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• wiring diag discrepancy?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 17 May 2015 12:46:19 -0600
  ...list sizes on 97.102 with the diagrams, I find #2 brake lights 10A 15A #3 cig light 10A 15A #13 fresh air fan...
• need info on converting to Audi 4 wheel disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:14:30 -0600
  I've been noticing Raimonds' threads, but I must have deleted the one that actually got into the details of what model of Audi...
• Storing Hydraulic Brake Components
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 19 May 2006 15:47:16 -0400
  ...we also discussed using silicone brake fluid since it supposedly doesn't absorb water and silicone paste is what you use when you build...
• Re: Brake MC ?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:33:45 -0500
  > I seem to be needing another brake master cylinder for my > 84...I notice a big difference in price between Bus Depot and > Van...
• Re: Rear Drum - the list
  Historical mailing list - davidb
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 19:08:52 -0400
  I share in Eric's frustration! The quality of the discussions as reflected in the repetitiveness of the questions has deteriorated. There must be...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:52:16 -0800
  ...bigness" to the SA brake system the vented > >> rotor? There > >> must be more to it, if the brake disc doesnt have a 0.5...
• Re: NLA VW Parts
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 13:44:55 -0800
  ...Feel > free to post them on the list as well (if the mods don't mind) for > discussion. > What about the brake pressure regulator...
• Re: small car brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:12:08 -0400
  ...On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 10:57 AM Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello people, > > I have small car disc brakes...
• Re: Moderator Comment Re: Disc Brake Setup Photos
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:18:45 -0700
  ...Disc Brake Setup Photos BenT I do not consider the "P" word linked to vanagons to be any more appropriate on this list than...
• Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 6 May 2020 22:27:54 +0000
  ...I would not have been surprised to discover that My CC Would Not DisEngage with Brake Apply after LED install but what I am...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 May 2001 09:48:08 -0500
  ...When I bought it, > the gas > gauge, the coolant level light and the temperature gauge didn't work > and the > brake warning light stayed...
• Brakes updated - Changing fluids (reduction, tranny, brake) [T1]
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 15:20:40 +0000
  Morning! Well, after many cold nights I finally completed my brake rebuild. All new wheel cylinders, shoes, and lines. Repacked the bearings up front...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:28:30 EDT
  ...I have brake lights stuck "ON" and cannot turn them off without disconnecting the battery. I suspect this switch is a brake light switch...
• Re: E-brake upgrade..works great.
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 08:56:25 -0500
  ...If I disconnect the e-brake at the lever (from inside the van), I wonder if I can pull it back and then thread...
• Alternate axle shaft locking mechanism for front brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:54:05 -0500
  I have seen somewhere that a clamp type apparatus from a different vehicle can be used to secure the bearing and disc. It can...
• RE: Lousy idle and sneaky booster leaks
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 13:20:53 EST
  ...engine, but you can confirm or eliminate the brake system without digging into the dash: disconnect and plug the engine end of the vacuum...
• 74 Camper Ad
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 95 17:44:49 EDT
  ...VW '74 Camper, new brake pads, trans. replaced, mech sound, nds some body work. $1500/OBO 703-448-9158/703-233-0026 VW '67...
• Re: poor gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:07:54 -0500
  ...injector cleaner in the tank? Clutch slippping? Catalytic converter plugged? Does it overheat?Brakes dragging? vacuum advance hose disconnected? Weak coil? dirty air filter?
• Vanagon siting -- Seafair -- list member?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:13:49 -0400
  ...Rear disc brakes. I'm suffering from serious wheel envy! On the list? There's a boat load of Vanagons in this neighborhood but...
• Re: Rear disk brakes - proportioning valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:59:31 -0700
  This is exactly why anyone who's considering putting rear disc brakes (or aftermarket fronts) on their Vanagon should buy them from a vendor...
• Re: Storing Hydraulic Brake Components
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 May 2006 23:02:51 -0400
  ...we also discussed using silicone brake fluid since it supposedly doesn't absorb water and silicone paste is what you use when you build...
• Brake pads: PBR Deluxe Plus or ATE "old German stock"?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:06:32 -0700
  ...Getting closer to having my front end/brakes together. So.... In reading up on front brake pads in the archives, PBR or VW dealership...
• Brake Nightmare Revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jul 1995 07:20:41 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi, As an act of desperation, I ran CLR thru my brake lines this weekend. I disconnected the lines and put tupperware bowls under...
• brake indicator light- 1985
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 May 2005 20:54:04 -0700
  ...put the earlier brake warning light assembly in your dash. Mark Ed wrote: >I checked the switch at the handbrake. Disconnecting the ground does...
• Re: First year of Disk Brakes?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 05 May 1995 21:22:05 +0600
  ...1) Disc brakes!, 2) last year for the 1600 upright engine. I'm not saying that T4's are junk, rather, they are most...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:24:35 -0700
  ...AND the brake pedal sufficiantly depressed with little or no improvement to the > braking. > > I checked the archives and found discussion on adjusting but...
• Re: Brake Squeal
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 18 Jan 2020 10:37:43 -0500
  ...Although they should be checked. > > From the engineering perspective one needs to understand that the major > > challenge for disc brakes is that the surface...
• Re: Brake light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 5 May 2024 19:28:59 -0500
  ...PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I discovered this afternoon that neither brake light is working on the > rear > > of the car...
• Re: Brake Repair '81 Vanagon => DIY Everytime
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 20:21:15 -0600
  Gee, I don't know folks - I think that brakes are awfully easy and a great way to save bucks, particularly the fron disc...
• How to replace the brake master cylinder. - long -
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:10:50 -0800
  ...Jimmy the MC to disconnect the brake light wiring from the two switches on the bottom and VOILA! Step 7. Prepping the new MC...
• Re: Disc Brake and Wheel Upgrade A work in progress
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 May 2020 18:53:29 -0700
  Looks superbe! Gonna give the details of what’s what, calipers rotors etc? Ab > On May 6, 2020, at 6:27 PM, Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Moderator Comment Re: Disc Brake Setup Photos
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:25:14 -0400
  Thanks for claruifying that Ben - I think Ray should post his infomail to the list as well. ven if I can't afford it...
• Noisy Brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 06:28:06 -0400
  I have to back down a hill first thing in the morning and the squeal from my front discs is unbelievable. They do this...
• Re: Vanagon Library
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 12:33:54 -0700
  How about taking something like a discussion forum and adapting it for this use? Forums could be established for each category, with a separate...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:50:33 +0200
  ...have my own big brake system identically on two of my Vans (front Audi >> 57mm caliper with 312mm vented discs). >> So far, I have...
• Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 16:07:03 EDT
  ...Any brake work shoud be performed by an automotive professional familiar with brakes. For offroad use only. End of my disclaimer. BenT <A HREF...
• Re: 130Mph, or even 90 -- you're nuts
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:02:31 -0500
  ...I drove across New Mexico at 100mph in that....until I discovered that the brakes weren't up to slowing that car down from...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:16:45 -0400
  ...Will eventually disconnect on almost any hill. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Michael Elliott...
• Re: Brake Noises
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 09:12:23 -0400
  ...Anyone can just slam-dunk pads in > front disc brakes.. > but do it carefully ..and the various minor details attended to, and it'll...
• Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:10:24 -0400
  ...Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control How is the cruise control connected to the brake light circuit? Larry A. On Sat, Aug 10...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:15:12 -0600
  ...discs it is much easier. > > I’d almost recommend starting with the rear disc upgrade then a refresh on > the front. > > My brakes are...
• Re: 5- and 6-cylinder VW vans, 4 disk br
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 10:37:21 +0300
  ...It looks problematic for Syncros. >Here are some of my quick observations: > >>4 disc brakes recommended DM 3,600.00 > >A disk brake kit...
• Re: Rear hatch VW emblem brake light
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:27:23 -0400
  Chris wrote: "Hello Volks, A LONG time ago, someone posted the link to the company that sells the light up rear brake light emblems...
• Re: Brake upgrades and Power Slot Rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:03:56 -0800
  ...and/or advice? Can I piece together a "big brake kit" >> myself? >> >> -- >> Chris S. >> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur" >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> + To unsubscribe from...
• Re: adjust parking brake?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 7 May 1998 13:35:43 -0600
  ...buy a spring grabbing tool, it'll save you hours of agravating fiddling when disconnecting, reconnecting the 3 or 4 springs in each brake...
• Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Sep 2022 12:33:25 -0400
  ...Drum brakes simply offer more surface area for friction and heat dissipation. Disc rely more on physics and clamping forces. Discs are also more...
• Re: Couple of questions....
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 24 May 1996 10:53:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...just leave the brakes disconnected too. It'll be going nice and fast before long. :^)
• Re: Moon discs?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:03:16 -0700
  ...Moon discs? > > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Tom Boldway <jboldway@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Ok, insane brain f@rt - should I...
• Re: B-r-r-r-a-a-a-k-e-s
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:22:41 -0700
  ...I think I've seen 250 degrees F pretty easily on front disc brakes. I would expect rear to be not quite as hot...
• Re: 16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2016 21:55:49 -0400
  ...but they've been discontinued. Add into this mix that I'm planning on installing the GoWesty Big Brake kit on the front of...
• Re: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 14:51:56 -0700
  ...you might also want to upgrade to oversized ventilated disc brakes all around... With the wankel you have the advantage of not having to...
• Re: Brake Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 07:57:52 -0500
  ...Frankly, I've been holding out for larger diameter, 4-wheel ventilated discs as I intend on installing 16" rims and I'm concerned...
• Re: Disc Brake Setup Photos
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:00:43 -0400
  ...Like yourself, I am also wondering about the e-brake scenario. Greg (replying sans-sig-file due to webmail) Quoting Allan Streib <astreib@fastmail...
• Re: Disc Brake Setup Photos
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:48:28 +0200
  Really, I didn�t expect such a huge response to this brake kit. As some of you already pointed out, weight is a critical...
• Re: Brake Pads?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:50:49 +0100
  ...tire thread' type discussion, but I'll ask anyway. I there a consensus on > what type and what brand of brake pads (front disk...
• Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 8 May 2020 00:51:25 -0700
  ...I would not have been surprised to discover that My CC Would > Not DisEngage > >>> with Brake Apply after LED install but what I am...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Resend -Question about SA brake kits
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 19:35:55 -0800
  ...whether they would be willing to, if >you buy the brakes from this group purchase, remains to be >seen. i am also discussing with...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:04:59 -1000
  My disc brakes in my vanagons always squeaked... well, not always, but frequently. And even after brake jobs too. I always thought it was...
• Brake rotors - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Dec 2015 15:59:32 -0600
  Undertook replacing brake pads today. No problem. Done it before. But this time, noticed a ridge at the outer rim of the rotors. Decided...
• Re: Big Brake + Steel Wheel ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 5 May 2004 16:25:24 -0700
  ...As far as stopping power, i 'think' the stock vanagon disc brakes are about as good as the bigger brake kit....as for brake...