WANTED front calipers

Wanted two front wheel calipers for a 1973 bay if you have any for sale please let me know cheers

 

I have two rebuild kits if you wanted to save money

 

@carlperkins001 had one i think

 

one has seized i wonder if i can free it? how much do you want ?

 

£30 posted?

these
http://www.justkampers.com/251-698-471-caliper-rebuild-kit-vw-t2-bay-1971-1979-vw-t25-1979-1986.html

 

price is ok but i need to strip them out first i may need new ones , i will wait and see when i get them off next week ,if you sell them no problem but thankyou

 

early or late Ken, I have a pair of early ones. Now I know you'll ask "How do I tell?".
I expect yours will be the later ones.

 

yes i think it said 55mm

 

I may end up buying a pair of new ones but dont wont to pay deposit and send my old ones back to jk @zed

 

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These seem expensive for what they are.

 

@kenregency VWheritage do new calipers with no surcharge, plus we get a 5% discount (so they would be 86.66 each, n0t 91)

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares..._shop.product_pID_120727.htm?crumbStartPage=1

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares...t_shop.product_pID_81026.htm?crumbStartPage=1

although they are both out of stock

 

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

 

coor they are cheap

 

You can tell from the fixing bolt size. Early like I have are M12, late are M14 but both have 19mm head so you have to take one out and they'll be quite tight i.e. breaker bar required.

 

they are cheep

 

1973 are the later ones

 

I remember jk having a bundle kit for both calipers ,shoes everything for £150 ,I bought 4 sets ,they soon sold at a tiny profit..

rebuild I have had only one or two calipers out of 50ish that have been goosed...

 

I did mine a couple of weeks ago and ended up buying a half inch drive socket and big breaker bar. I still couldn't get one of them undone, even using a jack to try to lever the breaker bar round.
In the end I sprayed it with penetrating oil and used a 'G' cramp to hold a ring spanner on the bolt head as I beat the other end with a small sledge hammer.
I also took both calliper s to my local garage so he could heat them up and get the bleed nipples out.

 

i took them off when i bought the van but one keeps sticking so i think its time to do both but i hope they come off as easy as they did a year ago,
Also the bleed nipples are loose but rounded a little so will replace them to.
Think i will get stripped in a couple of weeks after the bank holls and look first.
Hows the bathroom going

 

Don't forget to draw the curtains first.