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• Re: strange brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:30:07 -0400
  Assuming the system is properly bleed, you need to check rear brake set and adjustment. Too much rear shoe travel will cause this. Another...
• Re: Brake Light Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:30:56 -0400
  ...for their suggestions on my problem of brake lights only working when I pressed very hard on the brake pedal. Possible suggestions for causes...
• Brake Lights Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:51:57 -0800
  I found out last night my brake lights aren't working. About three years ago I had a switch replaced because I had no...
• rear brake job
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 14:33:06 -0700
  Hi all, I'll be doing my rear brakes the coming weekend. I got new brake shoes, drums and cylinders from Vanagain. Is it...
• Wiring a 3rd brake light
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:06:39 -0400
  What is the cleanest way any of you have come up with for running a wire to 3rd brake light? I'm trying to...
• Brake and Clutch Bleeding; Sequence
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:55:53 -0400
  I'm planning to flush the brakes and clutch and am wondering which to do first. Brakes first (LR, RR, RF, LF), then slave...
• Re: Master Brake Cylinder Install
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:18:30 -0700
  ...Loosen the two metallic brake lines going to the front and rear brake circuits. One brake line is on the center right side blocking...
• Re: adjust parking brake?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 7 May 1998 13:35:43 -0600
  Backus, Brian G wrote: > > I've only done a rear brake job on my Vanagon once. But you know it's > been so long...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:49:42 -0700
  ...Add a small trailer loaded with camping gear to the mix, and you can really feel how soft the brakes are. I'd so...
• Re: diagnosis of brake issues - what do you all think? (was: Help...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:28:23 -0500
  ...Sticky (front) brake > calipers can do this. Same for brake shoes (in back). Riding around with your emergency brake on can make things nice...
• Re: Wheel cylinders with oem spring?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:57:29 +0000
  ...Any other brake parts you might need we have in stock. I even have OE ATE rear brake shoes as well and rear brake...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 07:06:10 -0700
  That explanation would make sense except that the so called "big brake" calipers are usually with smaller piston area than stock calipers, not larger...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:32:38 -0700
  I hope everyone recognizes it's better to cool brakes by driving and not using them, then to just stop with very hot brakes...
• Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 17:35:05 -0600
  I'm having a problem with the front brakes on an '86 Vanagon that I can't explain. The brakes drag seriously hard on...
• brake break-in
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 15:54:05 CST6CDT
  John says: > One other thing - while test driving and test braking I noticed that a > rapid series of hard pumps on the brakes seems...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 12:43:10 -0800
  ...Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes Hi John I might suggest if the rear brakes got adjusted on a regular basis then...
• Re: 82 westy rear Brake Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:43:15 -0800
  ...the one brake line on the trailing arm isn't hard to replace, if that's the only bad brake line or hose part...
• Re: Any have a Good Used Condition Brake Pressure Regulator for an 88?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 20:30:46 -0500
  Basically, when the valve goes bad, the rear brakes do not work. Unlike front heavy, front wheel drive cars, the rear brakes do a...
• Re: rear bearing replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:51:33 -0700
  ...How ironic. ;) I've swapped wheel cylinders w/o taking brakes apart. (Syncro has same rear brake setup?) Can't recall exactly how I...
• Re: a Memorial Day e-brake memory problem
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 25 May 2009 15:38:53 -0700
  It is possible to distort the drum if it gets hot enough and then the brakes are applied forcefully before the drum cools down...
• SA Larger Disk Brakes or Small Car Rear Disk Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Sun, 16 May 2004 23:32:10 -0400
  Has anyone actually installed the SA larger disk brakes from tiico or Vanagain? Are these the same? Do they stop better? Any problem with...
• Re: Instructions for trans mount and master brake cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:26:40 -0400
  ...Loosen the two metallic brake lines going to the front and rear brake circuits. One brake line is on the center right side blocking...
• Re: Stumble and Loss of Brake Pressure Heading Up a Pass
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:25:17 -0700
  ...Combination bad cylinder and brake > booster can let engine vacuum suck the fluid out of the master. > Next would be brakes dragging or otherwise...
• Re: 82 westy rear Brake Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:46:22 -0800
  Hi Ken, I didn't think you'd take off driving with bad brakes. I sure hope you have any sort of indoor place...
• Re: Fitchburg, MA brake work help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 15:41:05 -0400
  ...Fitchburg, MA brake work help I would think any of the Monroe shops in the area could easily take care of any general brake...
• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:13:05 -0500
  What timing! I just had my van in the shop because the brakes seemed to not be working as well. Needed a little fluid...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:20:22 -0500
  ...If the brakes are set up correctly including the hand brake cable they will adjust themselves. The cables get adjusted while the drums are...
• Home Made Brake Pressure Bleeder: *might* add moisture to brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:25 -0700
  ...When using a home made pressure bleeder to pressurize the brake fluid reservoir with AIR when bleeding the brakes, would this air add moisture...
• no emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:49:16 -0600
  Well, I finally completed my entire brake job, including installing 2 1mm shims on each side of the wide v-shaped thing at the...
• Re: braided SST brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:37:29 -0600
  ...Kicking the e-brake up one notch while braking > also helps *a bit*. This indicates bleeding and adjustment may help a > little. Brent, From...
• brake lines - fixed problem yesterday.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 11:32:23 -0500
  I didn't know anything about the brake lines. My 84 would have soft brakes one day and be fine the next. I finally...
• Subject: Re: Big Brake + Steel Wheel ?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
  Thu, 6 May 2004 18:16:49 -0400
  I had the problem with Go-Westy steel wheels not working with the big brake kit. The Go-Westy steel wheels are actually 14...
• Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:00:41 -0700
  ...My brakes almost don't wear, at all. oh btw........here's a turbovans brake tip for you : Avoid excessive very light braking. Doing...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips Thanks!!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 17:23:38 +0000
  ...i now have new brakes all around and fluid flush, so I'm pretty much set.Except on my test drive , by the end...
• Re: Reducing brake fade on '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:02:22 -0700
  Interesting gadget, brake temperature gauge, tells you the temperature of your brake pads: http://www.raylin.com/ A couple of weeks ago, we were...
• Re: brake hissing?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:43:32 -0400
  ...apart from the noise, the brakes still seem great. very firm. On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 11:42 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail...
• Re: problems w/ braking hard?
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 21:13:36 EST
  My '85 Vanagon brakes very smoothly and effectively. When was the last time you took a good look at your rotors or front brake...
• Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:36:41 -0400
  Does someone have a good write-up on replacing the front brake pads in an 83.3? Typing in "Front Brake Pads" into the...
• Re: blown hose?, try brake lines!
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:29:39 -0700
  Have to pitch in my own "brake comittee" siting. While replacing front brake calipers i had to cut the bracket holding brake hydrolic fitting...
• Front Brake Squeak, Drag
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:19:56 -0400
  On my new to me 1983 Air Cooled Westy there is occasional brake squeak and mild, but apparent brake drag (doesn't roll as...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:45:08 -0700
  I'm changing mine every year at least, or whenever I have clutch or brake problems, whichever comes first. I don't 'push' my...
• Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 05:24:53 -0400
  ...While brake >> upgrades and such buy some time or capacity any downhill application of the >> brakes for an extended period will become a problem...
• beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:32:20 -0700
  ...quite often she forget to release the hand brake... even with the hand brake red light ON.... yike... so is there any small beeper...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:35:34 -0700
  That's right - I loved Tom Robbins' "Jitterbug Brake Fluid"! ;) On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:39 PM, gary hradek <hradek@yahoo.com...
• Re: brake light issues
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:18:10 -0500
  ...No brakes is worse than no brake lights! Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 10...
• Re: Speakin' of brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 13:48:01 -0600 (CST)
  Your peadal will still have a lot of travel if the rear brakes aren't properly adjusted. I just did the wheel cyl's...
• replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 10:06:16 -0700
  I need to replace a corroded section of brake line and while I'm at it change the brake fluid. I haven't done...
• Re: no VW sports cars? Brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 29 May 2004 10:22:10 -0800
  Another attribute - Good Brakes! How can anyone call a car a sports car without good brakes? Let's suggest a qualification for the name...
• Re: Metal brake line + short rear flex hose questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:07:04 -0700
  Thanks Allan. > Every section of brake line on my van has some amount of pitting. > Anyone ever used stainless brake line? I'd imagine...
• Re: More brakes.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:11:32 -0700
  ...We mounted some Brembo Big Red 6 piston front brakes on 13.5" hollow core holed brake rotors and my lap speeds increased dramatically...
• Re: Stumble and Loss of Brake Pressure Heading Up a Pass
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:40:19 -0700
  The standard test for the booster is to depress the brake pedal and start the engine. Pedal should drop a bit on startup. Like...
• Re: Middle of BC trip report, roadside repair update and brake question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 17:19:10 -0500
  glad you are having a good trip despite mechanical failures. ---- Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA> wrote: > Hi All, Just yesterday I felt brake...
• Subject: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 6 May 2003 14:18:06 -0600
  Mike If you just want to remove the brake drum and the shoes, springs etc. inside the drum you do not have to remove...
• Re: Mechanic in Knox, TN?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 18:07:36 -0500
  Can you describe the noise a bit? Last noise I got from the rear turned out to be a leaky brake cylinder (brake fluid...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 11:27:42 -0500
  ...lots of 15" disc brakes on vans in South Africa, I am sure that you are correct. I was just thinking of add-ons...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 21:40:11 +0000
  Regarding scott's observation that it takes more pressure on the pedal than you think to operate the brake lights—I cut a 3...
• Re: Rotors on SA Big Brake Kit, 2WD vs Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:21:10 -0500
  Chris, It is my understanding from earlier research that the brake rotors for the SA kit are the same in both the 2WD and...
• Re: Brakes and brake pads: Semi Metallic vs. Organic?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:41:20 PST
  Here's my contrarian opinion on brake pads: -Use only OEM pads--they should last 40K to 50K miles -Replace rotors every other pad...
• Re: Why do my brakes squeak?
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 23:28:32 -0600
  Hi Susanne I had my brakes redone once cheaply using cheap brake pads. Drove like that for years until this year I couldn't...
• Re: Any advice on brake master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 3 Nov 2021 13:52:16 -0400
  ...After I drained all my brake fluid replacing my rear rubber brake hoses because the nut was stuck. I power bled my system and...