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• Rear Drums wont come off.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Jul 1994 15:00:13 EDT
  ...I tried to pull the drum off. I have the easy-off drum, no castle-nut to remove. But I could not get the...
• Re: Tips for removing drums??
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:58:16 -0400
  ...the brake drums (I have an 88 > Vanagon). > > I typically just give a few bangs around the outside and off the drum > comes....maybe...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 19:17:53 -0300
  ...Of course, now I am faced with the dilemma of how to coax those brake drums off...The "beat the back of the tyre...
• Re: I learned alot about my brakes today....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:52:19 -0700
  ...Springs do the job with drum brakes. If you can't get the drum off, it's usually because it is so worn that...
• Re: questions...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 23:01:04 -0400
  ...does the rear hub nut (that god-awful big one) have to be >removed to remove the rear drums? There are two bolts threaded...
• Re: I have to ask the List
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 12:16:20 -0700
  It could be a drum, or it also could be a bad tire. Look for signs of tread separation or scalloping on the tires...
• German Brake Drums $39!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 19:38:52 -0500
  I just got word of a closeout on German brake drums for all Vanagons, at a very good price of $39.95 each (plus...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:48:24 -0400
  ...Either the rear bearings bent, bearing housing, brake drum,or stub axel. How to tell which? Replace them all with a new used hub...
• your opinion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:05:56 -0500
  ...Come to find out they "heated it up" (I assume meaning the drum) to get it off to look at the brakes. Today they...
• Rear wheel bearings - adjust or replace?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:39:42 -0800
  ...The noise sounds more like rubbing shoes on a warped drum, and I detected it last time I raised the rear wheel & turned by...
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:57:28 -0400
  ...If you remove the road wheel, you will find that there are two small bolts that hold the drum to the hub. You undo...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:59:49 -0700
  ...lets see a drum brake ABS system, anyone? > > Sprung/unsprung weight argument is a canard. If you worry about that > you design to have...
• Re: Rear Brakes - How do you get JUST the drum off?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:32:18 -0600
  Dave, this is possible, i removed both my drums which has been on for thousands of mi. i squirted liquid wrench in the bolt...
• Re: Rear wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 May 2021 19:37:15 -0700
  ...Does a noise during a right turn indicate the problem is the right-side wheel? > > I have cut a 1/16 off the drum...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 27 May 2016 09:30:37 -0600
  ...It may just be my newb-ness using the > brake shoe/drum > callipers, but regardless of shoe brand, the mounted shoe OD, measured > larger...
• Re: For sale: Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:33:12 -0400
  ...Brake Drums I got these a while back thinking they were for a vanagon but then was told by my mechanic that they are...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:28:34 -0800
  ...Its funny why a 11 mm was used on the drums eh? why not 10? alistair On 21-Jan-11, at 3:13 PM...
• TiiCo engine vs. Eurospec
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:01:21 -0700
  ...Eurospec conversions was a very irritating resonance or drumming noise from the motor at certain rpm's. Many people said it was from the...
• Re: Brake drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:33:20 -0700
  ...Brake drum removal > In a message dated 7/23/01 1:55:10 PM, billyfeet@SURFREE.COM writes: > > << Have you taken out the screws...
• Re: Rear Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Scooter061
  Wed, 6 May 1998 17:14:45 EDT
  Time to break out some heat, mister... Scott De Santi
• SA rear drums + pads
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:17:20 -0800
  are these parts available from any US vendors? TIA, dylan
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:04:39 -0600
  ...Tap the drift smartly on the drum between the lug bolts. Give it a couple of pops and then move to a space between...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 3 Nov 2018 09:32:01 -0700
  I am not an acoustic expert but I do believe in resonance as in musical instruments and drums. I'd think most of the...
• mushy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - rob passehl
  Thu, 27 May 1999 09:24:56 PDT
  ...couldn't get the rear drums off due to some previous over zealous impact wrench work. i still bled all the lines. it helped...
• Re: Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:23:09 -0400
  ...Its probably >possible to do a rear brake job just by removing the drum, but it didn't >look easy! No question at all...
• Re: Can steel wheels be trued?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:44:27 EST
  ...Brake DRUM? Huh? > > On Feb 27, 2007, at 8:10 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > > > Next time you replace a front brake drum, save the...
• FW: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:18:18 -0400
  ...Did not replace the shoes or drums. Everything was left the same except for the brake cylinders. I replaced them because the garage that...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 22:22:18 -0500
  ...MAKE SURE YOU DON'T BREAK THE DRUM! Pound on the hub only brtween the lug nuts, as if you were pounding it on...
• Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 27 May 2003 08:39:38 -0700
  ...You might be lucky and can get by just by hand adjusting the shoes without pulling the drums but sooner or later you will...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:04:31 -0700
  ...Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > > yeah, get, if you can find one, a GOOD shop to do a proper > rear-drums-off brake inspection. I...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 May 2016 14:31:54 -0700
  Can't find any appreciable difference between old and new drums. New drum maybe 0.5 mm wider? Measuring from outermost edge to inside...
• Re: Tapping under rear passenger wheel area
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 08:31:31 -0600
  ...It turned out to be rear shoes that were so worn they could flop and bounce around within the drum. New shoes and drums...
• Re: 84 vangon trouble with breaks
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:52:13 EST
  ...My experience included replacing the drums (they needed it) and shoes, this is why I was rather upset at having squishy pedal. Taking off...
• Re: where is the best buy for drums and rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:58:40 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz I have heard that some OE > pads > that claim better performance will result in much short drum/rotor life. > > Shawn Wright > http...
• Re: Rear Brake Confusion - Dennis Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:46:03 -0400
  ...Only a small area at the end of the brake shoes contacts the drum. The drums are fairly new, - less than a year old...
• Removing Rear Brake Drum/Hub
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:05:18 -0600
  ...How hard might it be expected to move? The Bentley says to take the hub and the drum off together and shows a nice...
• Re: REAR WHEEL WOBBLE
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:38:16 -0500
  Loose axle nuts, out-of-true drums, or drum retaining bolts - the little bolts in the drum face that hold it to the flange...
• Volks Cafe and excellent service---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 20 May 2002 23:41:27 -0500
  ...the correct shoes, as well as new drums---- The 2 drums cost me less than one drum I could get locally---and they are...
• Alternative Vanagon heaters - Zodi's, Tankless Water Heaters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:17:58 -0600
  ...Outside was a drum fitted with a coil of copper tubing down inside and the drum was filled with water with some antifreeze in...
• Re: Soft shackles
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 1 Aug 2015 08:21:27 -0700
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > > I've seen a vehicle with sailing winch drums mounted to the > wheels...long ago, so I've forgotten the details...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:49:01 -0500
  ...responses interleaved below: >Removed bolt retaining drum to hub. 2 small bolts, on each drum, right? Not the big nut in the middle! >Tapped...
• Parking brake adjustment, '82
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Sun, 4 May 2008 20:29:43 -0400
  ...I go through adjusting the brakes - loosen adjuster wheel, pull off drums, adjust adjuster wheel, reinstall. At this point the parking brake cables are...
• Re: rear wheel cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:41:10 -0400
  ...First of all, did you measure your drums? Many times these are beyond the limits printed on the drum and need to be replaced...
• Re: Tips for removing drums??
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:04:24 -0500
  ...Tips for removing drums?? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > When I did this, mine were really stuck on. I spent hours banging with a...
• Re: Recoined Brake Shoes. Means: Arced ?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 16 May 2012 17:33:48 -0700
  ...Perfect fit requires that > the lining radius of curvature precisely match the drum in its > present condition of wear, and that the pivot be...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 2 WD - rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 May 2005 08:40:43 -0500
  ...There is a small bolt on the drum face that holds the drum to the axle flange. Remove the bolt, and the drums slide...
• Re: studs for alloys - removal and installation
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 12:28:33 EST
  ...Am I reading the Bently right when it says to remove the rear drum and hub, > then press them out / back in? Is there...
• are rear brakes self adjusting?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 17:37:25 GMT
  Are the rear drum brakes on my 82 Westy self adjusting??
• Re: A tool for removing the rear axel nut on a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:16:29 -0500
  ...On the face of the brake drum there is a 14 mm bolt that holds the drum to the stub axle flange to prevent...
• Re: removing brake drums
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 16:58:00 cdt
  While on the subject of neglect and frozen brake drums, if anyone plans on leaving their Bus parked for a while(maybe as little...
• Re: 4-disc: One forgotten fact:
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 15:37:29 +1200
  ...discs look nice, drums are ugly (assuming alloy wheels with large openings) -We choose to be different!
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:30:47 -0400
  ...On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > No kidding - the drum brakes on my Ford...
• rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:35:36 -0700
  ...I could just turn the drum by hand, after banging around on it some.Too tight, the way I've always adjusted drum brakes...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Wind Warrior
  Wed, 13 May 1998 19:35:23 -0700
  ...I have removed the rear drum to inspect and it looks like (among other things) that I need to replace the shoes. The shoe...
• Re: [Syncro] 15" wheels
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:27:36 -0600
  ...Running oversize rear drums can dramatically hinder performance. > > John Wessels > European Motorsport > Livermore, CA 94550 > http://www.euromog.com > > If you would like to...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 21:21:47 -0800
  ...No leaky wheel cylinder, nice looking drums, I was cleaner than usual. Now, I've got a horrible squeel in the right front, and...
• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 10:47:45 -0500
  ...I think this might be the 'self-energizing' feature of drum brakes. The geometry of the shoes and the rotating drum tends to draw...
• Fwd: LOUD 'Clank' in read end when turning?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:43:55 -0600
  ...Be > sure to replace the drums, too, as when VW rear brakes are worn that > far they're going to have worn the drums...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:43:52 -0700
  ...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? > If the rear handbrake is grabbing at less than one click than things are >> seriously out of adjustment. >> > > I...
• That big nut on the rear hub...
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 13:43:28 -0800
  ...In addition, I need to replace the rear shoes and have the drums turned if time permits. In looking at the Bentley, it appears...