Re: Correct Brake MC

[Colin Hames <cchames@mm.com>]

I believe there was a trailering or heavy duty breaking option for the
5000/200 TQ wagons which included vented rear rotors instead of solid.
Maybe it also included a bigger MC.  Can anyone else confirm this?  My wagon
doesn't have the bigger rear brakes, but I thought it would be a good
upgrade when the time came.  I do pull a small trailer now and then.

Colin Hames
'86 5TQW
'98 Passat 1.8t

Steve Sherman wrote:

> I'm about to replace my brake MC and have the replacement in hand.  It's
> an ATE, orig equipment but not stamped with the Audi or VW logo or part
> number.
>
> My concern is that although it checks out as the right replacement (by a
> couple of parts guys), at least one other place claimed that my 5KTQ
> WAGON took a special heavy duty MC...
>
> When I do a visual check on the new one vs the one in the car, the new
> one looks like it would fit, all the connections in the same place, but
> the original one has an extra hump in the casting on the bottom, between
> the two bleed screws.
>
> My question is do I have the right one?  Is the extra "hump" just
> different OEMs or was there really a HD version of the MC for the wagon?
>
> Any experts out there on brake MC's?
>
> TIA
>
> Steve