need some help with brakes and cv joints

[Golde60]

The early GTI had 90mm CV joints, the later(after the Golf GTI ceased production) Scirocco and mk1 Cabriolet had 100mm CVs which are obviously stronger.

Gavin

can you describe where you measure the 90 or 100mm ?

[Golde60]

BTW, thanks for the help guys, its getting late here and I ve had a few cans, so its bed time soon.

Will check back tomorrow

[brad]

Mate, so many of those bits look as dry as a dogs donger.

Have you thought of spraying them with some Ardrox protectant or even WD40/Penetrene/Maxsolve?

Looks like a fun project.

[Golde60]

What is the spacing between the boltholes?
Matt

75mm between the boltholes

[Golde60]

I think I might have had a break through - I found a how to video for changing brakes on an 89 vw fox, and it looks like what I am after, along with the front cv joints that I will use on the rear

thats my best guess so far.

BUT

I still cant find the damned carriers to suit, and without them.......


anyone know where I could get some?

[Peter Jones]

Can you get us the part numbers off the brakes pads themselves? We might be able to cross reference them that way and work out what the callipers are off.

Pete

[Golde60]

ok, some numbers off the pads.......

on the left ear is 3J0, and on the right is Ate, VW Audi (logos)

interesting stuff is in the middle, I suspect:

COBREQ NADP-721 - 2XF
377.615.115.AE - 8095.2

hope that helps

[Peter Jones]

They look a lot like these ones that just popped up for sale

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160296139315&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=006

Pete

[Golde60]

thanks peter, they look pretty similar, but the carriers would not fit into the frame that I have.

Bolts on my frame are 75mm apart. The carriers need to match these......

thanks for the leed, but unless I m missing something I dont think that they will work on my setup

[Peter Jones]

I haven't had much time to do much research yet, i had a look around the Bendix equivalance charts but haven't figured it out yet.

I'll keep digging as time permits.

Pete