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• Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:25:41 -0400
  ...However, unless you are traveling in the mountains with a fully loaded van and an engine conversion, the stock brakes should be fine provided...
• Re: [Syncro] new brakes grind in tight turns when backing up
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:21:28 -0700
  ...Re: [Syncro] new brakes grind in tight turns when backing up > Check the inside of your rims for rubbing of the calipers. The brake...
• Re: Speaking of weird brake behaviors...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 14:30:17 -0700
  ...I have never really thought of my brakes as squishy until about 2 months ago.. when without warning..for several seconds the brakes [ my...
• Re: Weak Brakes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:41:38 -0400
  At 07:55 AM 6/16/2011, J Stewart wrote: >Speaking of weak brakes, what is the purpose of >disconnecting the vacuum line to...
• Re: Brakes and brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Vlach
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:03:54 -0500
  ...Lynnda (Vanagonless w/some accessories) * * * George Hahn wrote: > The discussion has been about front brakes, I suppose because that's > where most of the...
• Ceramic Brakes Pads
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:13:38 -0400
  Has anyone ran the Bendix part # d45a, Ceramic Brakes Pads on their 79-85 Westy? I am thinking of running Ceramic Pads, and there...
• 85 vanagon: front brakes rubbing
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 21:57:42 -0400
  Can anyone explain in simple terms the cause of the front brakes "sticking", rubbing, seemingly clamping down on the disk. Is there an easy...
• Re: [WetWesties] Great gathering (Re: Brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:39:00 -0800
  ...Ever since I got my TiiCo motor installed, my brakes seem to work better. I kind of figured that the I4 had better vacuum...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Resend -Question about SA brake kits
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 08:19:10 -0800
  > The pistons o nthe SA big brakes are slightly larger than those on any other > T3/ Vanagon/Syncro out there. The larger rotor provides...
• Re: Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 19:51:58 -0500
  ...Especially for the 85 which is the last year for brakes with a pad surface area that was originally designed for the 72 Bus...
• Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:34:52 -0700
  ...Do any big brakes kits fit my stock wheels? I do a lot of mountain driving, pulling a small trailer. Have not had brake...
• Re: My Brakes are Frozen
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:18:39 -0700
  Another cause for "stuck" brakes is a bad wheel cylinder brake hose. The interior of these rubber hoses can turn into a very effective...
• Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:42:23 -0400
  About brakes: First, since you can brake harder in the dry than in the wet, a better test of the power of the braking...
• Re: Brake Upgrades
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 19:36:16 EST
  SA Vanagons have larger front disk brakes. I think the rear brakes (drum) are bigger too. If you could find someone who was importing...
• Brake Bleed Tubing
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Mon, 24 May 1999 12:12:18 -0400
  What size tubing should I get to bleed the brakes and clutch slave cylinder? Jason M. Yasment '84 Westfalia (up for new trans and...
• Brake Noise
  Historical mailing list - Shawn
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:20:09 -0600
  ...I just R&R'd the rear brakes on my Westy. Now it's started doing the same thing again. It makes a grinding...
• Fwd: GW bigger brakes availability
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Thu, 1 Feb 2018 14:30:15 -0600
  ...GW bigger brakes availability > Reply-To: christopher@T3TECHNIQUE.COM > > Yeah, the photo on their website is now a modified Toyota Highlander rotor. > > -----Original Message...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:39:39 -0400
  ...we take the known stopping torque, and our original brakes (10" brakes LOL), and see how that compares with our new 5600in-lb x...
• Re: GW bigger brakes availability
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 4 Aug 2017 11:16:49 -0700
  ...GW bigger brakes availability GoWesty has been "temporarily sold out" of their bigger brakes ( http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?v=&id=23870...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:49:42 -0700
  ...Add a small trailer loaded with camping gear to the mix, and you can really feel how soft the brakes are. I'd so...
• Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 08:14:29 -0400
  ...In particular, I am unable to get the tires to lock. > Should I still be looking at the rear brakes then, even if they...
• Re: Brake failure
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:31:50 -0500
  ...Wife opened gate brakes failed barely missing her and partial opened gate till I was able to pump brakes several times while downshifting to...
• Re: Rear brakes, 87 syncro - how long?
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:47:02 -0500
  I haven't done the front yet, but just did the rear brakes on my '87 last week without much trouble. You shouldn't...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:20:22 -0500
  ...If the brakes are set up correctly including the hand brake cable they will adjust themselves. The cables get adjusted while the drums are...
• [subaruvanagon] RE: Upgraded Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 22:51:09 +1300
  >Simon says... >> How are you chaps getting on with the SA brakes?? >> Any problems? What pads do you use?? >> Any tips?? >My 1989 syncro...
• Re: Brakes!!! Urg!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:49:41 -0400
  ...At 07:41 PM 7/23/2006 -0700, John Lane wrote: >Well, the clutch and brakes share the same reservoir..(dumb idea). If your...
• Re: brake adjuster clip
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 02:38:13 -0400
  Hey all, as long as we're talking drum brakes: I'm doing the fronts on my '66 and on each backing plate (left...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:17:39 -0800
  ...Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes > > > >>I suspect this is very true. In the 10 years I have owned my 88 GL...
• Re: Towing a vehicle on a tow-dolly
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 15 May 2007 18:49:59 -0700
  ...Even if the dolly >has the surge brakes, it is too much. I have been wondering about that, why is it too much? Is...
• Re: Any better BRAKES? for 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 20:25:23 -0700
  Horace, IMHO, I think the vanagon brakes are actually pretty good, if they are in good condition. If your brakes are not adequate, you...
• FW: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:18:18 -0400
  ...I have > written about the proper set up of the rear brakes a number of times. > Set up is critical for the brakes to...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:08:48 -0700
  ...The engine does brake the vehicle, but then it accelerates it, obviating the braking effect. > > What jake brakes (more generically termed engine brakes or...
• bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - marty
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 19:59:54 -0400
  Hi List!! I have a dumb question, is it ok to bleed the rear brakes with the wheels off (drums on)? Also the Bentley...
• Re: Front and rear brakes upgrades with 15 in wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:37:10 -0700
  ...john Aircooled.Net Inc. > Does anyone have good suggestions for upgrading front and rear brakes on a Vanagon 88 2WD GL using 15 inches...
• Re: towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:47:19 -0400
  ...towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine Don's right .. trailer brakes would make the whole affair about 75 % better and safer...
• Re:Split Window brakes
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 07:23:11 -0500 (CDT)
  On Wed, 26 Jul 1995, King, Robert wrote: > >Have any of you made any cool upgrades to the brakes and what work was > >required...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Joseph McNiff
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 12:18:53 -0800
  My Mechanic says I needs brakes real soon. Both front and back. He says when he does the back he always replaces the shoes...
• 1986 Vanagon - "thwup, thwup, thwup" noise on decelleration
  Historical mailing list - allan harris
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 15:43:07 -0700
  ...Additionally, I have been hearing an infrequent though clear "clicking" sound when the brakes are applied. Rear brakes are new (4k miles-drums, pads...
• Re: clutch/brake bleed order
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 2 Aug 2013 21:08:05 -0700
  Clutch feeds from higher on the reservoir as a safety (your clutch will stop working before your brakes quit). This could enter into the...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:04:31 -0700
  ...I still would like to take up the slack in the parking brake linkage, and don't care to open up the brakes prior...
• Re: Squealing Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:24:05 -0700
  ...Squealing Brakes Speaking of squealing brakes... I put new front rotors and pads on my syncro about four months ago. for the first month...
• Re: Help! Brake trouble - 83.5 liquid-cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 17:18:01 -0800
  try applying the brakes with the handbrake on (not full on), if this firms up the pedal and reduces the pedal travel then it...
• hissing brakes
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 14:59:02 -0500
  When i first fdrive my 1980 Westy, the first time i step on the brakes i hear a faint hissing noise (vacuum?) coming from...
• Re: Articulating T3
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:26:55 -0500
  I wonder what engine is in there? I assume that there is only 1 engine, but ? Brakes? It would be quite a bit of...
• Re:Brake fading
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 08:38:53 -0400
  John says: /> One other thing - while test driving and test braking I noticed that a /> rapid series of hard pumps on the brakes seems...
• Re: Speakin' of brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 13:45:01 EST
  ...So I did something I often do to check my brakes, and I would suggest others try it too. I stomped on them with...
• Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:39:18 -0400
  ...I was pumping the brakes all the way down and going slow. Her front brakes were smoking when we got to the bottom and...
• towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:44:59 -0400
  ...David Clarkson 90 Westy soon to get turbo zetec and bigger brakes front and rear
• Re: rear brake shims
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:07:53 -0600
  ...Does anyone know how correctly remove that thing? AND update on brakes. The rear brakes seem to be adding more to my stopping performance...
• Re: Recoined Brake Shoes. Means: Arced ?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 16 May 2012 17:33:48 -0700
  ...And my grandmother's (late '50s/early '60s) Studebaker had band > brakes. > > The (front) disk brakes on my Saab 96 took this wear thing...
• RE: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 08:47:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Basically the brakes >are awful. It stops but not quick enough to feel safe in. He's fitted >new drums, shoes, pads, master cylinder...
• Re: self-adjusting brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 22:31:11 -0700
  When you install a new drum or a new set of brakes, you'll need to tighten up the adjustment via the adjustment window...
• VW pads, was: Why do my brakes squeak?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 14:50:10 -0400
  ...Why do my brakes squeak? Hi Susanne I had my brakes redone once cheaply using cheap brake pads. Drove like that for years until...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:42:40 -1000
  MY understanding is that a bigger booster is fitted, for better braking, *after* putting on bigger front brakes and possibly rear disc brakes. On...
• Re: Brake failure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:29:39 -0700
  ...Wife opened gate brakes failed barely missing her and partial opened gate till I was able to pump brakes several times while downshifting to...
• Disc brakes on pre-'71 buses.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 10:04:32 +0000
  ...Can disc brakes be retrofitted to '68 through '70 buses. (Don't laugh so loud, I'm trying to concentrate) John Halverson jhalv@hooked...
• Thumping from right rear wheel.
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:43:32 -0500
  ...Today noticed a thumping happening from the right rear when I apply the brakes. Does not happen when I downshift or roll to a...
• Re: SA Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 08:53:09 -0800
  ...What is the deal on SA big brakes purchase through the list(?). Can someone (privately, if you prefer) update me on how to join...
• Re: NVC Seattle WA STOLEN CABRIOLET!!! APB!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:32:51 EST
  In a message dated 11/15/04 5:12:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, green536@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > slotted crossdrilled rear disk brakes, > front...
• Re: Check this out! Fun with Powerful front Brakes in a Van
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:52:43 -0600
  ...Probably stock brakes. The short wheelbase would be important here. So would sticky (and probably treadless) front tires. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil...