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• Re: Brake Job $$$
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 13:57:52 -0800
  > What is a fair shop price to pay for a front brake job- rotors -pads > etc. parts & labor. My guy says $500. Needs bearings...
• Re: head rest pads
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:33:01 -0500
  > Harold, > > Where do you purchase those head rest pads? There great... > > Robert > NYC, USA > 89 Carat > -------------------------- > > > Hi! > > I�m looking for beige velours seat...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:02 -0700
  ...BTW you don't want the whole rear pad in memory foam. > You need > some support under it. Make the pad out of stiff...
• Re: brake pad recommendations...
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Sun, 11 May 2003 14:41:36 -0700
  ...Steve --- dave <dave@DAVE-BOWERS.COM> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I recently bought a set of front bad pads for > my 1986 Westy. It took...
• Der Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 08:15:40 -0800 (PST)
  So Matt Bushore says: > If you replaced the pads, and still have a bad pedal, > I would second the guess that your rears need...
• Cheesy fridge door latch
  Historical mailing list - Brad Hopp
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 11:04:04 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Tell me there is a better alternative to attaching a padlock latch (like on a tool box) and a pencil to wedge in the...
• Re: Brakes and brake pads
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 16:35:54 -0800
  ...Is it normal to get 3 or 4 times the wear (miles) out of the shoes vs the front pads? Thanks. Geo Hahn 84...
• foam footpads
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:34:39 -0400
  ...I have once seen pedal pads that came in the shape of bare feet (with toes) and were the full size of feet....had...
• Re: Pad over engine & Fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:42:57 -0800
  Not so ... my 83.5 Water cooled has metal engine cover. Seems to be stock. DDF
• Re: Morro Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Redwood
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:20:20 -0700
  One more comment -- you can rent sea kayaks and paddle around, and there can be good birding. Gail
• Re: Su Traduccion Estupendo
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:54:10 -0500
  Hi volks: La traduccion es (Translation is): Mi padre est� enfermo, pero la carretera es verde. Regards, javier
• Re: Rubber step
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 7 May 2003 12:33:38 -0700
  I have seen the rubber step Pads for the 80-91 vanagon on the CIP web site. Phil Z.
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 08:08:49 -0700
  ...There should be > silencer plates between the pads and pistons and an anti-rattle plate on > top. Where the pad sit inside the caliper...
• Re: Photon driven Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 08:37:39 -0500
  Hi, I thought it was the air currents in the globe due to the uneven heating of the white side of the paddles and...
• transmission jacks and adapters
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:26:11 -0700
  ...I can try a few more places, but I'm now thinking of drilling and tapping my jack pad to accept bolts. I have...
• Brakes...no van content.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 16 May 2007 22:12:08 -0700
  ...Softer pads work better when cold, but of course, they wear quicker. Softer pads are easier on the rotors, but they lose stopping power...
• Re: VW pads, was: Why do my brakes squeak?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 15:24:24 EDT
  I sell the OEM pads for the later model Vanagons 86-91 for $25 a set. These have the VW logo on them and...
• Brakes still a squealin
  Historical mailing list - MLind
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:11:04 -0400
  ...I finally got around to replacing the rear brake pads on my 1981 westy. The PO has just had them done at some brake...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:57:17 -0500
  ...BTW you don't want the whole rear pad in memory foam. >>>> You need >>>> some support under it. Make the pad out of stiff...
• Paulchen System
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 20 Dec 1997 21:11:06 -0800
  ...I'll have to buy a padlock and then insert it the space provided, so the rack is locked to the van.I am...
• Re: Will these parts fit?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:52:37 -0500
  ...Front KYB shocks for struts Rear Shocks Front brake Disc pads Rear Shoe pads This van I bought is missing rear springs (your guess...
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for older Vanagons......
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:35:24 -0700
  ...but the older rotors have larger diameter than the 86'+ rotors Depending on pad quality and use, > increased pad life is realized. Additional benifit...
• Re: Brake Pad (Caliper)Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Watson
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 19:41:59 -0600
  ...Brake Pad (Caliper)Lube? The time has come to replace the brake pads on Ursula, my '85 Westy. All of the parts have arrived...
• Re: loose driver's side window question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 12 Aug 2014 08:02:43 -0400
  ...Most likely that felt pad is gone. There is a hole in the > sheet metal brace in there where that felt pad is supposed...
• Re: Luggage Rack underside -- washers and felt pads
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:46:14 -0500
  ...Have you seen a felt type pad at that location? > > There are two small rubber pads on each side at the far back. These...
• Re: Squealing brakes! Where to find missing shims?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:06:15 +0000
  ...It is a high heat silicone coating that you apply > to the back of the pads and contact points on the pad holder. > Howard...
• Re: Dashtop revamping
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 23:51:34 +1300
  >I just removed my dash to replace the heater core. >In my van (85) the padded dash is glued and screwed in from underneath...
• Re: Installing new brake pads in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 09:59:45 -0400
  ...mike 87 westy Richard O'Halloran wrote: > > I want to replace my front brake pads. Both Bentley and Haynes say that I > must use...
• PIC's of 4" jack extension pad /cheap alternative to Hi-lift?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 22:08:38 EST
  Hey Gang, Since I instigated TerryK to build this jack extension pad for me, I've posted pictures of it in my photopages at...
• Re: [SVXVanagon] belt covers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 May 2006 23:31:06 +1200
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• Re: Big Brake maintenance (II)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:22:55 -0400
  ...ABS would be on the caliper, not on the pads. On May 31, 2007, at 11:55 PM, Stephen Overmyer wrote: > > It just occurred...
• Re: Westy Sleep Solutions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:31:11 -0800
  ...The top bunk pads are the same size as the bottom bunk. Go to http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Serta-2-inch-Memory...
• Re: [Syncro] bURNINGvAN 2015 is almost upon us!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:52:05 -0800
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• Re: Dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:49:54 -0800
  ...Then heating from the dragging pad or pads causes more pressure to build up and cause pulling to one side, along with rapid pad...
• Preserving Curtains
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 13:01:28 -0700
  ...Also, the covers for the > pad > over the engine and the pads in the above bunk will come off as well. > Only trick is...
• Re: Need front hitch bike rack info
  Historical mailing list - Pokey
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 20:55:12 -0800
  ...Chris On Sun, 14 January 2001, Addison Leplatte wrote: > > Can any anyone help with info on adding a hitch to the front of PaddleVan...
• Re: Brake Squeal
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 18 Jan 2020 15:24:30 -0500
  ...For the early 2 piston calipers the > > > fit of the pad the pad is captive in the caliper casting. As these > > > calipers are old...
• Adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Christer Lindh
  Sun, 23 Jul 1995 23:28:40 +0200
  ...After a fight with sticky drums (1 out of 4 let go without a fight) I replaced the pads (the old ones were real...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:12:37 -0500
  ...You do not need to remove the calipers from the brake line just to change the pads. There are two bolts holding them on...
• Re: [Syncro] Resend -Question about SA brake kits
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:11:17 -0500
  ...The brake > kit is interesting BUT what happens when I need a new rotor or pads? > Will I be able to get them or...
• Re: New Front Brake Rotor Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:35:37 -0700
  Hey Neil, its good to degrease the rotors with something like Brakleen before you mount the calipers and pads. I remember getting some new...
• 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: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:21:20 -0500
  ...Drilling can postpone brake fade but not really increase >the braking force by any significant amount. > >The pad to disk interface describes a cylindrical...
• Re: Let's make vented catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 22:08:06 +0000
  ...The burner pad is rectangular, taller than it is wide, and it has a hood across the top, something like a range hood, but...
• Re: Peel and Seal
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:19:08 -0700
  ...Very sticky, but only about 1/2 the thickness of the OEM ashpalt sound deadening pads. So far, most of my noise is still...
• Anyone have an extra 87 front tranny housing they can sell?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 10:41:13 -0400
  ...416 739 5701 :-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-) Life is Short, Paddle Hard. Paddle for Fun, Race to Win. (-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-:(-: ------------------------------------------------------------------ In memory of Andrew Westlake. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE...
• Re: Installing new brake pads in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 17:46:58 -0700
  Richard, Fortunately, on my '84 you don't have to remove the calipers to replace the pads. I guess VW "improved" them with the...
• Pulsating Break Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Shane Eddy
  Fri, 31 May 2002 08:30:53 -0400
  ...The Previous owner had the break pads, and rotors replaced 100 miles before I bought it. I noticed when the breaks were applied there...
• Re: Earth tremor
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:06:57 +1200
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• Re: SA rear drums + pads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:56:45 -0500
  ...SA rear drums + pads >Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:50:16 -0500 > >The SA drums are a little thicker in the center, that...
• Brown dash pads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:40:09 -0700
  Are they REALLY that hard to find? Local boneyard has a couple of them. No cracks. What are they worth? Jim
• Re: Stainless Steel Brake Lines...brake performance tips
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:11:42 PDT
  ...Similarly average quality brake pads also vaporize under extreme >use. This creates a layer of gas between the pad and the rotor lubricating >the...
• Re: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 21:25:17 -0500
  ...I have been working for quite a while to reduce the noise inside my '86 Westfalia by adding sound adsorbing pads to inside of...
• Re: Power lock sliding door fix
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:57:00 -0500
  ...Could get the lock to work consistently by detaching the spring plunger assembly and holding it to the pads on sliding door. The mechanics...
• instructions for padding seat backs on older vans
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 19:52:32 -0800
  ...here�s a quick, easy project for restoring those tired seat backs with some real padding! It took me about an hour for one...
• mileage / cup holders
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 19:43:42 -0800
  ...pads/shoes on the brakes (although I have to admit I have a new set of rotors/pads for installation this spring - pads are...
• Re: Door handles and pedal pads
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:15:48 -0800
  ...Won’t wear out like the stock ones anyway! >> >> https://shufti.blog/2023/12/09/vanagon-brake-pedal-pads/ >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Alistair
• Pop top questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Oct 94 11:55:05 PDT
  ...In addition, the dog can't get up there. ;) We have found that one of those egg-crate type foam pads that you can...
• [subaruvanagon] RE: Upgraded Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 22:51:09 +1300
  >Simon says... >> How are you chaps getting on with the SA brakes?? >> Any problems? What pads do you use?? >> Any tips?? >My 1989 syncro...
• Noisy stove
  Historical mailing list - Blbachman
  Mon, 18 May 1998 20:55:02 EDT
  To quiet the rattle between the stove grate and the cover, I made use of a couple of worn out mouse pads. -Blaine