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• Re: TRW Brake Pads? (1988 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 18:30:02 -0400
  ...not riding brakes etc.) Thanks Neil. From TRW webpage here: http://www.trwaftermarket.com/en/Products/Disc-Brake-Systems/Brake-Pads/ "TRW has introduced...
• Re: Vented Rotors
  Historical mailing list - olmcons
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 18:41:18 -0400
  ...There is apparently a conversion kit from MDS for four wheel ventilated Porsche disc brakes (I have heard ~$1000 US). This is apparently the...
• Back on the road with Opie
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 16:22:51 -0600
  ...What I discovered was that in hitting the brakes hard, the seal on one of the right rear pistons split and the fluid was...
• Re: Rebuilding suspension - suggestions
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:48:55 -0400
  ...upgraded now and engine soon to come then disc brakes in the > rear and big brakes front!! > > Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy > > On...
• Re: Vanagon Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Catlin
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 11:11:22 -0700
  ...Vanagon Brakes > > > > Hello > > When I brake hard, the front of the van drops down. Because of this I > > believe the front disc brakes provide...
• Re: warped SA rotors...
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:24:13 -0800
  ...This can be repeated over and > > over all day. > > > > What the brake discs are seeing is massive heat cycling. The > > hot laps get > > the...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 4 Mar 2007 22:22:24 -0500
  Either Tom, Will you be considering a larger rear brake setup as well? I don't think it is very safe to have an...
• Re: Snowtire update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 22:45:37 -0400
  ...Tim, Who has recently discovered doing E brake turns in a Syncro doesn't work, major bummer. Working on power turns in the snow...
• Re: Brakes (I'm concerned...)
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:08:41 EDT
  ...If everything checks out OK, perhaps some high friction brake pads are in order. They wear out the discs faster, but they may stop...
• Re: Power brake booster on Type II
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 19:58:10 -0500
  derek@best.com (Derek Au) writes: >And maybe someone could help me out here, I'm going to retro-fit the brake >booster servo...
• Re: Winkler 4-wheel disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 14:20:31 -0800
  Michael Sullivan wrote: > Can someone who has the Winkler katalog <snip> Can someone please tell me how to get a Winkler catalog, and what...
• Re: Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 20:37:34 -0400
  ...The brake warning light in the instrument > panel won't go out. Brake fluid is good (this van has the brake fluid > level sensor...
• Re: Emer Brake Cover
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:21:37 -0800
  You should go back and get the whole emergency brake handle assembly. It will bolt right on to any earlier Vanagon and makes the...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:26:18 -0400
  ...Excerpt taken for Wikipedia which > is accurate enough for this discussion. > > "Diesel engines do not have engine braking in the above sense. Unlike > petrol...
• Re: Friday quiz- '53 le Mans - ANSWER
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:04:56 -0800
  disc brakes - good answer. My link was to do with Tony Rolt. After his racing career he went on to work for Ferguson, and...
• Re: anyone done REAR DISCS?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 13:44:05 -0800
  ...Alistair on 23/12/99 12:50 pm, Benjamin Tan at BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM wrote: > Projekt Vanagon says there is no brake proportioning valve...
• Re: brake light issues
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:38:01 -0600
  ...out and I disconnected both switches. I then touched the terminals to each switch and put pressure on the brakes. They both give a...
• caliper/piston adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 21:32:02 EDT
  ...I got one pair on, but its seems too tight around the cylinder, the rotor or brake disc doesn't spin as freely as...
• Re: removing front brake grease caps
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 21:52:07 EDT
  ...I have a real question now, I'm doing the front disc brakes and turning the rotors on my 85 and all the bentley...
• 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...
• Success Removing brake fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Wed, 13 May 1998 13:20:50 -0600
  ...now see a pool of brake fluid sitting in the brake assist booster?? (That big black round disc that is attached and behind the...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:03:43 -0600
  ...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: Vacuum Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 06:30:12 -0700
  If brake fluid has been leaking into the booster, I would replace it. If not, it should work for a while longer. The brake...
• Front disc brakes - Piston??
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 11:34:04 -0700
  Hi List, Im in the middle of replacing the rotors and pads on the front of my syncro. However, reassembly is proving to be...
• Re: Bled the Clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 11:13:13 -0800
  ...to suck out most of the fluid from the brake/clutch resivior and then disconnect the slave cylinder and remove it. Can you now...
• Re: Brake Noises
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 09:26:03 -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: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:58:28 -0700
  ...rear drums for discs? What rear discs were > used? > What mods were necessary to fit them? What about the parking brakes? > > Modern 15" tires...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:47:46 -0700
  ...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: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:10:30 -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: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 22:35:13 -0500
  ...I have sprayed stuck gaskets with carb/brake cleaner before, and used a sharp putty knife, to drive between the housing. Very carefully taped...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Group discount - Vanagon high tops
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 13:53:04 -0400
  Chris S wrote: >>http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/reimovan/reimovan.htm > > > Can you say "Bridge clearance"? Can you say "Air brake"? Can...
• Name that part...
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 09:38:36 -0500
  ...the big disc part that sits between the rear wheel stud and the wheel bearing housing? The part where the brake shoes are located...
• Re: Brake lights won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 May 2013 07:31:12 -0400
  ...Brake lights won't turn off So the brake lights on the 87 Westy I gave my daughter and son in law won't...
• Re: Master Brake Cylinder Install
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:18:30 -0700
  ...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: Replacing the master cylider
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 9 May 2008 13:14:05 -0400
  ...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 Setup Photos
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:32:06 -0400
  ...Hi listmembers, >>> >>> as some of you know, I developed a 4-disc brake setup for our Vanagons. >>> Since spring is on its way and...
• DISC BRAKE PADS
  Historical mailing list - Delafuente, Rene
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:57:19 -0800
  ...And the previous owner told me the front brake pads needed to be replaced. He emphatically told me not to use metallic since this...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:09:31 -0400
  ...I'm considering: > > 1) Overhaul the rear brakes, hope for an improvement there > > 2) Rear disc brakes (i.e., the smallcar or burley kits...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:31:42 -0700
  ...here's a cheater easy test though...go out and use the brakes really well... then measure temps at each wheel...like each disc...
• Re: brake & CV q's
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:19:37 -0400
  ...brake & CV q's Three possibly dumb questions as I proceed along this summer's maintenance journey of self-discovery: (1) Can I remove...
• Front axle retaining nut for dIsc brake rotor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:29:05 -0500
  I saw or read somewhere that there is a clamp from another vehicle that can be used in place of the VW friction nut...
• Thanks re: 86GL Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Richard Paverd
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 06:39:01 -0400
  ...I now have enough ammunition to go in there and discuss with the service manager exactly what he means by "replacing the stub axle...
• Update on brake indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 11 May 2005 22:34:09 -0400
  I checked the switch at the handbrake. Disconnecting the ground does not make the light go out. I removed the connector from the level...
• Held Together by Rust and Faith- Help!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 01:34:00 EDT
  ...While we were at it, I bought all new brake hardware (disc shields too!), and replaced everything. The shiny new calipers, Brembo rotors, and...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:13:12 -0500
  Hello Volks, Just wanted to add my experience to the discussion on brakes. I installed Fast Forward's drilled rotors and metallic pads about...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 19:39:50 -0700
  ...I have talked to a professional tire and brake person who 'turnsevery disc, even new right out of the box' .. and aother professional who...
• Re: Recoined Brake Shoes. Means: Arced ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06:47 -0400
  ...Back when drum brakes were used for front wheels where most of the work gets done and cars didn't have vacuum-assisted brakes...
• Re: Disc Brakes - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 16:59:34 -0600
  ...Disc Brakes - 1988 GL As I understand from Bentley that the bolts securing the brake housing to the spindle frame MUST be replaced once...
• Re: Storing Hydraulic Brake Components
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 19 May 2006 16:27:29 -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: Speakin' of brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 13:45:01 EST
  ...My brake pedal felt a little... weird. I wouldn't hae noticed it if things were different, i.e. radio on or anything. But...
• Re: Mushy Brakes update
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 03:27:04 EST
  ...June and then again prematurely fail? Also I apprecaite this discussion because my brakes are acting a bit odd in the same way--even...
• Re: Brake fluid replacement
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 20 May 2000 09:37:44 -0700
  ...Better to discover your ruined seals in >your driveway than to wait for them to announce themselves during a hard >breaking "panic stop". I...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 14:19:17 -0300
  ...Maybe the idea is only partial brake pedal depression? > > Any thoughts? > > Another query is from the English Bentley, 47-8. Procedure calls for disconnection...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 22:02:53 -0700
  ...and they don't eat up brake discs. AT is always rougher on brakes, particularly the fronts. Measure your front disc, and your read...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:45:50 -0700
  ...I always put 'disc brake quiet' on the back of the pads myself. I wouldn't go by appearance so much as how they...
• Re: Frustrated with removal of Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 09:23:28 -0700
  "Paul B." wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > After seeing the discussion about removal of the brake drums last week > I decided to try and replace my...
• Re: Brake master cyclinder replacement procedures (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:43:33 -0700
  ...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: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:58:38 -0400
  ...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: Vacuum Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:10:46 -0400
  ...The models listed above with the three terminal brake sensors also had the parking brake actuate the brake warning light. From '85, the two...
• Re: Need rear brake backing plates
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:58:24 -0400
  > I've discovered my rear backing plates are rusted out. > Does anyone have a source for these, new or used? I keep them in...