Early T3 rear brakes

matara Custom Title Time!

1,342 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Jul 2003, 8:45 am

#70039

I'm fitting early wide-5 rear brakes to my Karmann cab beetle and I've got the backing plates and drums from a wrecker. The guy didn't have the brake hardware (springs/handbrake lever etc). Can anyone tell me if these are the same as early Kombi ones, or beetle ones?

also is the rear wheel cylinder T3 specific, or the same as a T2 or beetle one?

Thanks

Steve

hawaiijoe Learner Dubber

10 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 31 Jul 2003, 9:05 am

#70045

I think that the t3 rear brake cylinders are the same as the superbeetle front ones???

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Jul 2003, 12:04 pm

#70067

The Type 3 5 stud rear brakes were as far as I know different from kombi and all others. They had there own sized wheel cylinders and all. I run kombi wheel cylinders with type 3 shoes and springs. The CB fronts where the same as the kombi fronts if that helps.

Brad
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whatnow Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 1 Aug 2003, 12:46 am

#70246

matra, i have yet to get to this stage myself, but i've read that early and late T3 stuff is interchangeable. the article (an older volksworld) said that you could use late backing plates with your early drums. though i'm not sure if this meant the complete late kit with early drums or mixed and matched stuff.