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• Bleeding Bloody Brakes
  Historical mailing list
  23 Dec 96 05:58:11 PST
  My record on bleeding brakes remains intact. I STILL have yet to do a bleed job without leaving bubbles in there. I HATE BRAKES...
• '91 Vanagon Brake Shoe Question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Swan
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:25:12 -0600
  ...I have to pump the brakes a few times before I get good braking.� In fact, the brakes act like they aren't adjusting...
• Re: Brakes Stuck.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:40:46 -0500
  ...The hand brake handle does go down, but the brake light is still on and the brakes still clearly engaged. So i'm guessing...
• Re: Adding rear disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:05:41 -0500
  ...Adding rear disc brakes > > I know there is a big brake kit that goes on all the way around. > > Is there anyone that sells...
• Split window brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Moseley
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 09:42:59 -0700
  As I hit my brakes quite hard yesterday on the approach to the Bay Bridge Maze (that's the intersection of I80, I580, I880...
• Whatever happened to that German guy who put 4 wheel disc brakes on his Vanagon? EMail the group and let us know when we can buy the ada ptors?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 18:28:46 -0600
  ...you step on the brakes and then pull the lever and then lock it that the hydraulics lock the brakes.....they use these on...
• Re: [Syncro] Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:38:02 -0800
  Better and a lot cheaper Audi turbo twin caliper brakes Leon 86 Syncro On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:29:20 -0800, Jon Brown...
• Re: braided SST brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:01:58 -0600
  ...I have been > up and down both sides of the brakes over the past 2 1/2 > years. Other then a little rust on...
• Re: Sticking brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:23:57 UT
  Todd, There's certainly a problem, and continuing to drive with dragging brakes won't do any good to your wheel bearings. I'd...
• Re: What to do about brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 19:31:40 -0700
  ...I just had the brakes replaced - both front and back. > While driving on the highway I noticed that the brakes would vibrate > when I...
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - ChrisTopHer
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:20:55 -0400
  ...I'm figuring I blew a brake line --I'd hit > the > brakes harder than I've ever hit brakes in my life. I...
• Re: GW Bigger Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:54:11 -0400
  ...Don't all normal brakes do that? Sorry, I just couldn't let that one...........slide.... 😂 Steven 91 Westy On Wed, Oct 31, 2018...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Mentzer
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:14:34 -0400
  ...I got the proper sized bearings in and the wobble stopped--brakes firmed right up. An obviously fix after I realized the wrong size...
• Re: Grease mess in rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:26:41 -0500
  ...Grease mess in rear brakes Hello list! I finally got around this weekend to taking apart the rear brakes on my sitting-for-7...
• Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 01:44:28 EST
  ...Shiiiiiiiiit, I say, slamming on the brakes and bringing a center console-mounted vanilla latte to rest on my foot. My adventurewagen topped full...
• Rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 22 May 2006 05:56:20 -0700
  ...Took the van back to the shop and they fixed the tight emergency brakes. Now there is a faint vibration in the rear brakes...
• Re: Brakes!!! Urg!
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:41:57 -0700
  Well, the clutch and brakes share the same reservoir..(dumb idea). If your clutch master cylinder, which is below the brake master cylinder is...
• Re: What's wrong with my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:23:30 -0800
  ...Then pump the brakes a few times to see that fluid comes out around both switches. Tighten each switch after fluid freely comes out...
• Re: friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:48:04 EST
  ...runaway truck ramps" and signs to "check your brakes" brakes? we dont need no stinking brakes...we'll just down shift into 2nd at...
• Re: [Syncro] Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:41:19 -0700
  ........ FWIW, my SA brakes saved my but a few blocks from that same location. When > someone turning right from Macarthur northbound onto Main eastbound...
• Brakes- the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:23:29 -0600
  ...new brake drums (2nd set) , new wheel cylinders and fully bled brakes. Still pulsing on pedal upon compression and first press is very squishy...
• Re: Beetle discs
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 02:52:15 +0200
  Benjamin Tan wrote: > IIIRC no US Spec Type I (aircooled beetles) came with front or rear disc > brakes. This has always puzzled me, as...
• grinding and growling
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 20:39:28 -0400
  ...I just had the rear brakes checked, and they're fine, and the front brakes were done last fall, with new rotors, calipers, and...
• Rear disk brakes
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:47:49 -0700
  ...That would seem like an appropriate time to also upgrade brakes to disk in the rear. Any comments ? Fin Beven '90 Carat, Custom Camping...
• Re: [Syncro] Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 15:04:35 -0800
  At 01:38 PM 3/7/2005, you wrote: >Better and a lot cheaper Audi turbo twin caliper brakes >Leon >86 Syncro Are they...
• Towing Vanagon with Vanagon. Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:07:30 -0800
  ...But if I knew a way to make the rear van's brakes work, I would not mind at all. Anyone? Zoltan
• Re: Hitch install
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:32:33 -0700
  ...1300 lbs max, no brakes 2645 lbs max, brakes, 1764 auto So it would seem the manual can handle more than the auto on...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:00:39 -0700
  I’ve certainly locked up mine (back brakes, anyway). Traffic, downtown Vancouver, sudden slowdown in front of me… stomped the brakes and squealed the...
• Break light coming on
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Sat, 3 Aug 1996 21:25:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...when i crank the engine it comes on and doesn't go off until i hit the brakes. then it may or may not...
• Syncro front discs - general brake Q.
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 09:39:57 -0700
  Hi Volks, The right front brakes on my 87 Syncro started grinding Friday afternoon one hour into a weekend road trip. I decided to...
• Re: Brake Noise
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:27:53 -0500
  ...Mine goes away after awhile. > Shawn <firefly@JAM.RR.COM> wrote:Volks: > I just R&R'd the rear brakes on my Westy. Now...
• Re: Brake questions-HELP
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:32:49 -0800
  ...The brakes would take 3 pumps to pump up, so I > replaced the master cylinder. After I replaced it, I bleed the brakes. > Now...
• Re: '80 Westfalia: brakes: first steps to take.
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 09:04:19 -0400
  ...You may want to check out their air cooled brakes page at (Make sure you have the entire URL above or it won't...
• Re: Bird chirps from front brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:14:34 -0500
  ...Bird chirps from front brakes on '84 > >>>Any ideas what is going on? > > I had the same problem !!! > Here's what I found on...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting??
  Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:03:03 -0600
  ...Switch to LED lighting "Guessing LED 'fools' the Cruise Control that brakes have not been applied yet." and, "If a particular cruise control setup...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:07:21 -0700
  Wouldn't the 'slower' bleeding of the rear brakes be due to the presence of the Pressure Limiting Valve ( for the rear brakes ) you...
• Re: No brakes
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:28:01 -0400
  ...If I pump the pedal, I get my brakes back. > > I checked the master cylinder when I got home and it is full. I...
• Brake bias
  Historical mailing list - TODD P. LAST
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:21:43 -0700
  ...default-style"> <a href="https://www.brakes-shop.com/brakepedia/general/brake-bias-and-performance">https://www.brakes-shop.com/brakepedia/general/brake-bias...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:58:16 -0700
  ...Does anyone know if a Syncro 16 has bigger brakes than a regular Syncro/2WD 14? thanks On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 10...
• a quick question about bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 22 May 2009 14:24:49 -0800
  ...Are the front and rear brakes on separate circuits so that I only need to bleed the rears after replacing some wheel cylinders? It...
• Re: Bigger brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Wed, 13 May 1998 05:39:40 -0700
  > Anyone know of bigger brakes for vanagons? Either that or cross drilled, > vented rotors? Any rear discs out there? Talk to Martin Schneider (MSDS...
• Rear brake clunk with new brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hammerstrom
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:22:08 -0700
  I just had Les Schwab install new rear brakes in my '90 Camper and now when I'm backing up they make a clunk...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:57:22 +0000
  ...This means that next time the brakes are applied you need some pedal action to pump them back in. When servicing the front brakes...
• Re: clutch/brake bleed order
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 2 Aug 2013 20:29:42 -0700
  Doesn't matter at all which order- - brakes or clutch first. They share a common resevoir ..otherwise they have nothing todo with each other...
• Re: Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:05:07 -0500
  So, other than the bracket that attaches the carrier to the hub, how are the Burley Motorsports rear disc brakes different than the SmallCar...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:36:50 -0700
  ...bleeding of the rear brakes be due to the presence �of > the Pressure Limiting Valve ( for the rear brakes ) you just wondered about > in...
• Re:Split Window brakes
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  27 Jul 1995 09:02:31 +1000
  >Have any of you made any cool upgrades to the brakes and what work was >required? According to the encyclopedic Monsieur Lee Griffiths the...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 21:26:05 EDT
  ...I flush our hydralics(clutch and brakes) at least once every two years.Proably sooner. It is cheaper than replacing cylinders. Drive Safely & Good...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 09:28:27 -0500
  ...The stock brakes can lock the wheels, so the stopping power is being limited by the tires, not the brakes. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE...
• gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:22:00 -0700
  ( per Jim Felder ) "By slowing down and driving smoother, the brakes are less important anyway" Perusing old 'Popular Science' magazines from the late '50...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:06:40 -0400
  ...Replaced them with a good pair of used drums and all is well. >Florian Speier wrote: > >>the brakes on my 87 are pulsing (I...
• Re: GW bigger brakes availability
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Schimke
  Thu, 1 Feb 2018 11:46:58 -0800
  ...GW bigger brakes availability According to GoWesty they got some reports of catastrophic rotor failures with their in-house kit and had to change...
• Re: Early vs. Late brake comparison / lower balljoints
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:05:32 -0800
  Now you can further upgrade to Jaguar four piston brakes Sent from my iPhone On Feb 1, 2012, at 7:30 PM, "Chris S...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:32:31 -0500
  One suggestion I will make......if you do not have a one man bleeder, get one........after years of incompetent people pumping the brakes...
• Re: Brake questions-HELP
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:01:52 -0600
  ...The brakes would take 3 pumps to pump up, so I replaced the master cylinder. After I replaced it, I bleed the brakes. Now...
• Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 17:35:05 -0600
  I'm having a problem with the front brakes on an '86 Vanagon that I can't explain. The brakes drag seriously hard on...
• Adding rear disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:40:53 -0500
  ...A brake kit that works well with the existing front disc brakes? If anyone has installed on and has experience with it any input...
• Re : Help...brake question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 08:57:51 EDT
  ...You may find the rear brakes are quite worn and wont adjust satisfactorily anymore. Good luck, Steve Cotsford
• Re: '56 kombi - brakes (again)
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 12:50:29 -0700
  ...Does ANYONE on this list have a splitty with perfect > brakes? > > Bradley My splitty has perfect brakes, once I stop hard a couple of...
• Brake caliper question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:21:47 -0600
  Hello all, After having my new tires installed the mechanc said there was noise in the front wheel bearings and or brakes. I knew...