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Offline spikenipple

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Rear caliper rebuild kit
« on: 14 January 2014, 17:21 »
Does anyone make or sell these? My handbrake keeps sticking on (it's not the cables) and i'm getting bloody fed up of taking the wheel off at the side of the road to sort it out.
I know that MK4 calipers are a worthy upgrade but it's not an expense I can justify at the moment, what with the price of the conversion hoses etc.
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Re: Rear caliper rebuild kit
« Reply #1 on: 14 January 2014, 17:38 »
I do a seal kit for the rear calipers (kit for both sides £30 with grease for the sliders (free postage)) but I would check the handbrake mech first and also the handbrake cables as both also cause seizure issues.
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Re: Rear caliper rebuild kit
« Reply #2 on: 14 January 2014, 18:01 »
Does the handbrake mech not include a seal?
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Re: Rear caliper rebuild kit
« Reply #3 on: 14 January 2014, 18:10 »
Not that I can see, My kit has items 12 & 13 and grease for the sliders from the pic below (I have checked another brand and they are also the same)

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Re: Rear caliper rebuild kit
« Reply #4 on: 14 January 2014, 20:23 »
Dont use the handbrake!  :grin:
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Re: Rear caliper rebuild kit
« Reply #5 on: 14 January 2014, 20:37 »
Ford use the same type of caliper except it's much better.
Maybe boney can find it
I had them on my last golf when the vw bits seized and we matched them up to some my dad had.
They had weights on a hanging bracket but Everything else was the same save the ford logo in the casting
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Re: Rear caliper rebuild kit
« Reply #6 on: 14 January 2014, 20:47 »
Most brakes are made by the smae companies for all car makes like Lucas or Girling
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Re: Rear caliper rebuild kit
« Reply #7 on: 14 January 2014, 20:53 »
On every MK3 I've seen up on a ramp. The rear caliper has the ford logo stamped on it.
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Re: Rear caliper rebuild kit
« Reply #8 on: 14 January 2014, 21:09 »
Quote from: GOLF-MK3-GTI on 14 January 2014, 20:53
On every MK3 I've seen up on a ramp. The rear caliper has the ford logo stamped on it.

That's interesting i've not seen that before.
My current golf has a ford on the os I fitted and a vw one on the ns I presumed was oe.
Have you seen the weights?
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Re: Rear caliper rebuild kit
« Reply #9 on: 14 January 2014, 21:50 »
Quote from: Len on 14 January 2014, 20:23
Dont use the handbrake!  :grin:

I'm trying not to when I know the bloody thing will stick and have the car snake down the road at 50mph! Not fun I tell you!!
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