After a grand clear out of the garage, found my old (late late) brake callipers. These are destined for the dump unless I can find a seal kit for them...well, not seals but the dust boots. Most kits I've seen have the wrong type boots. Anyone know of a source of these? Ta.
should be these ones, unless they're Girling calipers... http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares...33871_lang_EN_country_GB.htm?crumbStartPage=1 If they're Girling you can get them from bigg red (ATE too) http://biggred.co.uk/catalogue.php coolair do the ATE ones too - no listing for the Girling, but they probably do them!! http://www.coolairvw.co.uk/Item/Sho..._-P-_T25_79-85_Brake_Caliper_Rebuild_Kit.html
They're ATEs. Used to be that noone had the right boots, but maybe that's not the case. They've avoided a trip to the dump...
Have you tried these people snotty ? They seem to know what they are on about, different sizes etc http://brakeparts.co.uk/#page=parts&pageSection=BHF&mancode=VW&brand=VW&model=TRANSPORTER&modelversion=TRAN*(70-79) 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 & 2.0 VAN/KOMBI
Steady hand, and slowly open it out with the electric drill... It's how I normally do them!! Then you just need a M7x1 tap to clean the threads out
I've got them out very easily by building up weld even if it's down the hole a bit. Clean snapped end with a drill, but don't clean anything else. Build up blobs of high power MIG. It seems to go for the nipple and not stick to the cast caliper. Mostly they unscrew with your fingers (when cooled) leaving the thread un-messed with, no swarf and no chance of going too far with the drill and hitting the sealing surface. Suits me sir.
