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• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 14:54:02 -0800
  At 12/25/2005 02:36 PM, Christopher Gronski wrote: >Right now I'm only getting 1 volt at the brake lights with the...
• Case of the disappearing brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:13:14 -0700
  ...Is leaking into the brake booster? The brakes seem fine otherwise. Thanks, Chris S. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
• Re: Replacing the master cylider - In Bentley?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Fri, 9 May 2008 13:29:17 -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: brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 12:36:12 -0700
  If you've got rust on one side of the rotor it is a sure sign that you don't have brake pad contact...
• Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:13:48 -0700
  ...If maladjusted brake shows are causing a low pedal (it pumps up), does this initial low pedal give caliper pistons less to "push against...
• Re: Left front brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:26:55 -0700
  vice grips on the brake hose... sure , rough on the hose , but sure. I have a friend who just loved using a BB under...
• Re: '56 kombi brake problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 13:05:23 -0500
  ...Bled the brakes. Now I have almost no brakes! > > I now know that I hafta screw it back in, but I'm wondering exactly...
• anybody know of problems with '93 EV brakes?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 94 23:50:28 EST
  My wife and the local dealer are having a friendly 'war' on the matter of the EV brakes. She thinks that they are not...
• Re: Brake power?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:51:52 -0400
  ...To address your brake problem, in my experience with strange feeling brake pedal, first culprit is likely to be the rear brake adjusment. If...
• Re: Bleeding brakes. Motive, si!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:11:09 -0500
  ...Bleeding brakes. Motive, si! > > > I have one of the Motive power bleeders and I use it regularly. They are >> the tool of choice for...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:14:36 -0400
  My bet is that the rear brakes are not adjusted right or a cable is bad and the brakes were dragging. This would heat...
• Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:08:12 -0500
  I got my 1984 transport upgraded with new front and rear brake sets from Small car. I had a semi-panic stop when I...
• Re: Brake questions-HELP
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:32:49 -0800
  Sounds as you still have some air inside brake lines. Also likely leak in vacuum line. Check connections and check valve at booster and...
• Brake Adjuster Push Rods '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 3 Jun 2017 14:46:09 -0400
  I need a set of Brake Adjuster Push Rods for my '84 Vanagon. Mechanic says current Brake Adjuster Push Rods are frozen and rear...
• Auxiallary Brake Lights - Was Carrying Scooter
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:46:15 +0000
  As a response to covering my lights when carrying my scooter on the back, I installed some auxillary brake lights on my Westy today...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 10 May 2003 06:09:18 -0700
  ...Rear Brakes > Snip..."This big nut doesn't have to come off to do brakes!" > > Hmmmmmmmmmm....
• rear brake renewal
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:24:17 -0700
  ...rear brake renewal i'm about ready to replace the rear brakes on my vanagon. are there any special tools or parts i need...
• Re: Has anyone heard about Overland's Audi big brakes for Vanagons 2wd & Syncro? I have this set....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:12:23 -0500
  ...When I got the SA big brake kits, one came with the shims. The other didn't (note that I got two kits). Overland...
• Re: Parking Brake
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:07:35 -0600
  Have you checked the brake shoes and drums? Jim On Nov 13, 2006, at 4:56 PM, David Johnson wrote: > Hey all. > > My parking...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:30:41 -0400
  I'd buy the a couple liters of the cheapest brake fluid you can find (W*alm*rt, Autozone, etc.). Wear nitrile gloves. Place...
• Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:53:16 -0700
  ...Works as expected now in park and neutral no brake light unless brake is pulled on. > > So, how to get it off during revers...
• Re: Brake Adjuster Push Rods '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Jun 2017 22:53:15 +0000
  ...Brake Adjuster Push Rods '84 Vanagon I need a set of Brake Adjuster Push Rods for my '84 Vanagon. Mechanic says current Brake Adjuster...
• RE: brake question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:48:49 -0600
  ...If the parking brake engages higher from the floor, then chances are that you need to adjust your rear brakes. If the linings are...
• Re: brakes
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:33:03 -0400
  ...If I press on the brake pedal just hard enough to slow down, the brake pedal will stay at that position, it will not...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 09:04:18 -0800
  ...The stock brakes can lock the wheels, so the stopping power is being limited by the tires, not the brakes. '84 Westy --------------------------------- Do you...
• Re: Brakes problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 12:54:11 -0700
  ...Brakes problems >I don't know how to diagnose my brake problem. I changed master > cylinders and bled the brakes already. Anyway the basic...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:56:27 -0700
  ...It is obvious that Passat brake is designed to brake harder and wear more then the front. David --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Don...
• Help...Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 00:33:35 -0700
  Hi All can some one please help? Here's the story as told by the digi-wife: "First there were brakes and then they...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 May 2016 21:25:14 -0700
  ...Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring >>> function (purpose) >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> >>> Ah, ok. Shoulda known better re: shims. ;) >>> I...
• Fwd: Vacuum pump
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:18:39 -0400
  ...If the brake vacuum booster or a vacuum hose to it fails, your brakes would just be much less responsive as the "Vacuum assist...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 15:08:28 -0700
  ...Sure is nice not to fiddle with tiny crimp-clips to held the parking brake lever onto the brake shoe ....as some brake shoe...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 11:11:54 -0700
  ...If you >get the brakes hot, the fluid will boil, and that create air (boiled >brake fluid) in the lines, just as you need...
• Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 9 Jun 2021 18:59:59 -0700
  ...Overall though I am happy with the stock brakes around town or on the highway but not so much in those relatively rare but...
• Re: Frozen emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:15:27 -0600
  ...I got in my van yesterday to drive it around and > discovered that the brakes weren't disengaging totally from using the > e-brake...
• Re: Stainless Braided Brake Lines
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 17 May 2004 09:33:28 -0500
  ...There is no way that the DOT would ever issue a blanket approval for every idiot in America to assemble their own brake lines...
• Re: Bigger brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 13 May 1998 23:15:41 -0700
  ...They make rear discs which includes provision for the hand brake op's sorry emergency brake. I am sure they would make one for...
• Re: when your vanagon preempts preventive maintainence (aborted trip story)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:35:06 EDT
  ...it failed the initial safety inspection with among other needs, needing new rear brakes. I hadn't noticed this because the pedal engage brakes...
• Re: emergency brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:23:54 -0800
  Greetings List, After a couple of days on the topic of emergency brake adjustments, I've learned a couple of things that may help...
• '87 Syncro brake failure?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 14:31:57 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...At the next stop, the brakes seemed fine. There was an odor burnt something afterward. Since then, the horrible squealing of the brakes experienced...
• Re: Brake Pressure Bleeder - Cheap and Easy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:29:25 -0400
  ...In my beetle that fitting was for the Windshield Wiper Fluid reservoir, not the brake system...Was there a similar system early on for...
• howling brakes/mechanic in buffalo
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:48:45 EST
  ...what would be the cause of howling brakes if the brake pads have just been changed within the past 2 months, and if any...
• Parking brake cable stretch
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:56:57 EST
  I have new rear drums and brake shoes on my 82 Westy. The adjuster is screwed in all the way but the e-brake...
• rear brake renewal
  Historical mailing list - joe lucca
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:57:25 -0400
  i'm about ready to replace the rear brakes on my vanagon. are there any special tools or parts i need besides the brake...
• Re: Removed cv clean grease at tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:55:21 -0400
  I wiped out as much grease as I could then used brake cleaner to flush out what was left. I used brake cleaner that...
• Brake master FS '84-85
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:45:22 -0700
  Brand New German Brake MS. $75+shipping
• Re: Master cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 26 May 2008 22:41:34 -0700
  Hi Troy, by 'fad' I suspect you mean the pedal was vague or something. 'Brake Fad' refers to when the pads and fluid are...
• Re: 82 westy rear Brake Leak
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:48:43 -0700
  ...Seriously! Brake system leaking fluid = Loss of hydraulic fluid/pressure = No brakes = No stopping = CRASH = Van gone!! Not a good scenario in my book...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:55:23 -0400
  ...This will be further enhanced by the larger rotor diameter and the larger brake pad surface. With disc brakes there should almost no piston...
• Re: Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:31:51 -0400
  ...Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on. > > Hello Everyone, > > I replaced my front brake pads several months ago and the pressure...
• Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 7 May 2002 11:57:37 -0500
  ...4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >From Jens Hansen in Germany, maker of kits to fit Porsche...
• Re: Brake Pads Squeak
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:25:35 -0500
  ...brakes after a complete brake rebuild.  It seems one of the brake shoes moved out a bit where it goes into the brake...
• Re: Brakes lock-up
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:03:59 -0400
  ...Just loosen them up from backside of the brake backing plates. Do you a really long driveway that you back down? B. On Sat...
• Re: Brake problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:58:33 EST
  ...Bleed brakes properly. 2/ The rear brakes are not adjusted correctly. Adjust rear brakes correctly. 3/ There is an external leak in the system...
• Re: Foot actuated parking brake
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:54:31 -0700
  Today I cut the speaker enclosure down by 3/4" on the sides and it will work with the brake. The 10" speaker barely...
• disc brake pre '71
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 21:30:24 -0500
  Hi John, Yes, you can put disc brakes on a 68-70 bus. In fact you can install a whole front end into the...
• Re: Brakes oddness
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:16:18 -0700
  > > While trundling around the lake, exploring the area, I was surprised a > couple times by the brake pedal going to the floor. I could...
• Re: Brake Booster question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:01:58 -0900
  ...Have a question about a possible vacuum leak from the brake booster. When I depress the brake pedal I hear a very low-level...
• Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:07:02 -0400
  ...90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 > > miles > > > > I am not a professional, as all you volks know, but...
• Re: FW: Brake reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 3 Jul 2020 11:59:51 -0700
  ...Fine time to check brake fluid. I > noticed my brake reservoir was not filled to the top. Should it be? Brake > work done last...
• So why have the tiny push button, etc....)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 97 15:21:17 EDT
  ...It is a camper AND it has a little doorjamb like button AND I just turn the handle to release the brake. So why...