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brently88
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Location: Portland, OR
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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:55 pm Post subject: Type 3 Brakes |
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| I have a Squareback that I purchased, and it's composed of '68-'72 parts. Since the Floorpan is a '72, does that mean the front disc brake components will be '72? is there a way to distinguish between the years? This will be my first time doing brakes on a type III so any tips are appreciated. I'll load pics as I take them apart tonight. |
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KTPhil 
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Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Type 3 Brakes |
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You can't assume, since parts interchange and you already know you have a hybrid.
Front discs changed around late '71/early '72. The discs and pads got bigger. Before that I think all disc brakes were the same.
To distinguish them, check the distance between the centers of the two caliper mounting bolts. Earlies are 2-1/4" and lates are about 3".
Read up on how to rebuild calipers. There may also be a thread on the Type 4 forum. The parts are similar or in some cases identical. Jim Adney rebuilds them if you don't want to go inside the calipers. |
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raygreenwood
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Type 3 Brakes |
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You can't assume, since parts interchange and you already know you have a hybrid.
Front discs changed around late '71/early '72. The discs and pads got bigger. Before that I think all disc brakes were the same.
To distinguish them, check the distance between the centers of the two caliper mounting bolts. Earlies are 2-1/4" and lates are about 3".
Read up on how to rebuild calipers. There may also be a thread on the Type 4 forum. The parts are similar or in some cases identical. Jim Adney rebuilds them if you don't want to go inside the calipers. |
I posted a complete caliper rebuild how to in the 411/412 forum last month. Ray |
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raygreenwood
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