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• EV brake vibration, thread summary
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 11:08:19 -0800
  ...during extended downhill breaking the drums get overheated, then one stops and applies the handbrakes, the drums may warp; prevention suggested: letting the brakes...
• Re: drum brake adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 23:56:29 -0500
  >I was all set to change the second cylinder last night, but I couldn't get >the darn drum off! The passenger side drum...
• Re: It is Friday, yes? Paul Newman's old VW. NO vanagon content!
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 15 May 2010 00:04:12 -0400
  ...300hp V8 in a bug with front drum brakes. Deathtrap. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:10:30 -0400
  If it's brand new, you have an issue with the seller and potentially the shipper. Either way though, this is what hammers are...
• Re: Rhein 15" Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:07:59 EDT
  ...Countersink the holes in the brake drums and substitute flathead socket capscrews for the hex head screws. Rico
• underneath 84 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 12:24:12 -0400
  ...good condition all automatic shifting parts and accelerator parts rear brake drums gas tank still holding fuel, no rust rack and pinion steering OEM...
• Re: How to get a pop top without the expense of going to the garage
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:39:47 EST
  ...That and when he sees 9mm instead of 10mm on his brake drums. I see 8mm -- the movie. BenT not bolt
• Re: Rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 May 2002 15:56:58 -0400
  ...another >way to get inside the drum that I'm missing here? Sure, just take the drum off the hub. >If you think in...
• Re: Mushy brake pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:45:53 -0800
  ...Have the drum turned too if there is any scoring or a ridge on the outer edge. > BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote: > > Well, my battle against...
• Re: Rear brake adjuster
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 13 May 2002 08:21:42 -0600
  ...So, to adjust the brakes OUT (towards the drums), on the right side, you need to turn the wheel clockwise (as you look from...
• brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 13:13:15 -0400
  Question for the group on brakes, calipers and drums History: My wife (primary driver of the van) complained to me the other day that...
• Re: no emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:10:49 -0600
  ...were too expanded to get my drum on, then I > backed them off to get the drum on and turning okay. > > I just backed...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:15:09 -0400
  ...If I'm having a really hard time I bite my lip and think about adjusting drum brakes. That normally helps. :-) Chris. Wysłane z...
• Re: RE: drum brake adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 00:22:45 -0400
  in regards to the poundy thing (there must be a name for it (I call it a poundimiform, actually), i also have a pair...
• CV JOINT SEPERATION
  Historical mailing list - Hans V.
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 17:15:23 EST
  I always use a gear or brake drum puller to remove the cv joint but i take off the cage and the six ball...
• Re: program for EKTA on small screens?
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 00:40:11 EDT
  ...but no pink rabbit with a drum. Pmail me if you need me to send you the program. Scott De Santi 86 Vanagon 2WD...
• Re: Alternative Vanagon heaters - Zodi's, Tankless Water Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:22:59 -0800
  ...System was filled with water and antifreeze. > > Outside was a drum fitted with a coil of copper tubing down inside and > > the drum was...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:52:47 -0700
  ...a few things...for one, in the vid there's no drum on, so the shoes are moving a lot further than they normally...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:23:49 -0500
  ...Kink in centerbore of drum If it's brand new, you have an issue with the seller and potentially the shipper. Either way though...
• '80 Westfalia: brakes: first steps to take.
  Historical mailing list - phil hans
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:56:58 -0700
  ...Tentatively, I am planning to replace the master cylinder, rear brake shoes and drums, rear wheel cylinders, and hardware. Maybe I should replace just...
• Re: AT Brake Band Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 21:40:15 -0400
  ...Apparently they also made ones that had 5 speeds and in integral drum brake! Anyway, those use the same planetary gear system. Here's...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 May 2016 13:50:34 -0700
  ...The shoes are so >> close to the drums, >> I have to leave the adjuster bar **slightly** slack. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http...
• Re: The Latest Odd Cargo in my Vanagon (Frydaye)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:31:15 -0400
  Roger, If we're lucky!!!! Or maybe if you're lucky!!! Funny, I actually found my old Drum Major uniform in that mess of...
• Re: fish-chowder recipe
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 15:20:08 CST
  ...They can't play drums... and everyone >else is bringing an instrument. > > What about the bassoon...? Joachim -- I'm not an engineer, but I...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 00:04:14 -0400
  ...Claralw@aol wrote "As for the nut, I actually thin(k) that it has fused with the brake drum. . . . . Does anyone out there have...
• Re: Rear Brake Saga Pt. 2
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 07:05:51 -0500
  ...However, I never forced the drums off. Maybe the PO did. I will say this---The pedal always pulsed a little, even ater I...
• Re: FS: Rotors, Drums, and Hubs drilled for Porsche wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 00:18:14 EST
  In a message dated 1/4/03 5:47:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes: << WHICH pattern? There...
• tightening up emergency brakes to pass inspection
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:36:18 -0800
  ...on the emergency brake(inspection time)----should i just adjust the drums or is there some adjustment on the e-brake cable i should...
• 1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:23:55 -0500
  ...shoes return to their off position and thus away from the drum(s) - is that simply the job of the rear brake shoe "return...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:08:28 -0400
  ...If I do replace drums, can bearing races be > saved, or are new bearings in order? That would add a lot to the cost...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:04:47 -0800
  ...On 11/14/13, Brett Ne <brettn777@gmail.com> wrote: > If we'alls do drum up on of these things, I would like to...
• Re: Brakes still a squealin
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 07:42:35 -0700
  Did you clean everything with aerosol brake parts cleaner before you put it back together? The drums/rotors are shipped with a very light...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:03:49 -0700
  ...so there is inherantly some slight mismatch between shoe and brake drum curvature .. unless starting out with new drums and new OE grade shoes...
• Re: Rear brake warning signs?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:17:29 -0700
  ...You will probably need to whang the hell out of the drums with a big hammer to get them loose, so be careful where...
• Mushy brake pedal question
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:52:52 -0800
  ...Unfortunately, the car is now pulling a bit to one side, and after my 12 mi commute this AM, I noticed that both drums...
• Re: Help with dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 17 Nov 94 10:38:28 PST
  ...any parts - like the springs that pull the shoes away from the drums. What kind of shape is the master cylinder in? Dave Kautz
• Re: Speakin' of brakes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 10:24:23 -0800 (PST)
  ...stop you, but enough to get the rear shoes touching the drum. Then try the brakes. I they feel better, then the rear brakes...
• Re: [Syncro] Longer studs for 15" Wheels*** Addendum to my reply
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 04:22:56 EST
  ...rn*graph1c s tuds that go in the SA rear brake drums.... >> No. The studs I referenced are not VW products. I just specify...
• Re: Eight nights in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:53:55 -1000
  ...but I have seen a rear brake drum on a vanagon, new ...made in you-know-where that was out of round by a...
• Re: Seized Axel Nut
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:45:58 -0600
  ...You can replace brake components by just removing the brake drum. There is a notch built into the axle hub you can turn to...
• Re: STRANDED: L.A. Vanagon Syndrome!!!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:59:48 -0500
  ...Vanagon Syndrome!!! > My buddy, Tommy Drum a fellow listee is stranded in Los Angeles, CA with > what sounds like a bad case of Vanagon...
• Re: Brakes on an 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 23:34:05 -0700
  ...Now go see that the rear brakes are actually set up correctly including the contact pattern with the drums. Many after-market shoes have...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 May 2016 13:10:12 -0700
  ...With the GoWesty shoes and new > drums there is no room for shims. The GoWesty HD drums are even a tighter > tolerance. The silver...
• Re: Lug studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 Jan 96 11:46:34 CST
  ...that is, the long part with the threads on the OUTSIDE unscrewed from the brake drum, and left a threaded hole. this made it...
• Re: Rear brake adjusters
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 06:22:06 -0700
  ...Mark Dick Wong wrote: > Has anyone added adjustable pivots to the rear drums on a Vanagon? Rumor > has it that the shoes do not...
• Rear Disc Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:49 -0500
  ...Is it possible to install rear disc brakes for 14� wheels? Can front disc brakes be retrofitted to replace the rear drums? I know...
• Re: how hot should; CV's, rear Wheel bearings & brake hubs.
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:16:05 -0400
  Adjusting drum brakes is voodoo to me, a complete black art. That's why I hate them. Seems that I can get them to...
• Brake Adjustment, Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 14:14:30 -0400
  ...He also explains how to get the drums off without a puller, which involves a chain from one lug bolt, through something heavy (I...
• Re: That big nut on the rear hub...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:03:32 -0700
  ...In addition, I need to replace the rear shoes and have the drums > >turned if time permits. > > > >In looking at the Bentley, it appears...
• Re: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 23:06:50 -0800
  ...This loosens the shoes from the drums usually and then it's done. � If the brakes are still spongy/excessive pedal, then you may...
• Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:27:42 -0500
  ...planet with parking brake > on > > only one wheel. > > > > Obviously, a careful, drums off, rear brake inspection is in order. > > I wouldn't except the...
• nat-chur-ral gas; before we reach that "too high" price
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:59:53 EDT
  ...Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a...
• Rear wheel axle nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 13:21:14 -0700
  ...Motorworks) and drum plate adapter but it does not look like it would work for a 87 Vanagon. How does the list group do...
• re. What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:18:51 -0700
  ...Pearl Export Drum kit, not a motorcycle I know, but I just bought it and we're way off topic already. Former: Kawasaki KLR...
• Re: Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 14:44:38 -0500
  On Sat, 31 Jan 2004, George Goff wrote: > I highly recommend removing the hub instead. Just make sure you get that center nut properly...
• Re: Speedbleeders Sizes for 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 20:07:37 -0800
  ...front (Girling) calipers - 7 X 1.0 (S.B. #SB7100) rear (stock VW) drums - 6 X 1.0 (S.B. #6100) clutch slave (stock...
• Re: f/ Arctic Tour Tool Kit
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 09:29:27 -0800
  ...that is necessary is 1st bus = extra engine, 2nd bus = extra tranny, 3rd bus = drum of gas, 4th bus = frozen hot dogs, ect. ;-) Laurie
• Re: Reply to Ben: Re: Front brake noise of 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 12:33:27 EDT
  ...HOTMAIL.COM writes: << By the way, I clean the rotors and drums with alcohol to get rid of the influence of the last pads...
• Re: any interest in clear/smoked/all red vanagon taillights?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:34:23 -0600
  ...Bruce >can we drum up some more interest here? please post your feedback to the >list.. >chris _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail...
• Re: Oil Presssure Sender Thread Pitch
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:08:31 +0000
  ...Dennis (as usual) > knew the answer and posted it a few years back. > For future reference (and searches) it's > > (drumroll) > > M10 X 1...