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Old 10-09-2003, 09:26 AM
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Rear Brakes for 105/115
Is anyone familiar with using a VW caliper on the rear of a 105/115? I think it is a VW bus caliper..

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Old 10-09-2003, 08:56 PM
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I thought the VW bus caliper was a replacement for the front caliper.
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It's front calipers, not rear.
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Would anyone have the part numbers for the VW bus calipers?
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Old 10-13-2003, 09:11 AM
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Knowing that most think only the front fit, I installed (with a small bit ot machining) VW calipers on the rear of my 115 this weekend with teriffic results. The minor bit of machining was to make sure the caliper cleared the drum brake hub. Used a bench grinder to remove about .035".

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