[T3] Brake Calipers

Jens Vagelpohl jens at type4.org
Sat Aug 13 01:20:02 PDT 2011


On Aug 12, 2011, at 19:28 , Jim Adney wrote:

> On 12 Aug 2011 at 16:10, Dave Hall wrote:
> 
>> I think most VWs after the Type 3s got aome sort of brake proportioning
>> valve.  Type 4s had a prssure limiting valve on the rear, and our 74 Camper
>> did, plus all the watercooled VWs we've had since.
> 
> I'm betting that Type 4s got the same proportioning valve that 914/4s 
> got. It just send a fixed fraction of the front circuit pressure to 
> the rear brakes. I have one of those on my shelf if anyone wants one.

They look similar in the parts book drawings, but the 914 part has a unique 914 parts number. The Type 4 part has a 411 parts number.

jens






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