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adamscottmartin
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 Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:45 am Post subject: Linkpin front on buggy - what year brake parts? |
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Hi, I am working on a friend's manx-style buggy with a linkpin front end.
I don't know much about these, but I do see online that the year really matters for the early car since there are quite a few variations.
Any way I can identify which year parts I should buy to do a full brake job?
Thanks for any help!
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Dale M.
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Believe 66 was last year for link pin, anything including and after 67 was ball joint... Any pre 67 parts should be ok...
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adamscottmartin
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| Dale M. wrote: | Believe 66 was last year for link pin, anything including and after 67 was ball joint... Any pre 67 parts should be ok...
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Sorry, let me clarify:
I am working on a linkpin front end. How do I identify the year or what parts to buy for a linkpin front end to do a brake job? Again it is on a buggy so I have no way to know what year it all came from. |
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BL3Manx
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This is a good thread on the differences
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=376745
The last year for link pin was 65. You could also use any 58-65 drums or even the 66-67 drums but they would require different bearings. Actually you should use the tapered roller bearings anyway.
The shoes are all the same width (40mm) but you need to have them match your adjusters, either straight or angled.
19mm wheel cylinders would work best in front with 22.8 in back. |
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adamscottmartin
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for posting that link, it answers my question. |
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EVfun
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What kind of rear brakes does it have? With the easy swap-ability of VW parts there is no assurance the rear brakes are the same year as the front. What year is the frame? If you find 1 bolt wheel cylinders then you are looking at '58 and newer stuff. If you find 4 screw wheel cylinders you may want to procure some later backing plates and update your brakes. The oval window brake parts cost quite a bit more.
I want to point out that if you have '58-'67 brakes then you cannot put the front wheel cylinders from any VW in the back as you rear brakes will be 30mm wide, while the front brakes will be 40mm wide. The wheel cylinders are machined for a specific brake shoe width. Some people have used '68 and newer rear wheel cylinders ('68 up rear brakes have 40mm wide shoes) in the front so the wheel cylinder sizes are 17mm front and 19mm rear.
My Buggy has stock '58-'64 type brakes except for a later duel circuit master cylinder. The front locked horribly early when I ran 135R15 tires but its a lot better with P145/65R15 tires. Fear of locking the rear tires first has kept me front swapping to 17mm front wheel cylinders. That can get quite scary in a tail heavy car. |
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