[T3] Brake glitch.

[Tim Keohane]

I am interested. What would be the cost rebuilt with pads as you mentioned?

As for the rotors I purchased, they are german made by Sebro. Part # 411 407 075. Supposedly for this year (73) type 3. The Sebro # is 107112C

From the mating face of the steering knuckle (where the caliper bolts ) to the inside of the rotor ( the breaking surface ) is 5/8" or 15 - 16 mm. If that helps.

Thanks 
Tim
73 Type 3 auto
On Nov 20, 2015, at 1:23 PM, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 20 Nov 2015 at 9:29, Tim Keohane wrote:
> 
>> The universal calipers may be the culprit in our never getting the
>> brakes correct. They seemed to be "off" a little all the time,
>> regardless of what we did. 
>> 
>> It was suggested that I swap out the steering knuckles/spindles for
>> the earlier model. 69 thru 71.5. Can someone comment on the suggestion
>> as the 71.5 thru 73 calipers seem to be very rare and earlier ones are
>> available. 
> 
> I have both versions of correct Type 3 calipers available. I 
> generally turn down offers to buy them outright, simply because most 
> people who ask don't want to bother with my usual rebuild and return 
> policy. I much prefer to rebuild and return, simply because this 
> conserves the good parts that remain out there. If I did not conserve 
> them this way, they would all be gone.
> 
> If, however, someone like you, who has a car that has already been 
> foolishly swapped, and not of your own doing, asks, I can be talked 
> into selling a good pair of correct calipers. I can do this bare, but 
> the best option is to get them with ALL the correct hardware and 
> pads, so you KNOW they are right.
> 
> Note that the late caliper also takes a different rotor. If you have 
> the earlier rotor that we share with Type 1 Ghias, they won't line up 
> properly with the correct calipers. The correct rotors are available, 
> but they are quite a bit more expensive.
> 
> PM me if you are interested.
> 
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