i can remember what i found out about early/ late calipers.

Early calipers aperture (where the pads go in) is 47mm wide and has 2 bleed nipples. Lates are about 55mm wide.

Early pads are 15mm thick retaining clips held in with spring type pins, Lates are 19 mm thick and have bigger retaining springs and have circlip type pins.

Early discs are 8mm thick and Lates are 13mm thick.

Thay are handed due to the cut out on the pistons, cut outs go to wards the bottom.

Early brake bits are expensive and Lates are cheeper.

Prehaps we can make this a sticky so that people can keep adding to it and get a definitive answer to the 71/72 brake saga.

Awesome post 8) and yes good idea about sticky-ing it... Admin?