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• Re: What to do about brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 19:31:40 -0700
  ...rear brake shoes, front disc, rotars? turn drums? repaced brake fluid? It may turn out that you paid for a minimum job and that...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:31:02 -0700
  I was wondering, has there been much problems with brakes on peoples vanagons? What type pads are most people running? I am currently using...
• Re: bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 25 May 1999 19:11:30 -0700
  ...It seems to work fine (I've sucessfully bled brakes and clutch with it) but I feel I use more brake fluid using it...
• weird brake warning light problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:18:45 -0400
  brake warning light does not come on with key on or manually triggering the emergency brake switch or low level switch,however it comes...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:44:35 -0800
  On 3/24/10, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Brakes have always: > > - Locked up causing nose dive, at city speeds, or faster. Fronts...
• Re: Vacuum Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:15:25 -0400
  If you have a 4-speed, low fluid level will cause the clutch to fail before the brakes. It is a shared resevoir, with...
• Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:03:52 -0500
  Wait for the temp in the brake fluid to go down and try them again. BTDT....All good. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender...
• third brake light delight
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 18:59:17 -0800
  I had a friend step on my brakes after I installed my third LED brake light at the top of my AC shelf so...
• Re: GW Bigger Brakes
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 13 Nov 2018 22:02:44 -0500
  ...Instead, I ended up overhauling my existing brakes. I.e., new calipers, pads, wheel cylinders, shoes, brake hoses. Master cylinder is fairly new so...
• Can a rear brake pull down one side of a 77 bus as you stop???
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 27 May 2012 11:56:20 -0700
  So I've gone through my front brakes on my 77 Westy completely and the bus still squats down on the passenger side when...
• Big brake and rear disc brakes for 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WINGET
  Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:52:25 +0000
  I am coming close to needing to do my brakes.  I put 17" wheels on My van so upgrading the brakes is next.  I...
• REAR BRAKE SHOE REPLACEMENT
  Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 19:26:28 -0700
  ...page 46.6, to replace brake shoes, wheel cylinders and all the brake hardware? Any recommendations on brake shoes? I have a Westy, carry...
• Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Pam Browning
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 19:23:47 -0400
  Although not a VW, my other car, an 82 Volvo, has started having a problem with the brakes. When stopped in traffic with the...
• Urgent Help : brake lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 14:52:23 -0700
  My 85 westy had brake service on thursday, and I just now noticed that the brake lights are stuck on. I'm leaving tomorrow...
• Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:16:07 -0700
  ...Some brake tech/ideas (long) > Brakes are fairly straight forward..no pun intended. > > The brakes on my 84 are in perfect shape, and they...
• Re: FTE Brake Master Cylinder: Failing Seal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:41:01 -0400
  Check out the economy brake pressure gauge set. http://www.amazon.com/SSBC-A1704-Brake-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B003VYVFSS/ref=sr_1_1?ie...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:31:15 -0400
  ...Big brake conversion Yes, better ride is what I have seen. Each time I step on the brake the whole car sinks all together...
• Re: 82 air cooled automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:47:06 -0700
  ...Blown power brake booster and master cylinder.. The white smoke was the brake fluid being drawn into the intake system and burning. No start...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:01:30 -0700
  ...are the brakes on the 16" syncro the same size as the *"brig brake kits"* sold by our favorite vendors? thanks On Tue, Apr...
• Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 22:30:11 -0500
  I've got an 81 Westy with the 2000cc Air Cooled engine that has a slight mystery in the brake system. The brakes work...
• Metalic brakes
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 07:16:10 -0800
  A while back, my mechanic put new brakes on the van. Ever since, they have exhibited vibration problems when stopping. Seems to be a...
• front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:38:22 -0700
  I have an 87 automatic carat with brake problems. I did Courtney rd in the Columbia R. Gorge this weekend and it was too...
• Re: BRAKE SHOES DIFF. DOPE
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:16:39 -0700
  ...On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Jeff @ Autostadt West <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > What are "professional quality" brake shoes? > > Are...
• Re: WAS Change fuel hose from tank to pump NOW stopping smaller lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:59:12 -0700
  It has never occured to me to stick anything soft and pointy into an automotive brake line ! there are two very simple solutions.. for...
• SV: Wrong brake fluid??????????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 08:38:11 +0200
  ...In fact, I drove it home without thinking of the brakefluid, since I am used to driving a Citroen BX, where suspension and brake...
• Re: Any have a Good Used Condition Brake Pressure Regulator for an 88?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 19:23:36 -0500
  The brake pressure regulator part number is 251-612-501. Last time I bought one it $94.60 list. This part does fail and...
• Re: Another Rear Brake Saga
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:42:22 -0700
  ...and vanagon rear brakes...........as brakes on cars go ..........this is quite an excellenet self-adjusting rear drum brake set up. I have no...
• Re: Recoined Brake Shoes. Means: Arced ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:12 -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: Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80%
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:10:52 +0000
  ...Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80%   > In foggy memories from many decades ago in Physics class, it was clearly explained how the Front...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 13:06:31 -0700
  ...1) have your daughter apply the brakes with the key on while you are in the back. Observe if both brake lights work or...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 09:25:39 -0400
  At 11:46 PM 8/29/2002, Randy Charrette wrote: >I have a 87 Syncro with no brake lights. I have replaced the bulbs...
• 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...
• Re: 14" to 16" Wheel Upgrade User Input Please.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:25 -0700
  ...I did recently put a larger brake booster in one of them and that made a big difference in brake feel though it doesn...
• Brake Light Switch: Push-on Connector Disintegrated. Corrode? Hi Watt Brake Lights?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:50:45 -0700
  ...push-on connector at brake light switch came loose, dangled, shorted to ground when disturbed. Pic of failed push-on connector: *http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:28:34 -0800
  ...The brakes mostly work ok driving around >> but if I put the tranny in neutral as I slow for a stop the brakes will...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:49:46 -0700
  ...I had one brake hose (passenger front) failed internally and there's no return fluid... and the brake smoked a lot... so hot that...
• Addendum to question on Parking Brake Cable
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:39:19 -0500
  I forgot to mention that both rear brakes have been adjusted and that if I adjust the drivers side any tighter, I can not...
• Re: [Syncro] Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:58:16 -0800
  > > > >>Better and a lot cheaper Audi turbo twin caliper > > brakes... > > M12 sized carrier > > holes need to machined out to M16 somewhat > > off-center of...
• Vangon brake cylinder quality differences?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Fri, 29 May 1998 15:40:46 -0700
  I have been shopping around for brake rebuild stuff and found a wide range in brake cylinder (that's rear drum brakes) cost. Ron...
• Re: Urgent Help : brake lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:58:43 -0700
  ...I stomped on the brakes really hard a few times and now the lights turn on and off properly. Maybe just a stuck switch...
• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:37:10 -0400
  Hook up a reversing alarm to the hand brake circuit. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Oct 23, 2014 o godz. 13:32 Dan...
• Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Mon, 9 Apr 2018 16:08:20 +0000
  Was for billing through Malibu hills in my 1982 weary - had a sense they brakes were to bring very grabby.., Then. Had to push...
• Re: Brakes and brake pads
  Historical mailing list - George Hahn
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:45:55 -0700
  The discussion has been about front brakes, I suppose because that's where most of the action and maintenance is... but can someone comment...
• Help with dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 10:05:28 -0800 (PST)
  I've rebuilt all my wheel cyliders and my brakes STILL drag! Should I put some grease in the cylider after I've cleaned...
• Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:55:34 -0500
  ...90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 > miles > > I am not a professional, as all you volks know, but...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:22:22 -0700
  ...I tend to think that because of ABS the brake system is very different from conventional non ABS systems. Traditional brake systems may want...
• Re: 82 air cooled automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:43:28 -0700
  ...Blown power brake booster and master cylinder.. The white smoke was the brake fluid being drawn into the intake system and burning. No start...
• Re: Brake Light Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 14:27:14 -0500
  ...I tested my brakes and found that the brake lights > only come > on when I press hard on the brakes. Since I tend me...
• Re: Steel brake lines, or "I'm coming to get you, Frank"
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 01:21:51 -0500
  Steel brake lines on Vanagons and other German cars are verysimilar to those on all cars EXCEPT for the flares. They are actually 45...
• Re: Rear Disc Brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:31:25 +1300
  ...They will be better than the German front brakes, but still not GOOD brakes. I don't think VW knew how to make good...
• Re: brake flaring tool
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:28:24 -0600
  Here in Wisconsin you are not allowed to use compression fitting on your brake lines and automotive supply stores are not allowed to sell...
• Re: Rear Disc Brake, Pics avail.
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:04:45 +0100
  I uploaded a zip-file with some photos of my 4-disc vented brake system. http://kfz.freepage.de/rfeussner/brake.zip 755KB At...
• Re: Stainless Steel Brake Lines...brake performance tips
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:11:42 PDT
  I was refering to "Aircraft quality stainless steel brake lines, improves brake pedal firmness and resists pedal fade" found at http://www.msdsinc.com...
• brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 13:13:15 -0400
  Question for the group on brakes, calipers and drums History: My wife (primary driver of the van) complained to me the other day that...
• Re: Parking/Brake Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 30 May 2009 11:00:48 -0500
  There is a little metal tab at the right of drivers' seat that is on the e brake handle and it depresses the little...
• Re: 15" wheels & brake fluid leak
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Feb 1995 09:46:42 -0500 (EST)
  > [brake fluid leak question] > > engineering! So, yes, the fluid was low, but there was also a leak near > the brake pedal from what I...
• Re: Slipping Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 09:06:55 -0700
  Tom, I may be way off here since I don't remember how the Vanagon rear self adjusting brakes work but ... In other cars...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:13:14 -0400
  ...In '85, if you believe the schematic, the brake warning circuit does nothing at all; in '86 they shifted over to monitoring the brake...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:07 -0400
  Good point about the brake booster, John. If the fluid level is falling with no visible leaks then master cylinder may be leaking at...
• Re: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:43:50 -0500
  ---- Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hey there! > We recently replaced the rear brake pads and discovered a leaky cylinder. So we took...