help with brakes?

[Retired]

Hey all,

While attempting to test fit my rikens with new H&R spacers to the 78 GLS (the 77 does not have any guards at the moment) I came accross different brakes to what are on my 77.

They have a VW and Audi symbol but can not see any parts numbers.

Anyone know what they are?






Cheers

[Mika]

The pictures don't work, mate

[Preen59]

The pictures don't work, mate

Yeah dude.

I take it they're in an email? If you have a photobucket account, you can just email them to photobucket and it uploads them automatically.

[Retired]

Sorry about that, stupid yahoo mail.

Should also mention that the hub seems to be smaller?

Oh, and a few photos of progress

[16v_kid]

cam,

i had the same problem under guard rust.

and in the same sport were you have them

have a look at my thread if you need help or anything like that

other then that, the car looks mint

cheers

[Jarred]

cam,

i had the same problem under guard rust.

and in the same sport were you have them

have a look at my thread if you need help or anything like that

other then that, the car looks mint

cheers

gordo.

read before you post mate.

this thread is regarding brakes, not rust!

Cam, are there any numbers you can see on the calipers?

[Retired]

Nah, seems to have been rubbed off. the VW and Audi symbols are hardly legible either

[Golf Loon]

One kind are probably early diesel brakes, the other are early petrol ones.

Both are rubbish and ineffective.

Chuck em away and get Mk2 / Mk1 GTI Calipers and brake disks and have brakes that work.

Also the later calipers are smaller and will probably fit under the wheels.

[Peter Jones]

There were two types of calipers fitted to the GLDs. I've had cars with both types.

This is the other type which uses the same pads. This is the better design. Odd thing is that the type you have on your car have left handed threads on the hose fitting into the caliper. The type below have right hancded threads. If you change your calipers you'll need new hoses to suit.



More info in one of my old threads here


Pete

[Retired]

Well, I guess my GLS is a ex-GLD then.

Was hoping for something better mk2 GTI brakes or something

[Volksee77]

could be mate but i think you will find the early model brakes are actually beetle units that VW had left over when they started on the Golf production. these are very early brakes

[Peter Jones]

could be mate but i think you will find the early model brakes are actually beetle units that VW had left over when they started on the Golf production. these are very early brakes

Nah, Beetle callipers were different and had pads with only a single pin through them.

Pete

[gslrallysport]

Beetles had 3 different pads, I *think* from memory only 1 (maybe 2) of them were the 1 pin type.

[gtimk5]

Beetles certainly do have 3 different types of calipers and absolutely no way would any of them fit a Golf... Not in a million years!
Andrew