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Re: pulsing rear brakes
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:48:24 -0400
...Either the rear bearings bent, bearing housing, brake drum,or stub axel. How to tell which? Replace them all with a new used hub...
Re: Freeing Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Sat, 22 Jan 2000 14:02:06 -0500
...Front >brakes pads went as smoothly as always. However, when I tried to tackle the >rear brakes, the drum is on so tight that...
Re: your opinion - brake drums
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:44:02 -0700
...The hand-brake should engage positively after 4 to 6 clicks. The rear brake drums can be a real pain to get off sometimes...
Re: Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Sat, 22 Jun 2013 22:27:11 -0700
...I get the rear shoes pretty close to the drum, never have a problem with the rear brakes. How were they adjusted ? were all...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 1 May 2009 15:53:12 -0700
...some possible factors - I'm pretty easy on brakes generally. I don't just leave rear drum brakes alone forever - I remove the drums...
Re: Frustrated with removal of Brake Drums
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 09:23:28 -0700
...the brake drums last week > I decided to try and replace my rear brakes. But I can not get the > rear drums off!! Paul...
Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 16:39:20 -0500
...how to get rear brake drums off? > I'm trying to replace my rear brake shoes and i see that bentley shows > using a...
Re: rear brake adjusting
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 09:00:59 -0700
The job of rear brake drum removal ranges from simple one unscrewing 2 small bolts and just pulling it out to a major PITA...
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...
First Time Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 12:10:45 -0600
Time to replace rear brakes on the ol' 88 GL. This is my first time to do this myself. So far .... Wheels chocked. Van...
Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:29:07 -0600
...adjusting rear brakes! >
Re: Rear Drum removal
Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
Thu, 7 May 1998 21:34:22 -0700
...Rear Drum removal >I'm having a heck of a time removing the brake drum from my '85 >GL. Lug nuts off, drum bolts...
Re: Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 Feb 1995 16:59:26 -0500 (EST)
> > Tom Ervolina said: > > > I can't get either of the rear brake drums off. I've ordered the Bentley > > book but haven't received...
Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:00:16 -0700
...I have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly � assembled. � 9. The drum brake positioning bolts are installed. � 10. The drum...
Re: bleeding brakes
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 22:09:59 -0500
marty wrote: > Hi List!! I have a dumb question, is it ok to bleed the rear brakes with the > wheels off (drums on)? Sure...
Re: rear brake adjusting
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:33:42 -0500
...for rear brake work!!! There is a small bolt in the face of the drum that you can simply remove. Then the drum just...
Re: Rear Brake Drums
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:15:52 -0400
...Its probably possible to do a rear brake job just by removing the drum, but it didn't look easy! Bill
Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:20:46 -0700
...how to get rear brake drums off? > > > >In a message dated 6/4/01 12:35:07 PM Eastern > Daylight Time, afox@USGS.GOV...
Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:10:16 -0700
...Mcneely wrote: > Now, if drum brakes are less effective than disc brakes, why do so > many vehicles have rear drums? Vanagon content here in...
Re: Rear Brake Drums
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 07:28:24 -0400
I just did the rear brakes on our '88 about 2 weeks ago. Getting the drums off proved to be a real battle. We...
Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
Tue, 5 Jun 2001 17:40:49 -0500
...John Dagastino <themisanthropicmeanie@YAHOO.COM> > >my father (Rico Dagastino) and I have recently redone >the rear brakes on my van(hadn'y been done...
Re: Need advice on Brake issues
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 5 Dec 2009 15:58:02 -0600
...To fix, need to change drums and maybe >> calipers. >> >> My position: Brakes were perfect on way in, so something changed. The >> rears >> didn't...
Roundness Spec for Rear Brake Drums
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Thu, 7 Jun 2012 17:16:57 -0500
Recently, there was a thread where the spec for rear brake drum roundness was quoted, as in when checking with a dial gauge. I...
Re: Rear Drum removal
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 6 May 1998 18:17:25 -0700
Did you adjust the brake shoes so that they're not holding the drums on? You might also need to back off on the...
Re: Removing rear brake drums?
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 28 Oct 2001 05:45:52 -0600
...Removing rear brake drums? The drum center's have grown onto the hub------heat is the only answer. �� ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85 GL...
Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
Historical mailing list - BenT .
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:59:53 +0000
...Note that the rear hub, which is what is being held by the axle nut, should stay on. Stubborn, stuck brake drums can be...
Re: Front Berings, Shocks and Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 10 May 2000 09:22:42 -0400
At 22:37 5/9/2000, David Ricketts wrote: >Rear brakes. Looks like you just remove the wheel and the drums pry >off. Doesn...
Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:35:36 -0700
...Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions? > The key is to heat it, as Craig said, according to Ken's instructions, > around the center of the...
Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:46:31 -0400
...Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions? > > > The key is to heat it, as Craig said, according to Ken's instructions, >> around the center of the...
Re: Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 6 May 2003 18:33:01 -0600
...Remove the two small bolts, whack the drum with a hammer, and it should slide off. If not, try loosening the brakes a bit...
Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:41:50 -0400
...rear brakes. So, Alex and I removed the retaining bolts on the rear drums, > but they appear to be "frozen" on to the rear...
Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:48:19 -0700
...replacement as the drum sits flush on the rear hubs anyway. The same muffler shop trying to persuade them the brakes had uneven wear...
Re: Help on Brake Drum.
Historical mailing list
Sat, 22 Apr 1995 10:54:04 -0500 (CDT)
>Replacing a rear brake cylinder in my friends '65 Kombi. I can't get >the brake drum off for the life of me. Tried...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 2 May 2009 23:59:26 -0800
...The optimum ratio is normally 70/ 30 front-to-rear braking power. The bottom line is that our 'hokey' rear drum brakes are plenty...
Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:20:17 -0700
...Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum > Hello Again, > > Asking for my pal again. Same drum as before. There is a...
Re: Need rear brake backing plates (now rear Discs?)
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:11:32 -0600
...I would have done this but just got through putting on Heavy Duty rear drums and new BD brake shoes and my brakes are...
loud squeal from rear brake
Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:04:57 -0600
Hey all, while fire roading the other day at about 35-40 mph i heard a loud squeal from my rear drum brake. it...
Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 09:36:21 EST
...But then my 16" Syncro has the larger LT rear brake drums. As previously posted by mark Drillock, put some slack in your parking...
are rear brakes self adjusting?
Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
Thu, 28 Dec 2000 17:37:25 GMT
Are the rear drum brakes on my 82 Westy self adjusting??
OMC Italian brake drums
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:51:04 -0700
Hello- as anyone used OMC Italian made new brake drums and had problems ? I just installed new rear shoes, cylinders, and drums, and I...
Re: rear brake adjusting
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:27:07 -0500
...for rear brake > work!!! > > There is a small bolt in the face of the drum that you can simply > remove. Then > the drum just...
brake pedal low--questions
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 03:16:31 EDT
...Since the parking brake needs an extra click to lock I'm guessing the rear brake shoes are either in need of replacement or...
Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 20 May 2016 12:00:26 -0700
...Brembos on the rear and 12" NASCAR > racing slick tires, you wouldn't stop much shorter than with stock drum > brakes..... > > I've just...
Re: Rear Brakes - How do you get JUST the drum off?
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 02:25:32 EDT
...any suggestions here? I'd like to put new brakes on the rear before heading to Saskatchewan on the 1st. >> Hi David, I thought...
Re: pulsing rear brakes
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:49:41 -0700
...Either the rear bearings bent, bearing housing, brake > drum,or stub axel. How to tell which? Replace them all with a new used > hub...
how to get rear brake drums off?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:23:51 -0400
I'm trying to replace my rear brake shoes and i see that bentley shows using a puller to get the drums off. When...
Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:59:49 -0700
...Mcneely wrote: >> Now, if drum brakes are less effective than disc brakes, why do so >> many vehicles have rear drums? Vanagon content here in...
Re: Rear Brakes - How do you get JUST the drum off?
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:53:36 -0600
David Marshall wrote: > > I didn't mean to start another long and nasty thread here, but, I have seen > the rear drum removed from...
Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 21:21:09 -0700
...I checked into getting 'real' rear disc brakes with a drum type parking brake for vanagons.. there's a racing brake company near me...
Re: are all year brake drums the same?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:42:14 -0800
...rear drums are the same. The front rotors are not. Mark Matthew wrote: >folks, i have a few set of slightly used brake drums...
Re: First Time Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:56:28 -0800
...Rear Brakes > Time to replace rear brakes on the ol' 88 GL. This is my first time to > do this myself. > Tapped drum all...
FW: Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:18:18 -0400
...I get the rear shoes pretty close to the drum, never have a problem with the rear brakes. How were they adjusted ? were all...
variable brake pedal travel
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:07:28 -0600
...I still have the problem and have decided that it is caused by improperly adjusted rear brake shoes. The reason I didn't notice...
Re: Brake pedal vibration
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:56:46 -0400
...rear drums, especially if they are left parked for long periods of time with the parking brake on. It will happen to most rear...
Rear Brake Squeal on 85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - James Wagner
Fri, 6 Nov 1998 10:51:04 -0500
Hello All, I've been having a terrible problem with my rear brakes on my Vanagon. I replaced the drums in May with new...
Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:37:06 -0400
...replacement as the drum > sits flush on the rear hubs anyway. The same muffler shop trying to persuade > them the brakes had uneven wear...
Help Please-Rear End Noise!
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:54:14 -0700
...Just finished installing new rear brakes - shoes, drums, hardware, wheel cylinders - and now I have a definite "clunk" in the left rear, one clunk...
Re: First Time Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:39:32 -0800
At 1/6/2004 10:10 AM, you wrote: >Time to replace rear brakes on the ol' 88 GL. This is my first time...
Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 22:47:53 -0500
...What cars is this on? I helped my neighbor do the brakes > on his Lexus, and the rear discs had drums AS THEIR CENTER...
Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:36:52 -0700
...There is no 4 wheel car built anywhere on the planet with parking brake on only one wheel. Obviously, a careful, drums off, rear...