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Re: On the Road home and need help getting there!
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:50:59 -0800
...We bought a $5.00 "single person" brake bleed kit from FLAPS. It consists of a little plastic bottle and some clear tubing and...
Re: Aftermarket Cruise questions . . .
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Jun 97 16:07:54 EDT
...In addition to the control lever, there is a control box in adjacent to the engine compartment. > Above 55 mph it surges, up and...
Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 15:00:46 -0400
...of the pawl and the lever to release it. OK, so I do that. Dig into my brake bleeding box and find my bleed...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Mon, 8 Jul 2013 20:30:25 -0700
...move at all ... > then use brake pressure to push the piston out a little, let off the > brake ..lever the piston back into the...
86 Drivetrain Into 82 Diesel?
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 03:37:08 -0600
...I know there are differences in the design of the knuckles, which affect the steering wheel leverage. Will the newer design '86 front brake...
Looking for parts
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Sat, 9 Feb 2013 20:35:45 -0800
...My brother-in-law says motorcycles have a similar setup with a plastic line from the hand lever down to the clutch/brake. Any...
Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
Historical mailing list - James
Mon, 2 Dec 2013 17:31:56 -0500
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > nothing that I know of .. > but I can tell you this .. > when moving the temp lever towards warmer you are...
Brake fluid exchange
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 26 Dec 2020 01:04:02 +0000
Somewhere I heard, that it is highly advisable to purge old brake fluid and replace with new every two years. Brake fluid likes to...
Re: Eight nights in the vanagon
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:12:35 -0400
I've had brake hardware come apart before inside the drum. It could be the adjusters or handbrake lever. Yes, I left it up...
Re: transmiision problem
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 1 Sep 2012 10:59:41 -0700
...off, parking brake on etc. (safety first!) get helper or make video with a cell phone or ?, and watch if shift lever at transmission...
Re: Brake Fade
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:52:47 -0700
...or where the cable for the parking brake hooks in the lever ? so far ..without more explanation I don't see what you are...
Re: Anti Rolling Reminder for Automatics when parked
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:28:22 -0800
...Fortunately, I also always set the parking brake in the manual van, so I never roll, I just experience puzzlement when the starter won...
Re: Lug wrench size and other questions charset="iso-8859-1"
Historical mailing list - marcus
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 12:27:41 -0700
What ever tool you select make sure you can brake loose the nuts at the tire store after they use that 230lb impact wrench...
Re: 84 Vaanaog weak parking brake - Sqirrel.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:04:51 -0700
...Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer >> >> >> For what its worth, both my vans parking brake bars are at >> an angle and >> work >> effectively - the '86 more...
Vanagon door locks
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jul 1995 13:25:32 -0700
...On door handles, look for a Philips head screw that holds the lock cylinder to a little lever and the spring that rotates the...
Re: Brake Pads replacement?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:01 -0700
as brake pad replacement goes, on your 84 it's about as easy and obvious as can be . Like I always like to suggest...
Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:10:17 -0700
...Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I tap them in with a brass drift punch.Make sure everything is > glinty...
Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:06:30 -0700
...But the adjustments, the self adjusting, the E-brake equalizer cables, the actuating lever inside, the shoes and drums.... all that seems to always...
Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Apr 2017 to 9 Apr 2017 (#2017-131)
Historical mailing list - Remy
Mon, 10 Apr 2017 07:12:13 -0700
...Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER? > > In addition to the hand brake lever and low brake fluid level switches, thi= > s indicator is also tied into...
Handbrake Woes - Sorted :-)
Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:25:06 -0000
...I took the drums off and found that the auto-adjuster levers on the brake shoes were getting jammed under the threaded rod assembly...
Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 11:29:01 -1000
...of the pawl and the lever to > release it. OK, so I do that. > > Dig into my brake bleeding box and find my bleed...
Re: Manual trans replacement
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:34:21 -0700
Just in case anyone does need to cut the shaft out to remove the lever................ Make a mental note of the angle the lever...
Re: preparing trip to NS
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:13:36 -0700
...A metric sockets, combination wrenches, brake spoon, and pliers wrapped up in a couple of Sears Craftsman vinyl pouches with Velcro straps (available at...
Re: Rear brake questions
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:45:07 -0700
...I read the mechanical leverage on the older (84) E-brake > handle is not great, but mine it almost not functioning...and I have...
Re: trip out west
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:16:34 -0700
...the temp lever ( # 2 from the top ) moves a cable, that moves the lever on the end of the plastic heater valve. You can...
Re: rear brake shims
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:06:11 -0600
...Only one way is right. > > I often back off the parking brake cable adjustment , do the brake > work....then tighten the adjustment back as...
Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:10:14 -0700
...about flipping a lever on the proportioning valve and removing a vacuum hose from the booster before bleeding the brakes. I never did either...
Re: Pedal action migrating towards the floor (clutch)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:54:38 -0800
...Where the operating lever attaches to the cross >> arm at the tranny. I had the splines corrode and the lever was loose. It >> would...
Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Klankenstinkenwagen
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 13:53:18 -0400
...If you feel suction, you probably have a leak in the hose to the brake booster. If no suction, the vacuum pump is suspect...
Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 17:49:11 EST
...of fuel mileage and I change the oil and filters (and brake fluid too!) in a timely fashion (sometimes early 'cause the filters are...
Re: Manual trans replacement
Historical mailing list - John C...
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:48:19 -0600
...Just lever it free, then let it hang free. 2. Wiggle the clutch lever off the shaft. If it's been there for a...
Re: Auto tranny question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:11:31 -0500
...The pedal has to fully open the throttle, then the spring on the linkage compresses to allow the tranny lever to go into kick...
Is this normal? (1977 camper advice)
Historical mailing list - Kirk D. Hilliard
Sun, 28 Apr 1996 20:23:09 -0400
...Normal braking seems to work well, but I see from the service records that the brake pads were changed often. Are replacement brake pads...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 00:22:09 -0400
...move at all ... > then use brake pressure to push the piston out a little, let off the > brake ..lever the piston back into the...
Re: Diesel question
Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 14:48:50 -0800
...I pushed it > in and checked the location of the lever where it attaches and then > pulled it back out. The lever seems to...
[T1] A journey of sight and sound, inside the rear hubs...
Historical mailing list - Bob
Tue, 5 Mar 1996 23:47:21 -0400
...Anyway, I noticed that the E-brake wasn't hooked up at all and on one side the brake lever and connecting link were...
Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 13 May 2016 16:58:57 -0400
...t worn out. > Something else I noticed; the e-brake adjustment gap at lever and bar > seems even. > Speaking of "flex", I haven't...
Re: wiper motor problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 4 May 2013 15:01:46 -0700
...and zero warning device of any kind about low brake fluid or partial brake failure. Normal service was to adjust each brake shoe, 8...
Re: Standard Vanagon Jack Base?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 20 May 2012 12:24:32 -0700
...And what is very handy to have on board for that is some sort of wheel chock. ( besides having the parking brake on firmly...
Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:58:52 -0400
...It's an old off-roading trick, and if you had cutting brakes (2 separate non-locking levers), like some rails or buggies have...
Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 14:32:11 -0700
...of the pawl and the lever to > release it. OK, so I do that. > > Dig into my brake bleeding box and find my bleed...
3 feet and as many hands
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 11:46:10 -0600
...So she finds it and then we tie it to the brake pedal and its sole purpose is to pull tthe brake pedal up...
Re: Rear brake questions
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:26:13 -0400
...I read the mechanical leverage on the older (84) E-brake >> handle is not great, but mine it almost not functioning...and I have...
Re: Battery light on in park or neutral
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:45:38 -0700
...Now the battery light comes on >>>>> when >>>>>>> shift lever is put in park or neutral. It's off in any drive gears. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any idea...
Re: Metallic sound when depressing the clutch
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:29:38 -0700
...Problem might be as "simple as" something related to the clutch operating lever. (hopefully). Then do it with engine running, e-brake/brakes on...
Small Vanagon parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sat, 27 Jan 2018 16:58:08 +0000
...one each) Fan switch "knob" (lever) 1 Metal ferrules that hold slider bezels posts into dash (3) VW brake bleeders (4) OEM VW green...
Re: '84 GL out of the woods! -Long post-
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:31:50 -0700
...Pretty engenious where the brake fluid > reservoir is, I wouldn't have looked for it there. Also, how do I make > the > rear wiper...
Re: i dont drive my vanagons because im afraid they will catch on fire
Historical mailing list - mordo
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:02:39 -0400
...to mount mine at the driver seat just > behind the e-brake lever. > > Just used a tight bungee to secure. Yes I know. It...
Re: Clutch/Shifting issue?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:20:59 -0700
the hose that feeds the clutch MC is on the right side of the brake fluid reservoir .. about 3/4th of the way up...
Intermittently Sticks In 4th Gear 3/4 Slider Hub?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 6 May 2014 17:09:38 -0700
...Just jumped on the brakes and clutch. Transmission got stuck in 4th. I gently "bumped" the clutch which allowed me to get out of...
Re: trip out west
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:55:08 -0700
Actually, on most automotive heaters, a lever on the dash does use a cable to control the heater valve. Some use vacuum, others could...
Re: your opinion please - part 2
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 8 Jun 1999 11:13:11 -0500
...instead of just a throttle lever ,if > > while > > under cruise you find a need to change gears or brake hard it > > automatically > > shuts down...
Re: Brake Fade-wheel cylinder pull back!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:19:22 -0400
...or where the cable for the parking brake hooks in the lever ? so far ..without more explanation I don't see what you are...
Re: Pulling the Dash (fascia)
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:19:02 -0500
...Pull knob from rear heater fan switch Remove rear heater fan switch Pull knob from front fan switch Pull levers from heater controls (be...
Re: dragging caliper
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Sun, 14 Aug 2016 22:10:24 -0700
...or lever .. opening the bleed valve with a hose on it facilitates this. with bleed valve closed.. have your Helper push the brake pedal...
Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
Historical mailing list - raul lince
Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:16:57 +0000
...But now the trans only works when I place the selector >lever > > in 1st or secont not in drive. but i cant tell if...
brake shoe installation help (long)
Historical mailing list - Troy
Thu, 21 May 2009 10:50:03 -0800
...My set of instructions indicated this, and if it is put the other way it seems to push the emergency brake lever too far...
Re: DPO caused damage on Vanagons
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:40:17 +0000
...it up really close by gently pulling up on the parking brake lever. Well it's cold outside. Subie raises it's RPM to...
Re: Rear wheel noise... can't be good 1000 km from home :(
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 18:04:57 -0400
...Stick parking brake levers, (on the shoes) or binding cable assemblies are very common causes of drum brake grief. I would begin there. Dennis...
Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 25 May 2016 23:52:07 -0700
...E brake lever on new set of shoes is thicker. The fork on adjuster fits with less play. Holding the new shoes to drum...