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• vanagon brake upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lin
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:45:29 -0700
  bigger motor = more speed -> need more stopping power Share your brake upgrades. Wondering what others are running? front disk upgrades? rear: drum to disk...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 21:28:40 -0600
  ...Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums? >Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:58:21 -0800 > >No, do not remove the big nut...it...
• Re: Useful Brake Drum Tip - ?? - PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:08:26 -0700
  ...jpg > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/DrumAntiseize.jpg/DrumAntiseize-full;init:.jpg > > A while back, I had my rear brake work checked by a local...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 18 May 2015 11:08:10 -0400
  ...Someone on the list recommended adjusting the rear drums properly. That is where all of the problems were. I have seen the rear brakes...
• Re: drums and shoes
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:43:43 -0600
  ...I've lamented the loss of shoe arcing places, too, but perhaps a good fit is not very necessary with the rear brakes. I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 1 May 2006 (#2006-380)
  Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
  Tue, 2 May 2006 07:28:57 -0500
  ...Scraping Sound--Wheel Bearing? > > Here is a puzzler. > > My van has new rear brakes and drums. Before I had that done, I was > power...
• Re: Brake Life
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 23:13:37 -0500
  ...rear wheel bearing seals, injected Mobil synthetic grease into bearing cavity. Added 3mm shims to lower shoe mounts to improve brake shoe to drum...
• Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:43:10 -0700
  ...rear brakes. I replaced all but the backing plate and flex hoses late last summer. Flex lines looked ok at the time. I took...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:44:52 -0500
  ...But this is about rear brake drums. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Zeitgeist wrote: > No doubt it's a warped rotor--a common problem...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 08:31:25 -0500
  ...Jim On Apr 15, 2004, at 2:12 AM, Jeff Oxroad wrote: > Have we agreed on a system for adjusting the rear brakes? Turn...
• I learned alot about my brakes today....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:27:05 -0400
  Well i recently failed inspection in PA based on my brakes, dispite my recent restoration of all mechanical systems.... Well i had the brakes...
• Re: Brake drums warped - machining?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:20:05 -0700
  ...A bad rear bearing can cause the > hub to wobble and make it feel like a warped drum. With the rear wheels off > the...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:10:04 -0700
  ...Jim Henry wrote: > Ok gang, I give up. > > Many of you have said that you can remove the rear drum without > removing the 46...
• brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 13:13:15 -0400
  ...The front pads were done 30k ago, the rear drums and shoes about 20k ago and the master cylinder and brake fluid just last...
• Re: Adjusting Parking/Emergency Brake
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:51:28 +0000
  I just viewed an interesting YouTube:  How brake adjusters work for Vanagon Rear Drum Brakes | | | How brake adjusters work for Vanagon Re... | The author...
• Re: Break drum removal suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:57:19 -0800
  ...Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver - with rear brakes due soon. Scott Sullivan wrote: >I was having a hard time removing the brake drum...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Mon, 18 May 2015 09:17:28 -0700
  ...Someone on the list recommended adjusting the rear drums properly. >> That is where all of the problems were. I have seen the rear brakes...
• Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:01:00 -0400
  ...4 million vanagon brake systems and have never had any >rear >wheel cylinder shenanigans like this. >Are you sure your rear shoes are fully...
• Re: Rear brake spring
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:14:33 -0700
  ...Rear brake spring > I've got a busted rear drum spring (87 Syncro,)---one of the long > ones that pulls the bottom end of...
• Re: Brakes & potential problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 May 2002 22:01:16 -0700
  ...My > brakes > > were not as responsive as before and my emergency brake pulled up further > > before engaging. I did the drum-brake adjust maneuver...
• Brake Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:48:10 +0000
  Hi Vanagon Types I have rebuilt my rear brakes for the first time and now adjusting them for the first time (I have done...
• Re: Rear disk brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:58:01 -0700
  ...The front disk brakes look just OK, but the rear drums look rather bad, and quite rusty. I'd guess that this question has...
• Re: slack in e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:00:48 -0500
  How hard are those rear sheath/cable ebrake assemblies to replace? Mine need it.I bet you have to open the rear drums. All...
• Re: A tool for removing the rear axel nut on a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:08:13 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jake Beaulieu wrote: >>> On the face of the brake drum there is a 14 mm bolt that holds...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 07:18:13 EST
  Rachel, I hope you don't have the parking brakes on while you are trying this. It's an obvious step that many people...
• tightening up emergency brakes to pass inspection
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:36:18 -0800
  ...rear brakes a little tighter so i get a little more grab on the emergency brake(inspection time)----should i just adjust the drums...
• Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 13 May 2016 08:15:04 -0500
  Aren't these self adjusting, by pumping the brakes multiple times? John On May 13, 2016 08:02, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: Rear disk brakes
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Brooks
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:26:22 EDT
  ...Van anytime soon, go for the gusto and get disk brakes in the rear. I used to do a lot of stuff with baywindow...
• Re: rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:46:43 -0400
  ...rear brakes ? > > >Pretty much what everyone has said. Don't be afraid to whack the drum. I >used a piece of 2x2 oak that...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:44:37 -0700
  ...The photo shows the drum ding before they even put the wheels back on. Proof positive if you ask me. BenT
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 28 May 2003 11:21:26 -0700
  ...rear brakes > are > out of adjustment. You might be lucky and can get > by > just by hand adjusting the shoes without pulling the > drums...
• Self-adjusting brakes? True/ False 88GL
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:43:33 -0500
  Hi folks, did my first rear-brake job today. Wow, I'd heard it was hard to get those drums off, but boy: 2...
• Why are my brakes dragging!!??
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Sat, 3 Dec 1994 19:38:30 -0800 (PST)
  ...parts and my rear brakes still drag. If I adjust the shoes (via the adjusting stars) away from the drums, they work fine for...
• mushy brakes due to shop's error
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:33:56 -0800
  ...Then I took the drums off so I could replace the rear shoes and turn the drums. The shoes were fine and the drums...
• Re: Mushy brake pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:45:53 -0800
  Brent, pull up the parking brake and see if you get a firm pedal on the first pump. If so, your rear brakes are...
• RE: Rear brakes squeak
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 11:43:17 -0700
  ...I think that it would be a very bad idea to notch the drum. Perhaps others will comment ... Mike
• FS Brake Components
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 13:30:12 -0800
  Front Rotors 85-90% new in excellent condition with 90% new pads. $75 OBO Rear Drums 80% in excellent condition w/ shoes 75-80...
• Re: rear brake shims
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:54:05 -0700
  ...and there are a lot of ways to do drum brakes wrong. as drum brakes go in the automotive world...........vanagon rear ones are...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:44:49 +0200
  ...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? > > >> If the rear handbrake is grabbing at less than one click than things are >>> >>> seriously out of adjustment. >>> >> >> I...
• Rear Drums wont come off.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Jul 1994 15:00:13 EDT
  ...But I could not get the drums off. I pried, banged, yanked, etc. but they would not budge. They turn OK, and the brakes...
• Re: Need rear brake backing plates (now rear Discs?)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:13:46 -0700
  ...drum brakes... > :-/ > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 9:58 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> > wrote: > > > > I've discovered my rear backing...
• Re: spinning rear lug nut
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:26:32 -0700
  ...spinning rear lug nut > > evening all, > > i replaced my rear brake drums this weekend on our 86 westfalia. > first one went great - pretty easy...
• Re: Huge Nut on Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:15:12 -0500
  ...Huge Nut on Rear Drum I will very soon need to replace rear brake on our '88 GL. A few days ago I checked...
• Re: questions...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 23:01:04 -0400
  ...5) brake-related: does the rear hub nut (that god-awful big one) have to be >removed to remove the rear drums? There are...
• Rear Brake set up-The spacers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:09:25 -0400
  VW did not always use self-adjusting drum brakes. On the non-self-adjusting versions the lower shoe rests were the adjusters. There was...
• Re: Rear brakes, '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Fri, 6 Dec 1996 11:26:13 -0700
  ...Rear brakes, '81 Vanagon > Date: Friday, December 06, 1996 4:53 AM > > In a message dated 96-12-03 22:10:43 EST, young...
• Re: Loose brake master cylinder resevoir
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:43:16 -0500
  ...The rear brakes look great. Slightest amount of wear on the shoes (PO had said they were replaced within the past year). The drum...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:24:37 -0400
  ...Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions I read this post about spacers with some interest, as I'm just getting ready to install new shoes...
• Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:39:10 -0500
  ...the brakes firm up. (This moves the rear shoes closer to the drums.) If they do, it's definately your rear brake adjustment that...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:41:20 -0700
  ...the rear drums as supplied from the factory would not do so. A "perfect" brake system would cause the front and rear wheels to...
• Re: disk conversion
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 20:26:56 EST
  ...Spuhler >To All: > >My rear drums don't hold the Vanagon on a grade when using the hand brake.The linings are at 50...
• Re: Balancing Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:00:50 EDT
  I recently trued a set of rear drums from a Mexicano Beetle for a buddy who could not find a local jobber equipped to...
• Re: 86 Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 22:21:08 -0400
  ...86 Rear Brakes > > > Here's an odd situation: > I put new shoes on my 86's rear wheels today. Everything went well; it's...
• Re: Addendum to question on Parking Brake Cable
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:43:47 -0800
  ...both rear brakes have been adjusted and that if I > adjust the drivers side any tighter, I can not put the drum back on...
• Re: Rear Drums wont come off.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Jul 1994 16:30:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...but they would not budge. > I had a similar problem with the rear brakes on my 1975 Camper. To get the drums off I...
• Re: My Brakes are Frozen
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:32:06 EDT
  ...Beer, Bentley and a Big hammer! Took the right rear wheel off and gave the drum a few gentle whacks (didn't want to...
• Re: Rear disk brakes
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:00:58 -0600
  ...Edge tires that they recommend. > > The front disk brakes look just OK, but the rear drums look rather bad, and > quite rusty. > > I'd...
• Brake Drum Removal
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jan 97 14:35:55 PST
  ...I had an older BMW that had rear drums on it. It also had two 11 MM bolts hoding it on to the hub...
• Re: Rear wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 May 2021 19:37:15 -0700
  ...much axial play when you pull out on the drum? And is the brake backing plate in good condition? Any rub marks on that...
• Re: Rear brake shoe replacment= crappy pedal now
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:32:30 -0700
  ...Sticking your finger through the holes > in the rims to the drum....Too hot to touch, after no braking action...Brake > shoes are keeping...