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pmacs49
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Rear Brakes

Post by pmacs49 » 22nd March 2018 - 5:37pm

Hi a quick question
What rear cylinders and brake shoes are people using on the type 4.
as i need to change a rear cylinder and fit new shoes as i have a leaking cylinder.

Front pads are they the same as T2 ones as these are low on the reading and one is binding.

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Re: Rear Brakes

Post by purplepeter » 22nd March 2018 - 5:58pm

Your front pads are Volvo 240 Rear
Rear shoes are 1302/3 Front

http://www.vwtype3and4club.org.uk/_docs ... rtswap.htm

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Re: Rear Brakes

Post by pmacs49 » 23rd March 2018 - 11:28am

Thanks PPeter much appreciated for the reply. ordered some shoes and a wheel cylinder may have revise Pads as ordered T1 ones from GFS, veewee.
will check out volvo 240 ones

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Re: Rear Brakes

Post by purplepeter » 23rd March 2018 - 12:09pm

In case You don't have it, the gsf discount code this weekend is WKD56

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Re: Rear Brakes

Post by richtbiscuits » 24th March 2018 - 1:16pm

Don't suppose you have a recommendation for the discs, do you? Same as 1302/1303?
'72 412 LE Variant
'73 412 LE Variant
'83 1200 Beetle

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Re: Rear Brakes

Post by Dave Summers » 24th March 2018 - 6:24pm

As far as I know they're bigger than any Beetle ones. 411 discs are the same as late Type 3 (1972/73), 412 discs are unique.
Dave
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Re: Rear Brakes

Post by purplepeter » 24th March 2018 - 6:54pm

Porsche 914
And before You ask, the wheel bearings to go in Your new discs are Mk 2 golf rear
Pad fitting kit is the Volvo one to suit the pads

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Re: Rear Brakes

Post by pmacs49 » 28th March 2018 - 6:29pm

all sorted Volvo 240 a perfect fit, source some rear shoes now have 2 spare sets lol.and some spare pads. Wheel cylinder from a T1front fitted just had to elongate the hole to get mounting bolt in,

thanks for your help, much appreciated,

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