 Differences between early/late front and rear calipers? |
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| macnichol |
 Dec 3 2020, 12:01 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 12-June 20 From: Indianapolis, IN Member No.: 24,372 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille  |
Why aren't these interchangeable with each other? I'm trying to source new calipers for my early car and I'm finding that they aren't the easiest thing to find at a good price. Rock auto has the late calipers for a great price, why aren't they usable on my early car? Thanks
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| 914Sixer |
Dec 3 2020, 07:27 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,122 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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First up go to the Classic Section and read up on brakes. Now to make it simple. 70-72 1/2 used VW Type 3 calipers. Midway through 72 they Switched to Type 4 VW calipers. Type 4 calipers are interchangeable to either side with two bleeders. You simply rotate the piston for which side you need them on. The offset of the calipers is different making the rotors different. The rears are all the same size but with different internal adjusters. Late ones have extra bleeders.
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| Montreal914 |
Dec 3 2020, 10:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,818 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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For all your brake needs, simply contact @Eric_Shea at PMB Performance, or online. Brake restoration guru. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| bbrock |
Dec 4 2020, 08:40 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) about contacting Eric.
To swap early to late calipers on the front, you have to update the rotor like Mark said and also the short brake line connection going into the caliper. I know this because I have an April 73 car that was built during the transition of early to late parts. It has an early brake pressure regulator with early brake line setup but late front calipers so I had to swap out that last connection when I replaced all the brake lines. My car also came with one early and one late rear caliper which are now both late calipers thanks to a mishap having them plated and Eric and a couple members here stepping in to bail me out. So yeah, the rears are completely interchangeable. |
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| wbgoggans |
Dec 4 2020, 11:19 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 22-April 20 From: Athens,GA Member No.: 24,167 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(bbrock @ Dec 4 2020, 09:40 AM)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) about contacting Eric. To swap early to late calipers on the front, you have to update the rotor like Mark said and also the short brake line connection going into the caliper. I know this because I have an April 73 car that was built during the transition of early to late parts. It has an early brake pressure regulator with early brake line setup but late front calipers so I had to swap out that last connection when I replaced all the brake lines. My car also came with one early and one late rear caliper which are now both late calipers thanks to a mishap having them plated and Eric and a couple members here stepping in to bail me out. So yeah, the rears are completely interchangeable. what's your chassis #? |
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| bbrock |
Dec 4 2020, 01:25 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(wbgoggans @ Dec 4 2020, 10:19 AM) QUOTE(bbrock @ Dec 4 2020, 09:40 AM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) about contacting Eric. To swap early to late calipers on the front, you have to update the rotor like Mark said and also the short brake line connection going into the caliper. I know this because I have an April 73 car that was built during the transition of early to late parts. It has an early brake pressure regulator with early brake line setup but late front calipers so I had to swap out that last connection when I replaced all the brake lines. My car also came with one early and one late rear caliper which are now both late calipers thanks to a mishap having them plated and Eric and a couple members here stepping in to bail me out. So yeah, the rears are completely interchangeable. what's your chassis #? 1519534 |
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