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• Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 09:49:03 -0700
  Time to flush the brakes, it’s due and an event on last trip made it even more time :-) I might post a description...
• Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Mon, 9 Apr 2018 16:14:09 +0000
  Howdy y’all, I was coming down a steep, windy road in Malibu last night, and st the bottom I felt that my brakes...
• couple brake job questions
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 17:58:54 -0400
  ...However, the manuals say to disconnect the brake line. How do you disconnect the brake line and keep the fluid from spilling all over...
• Re: No Brakes!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:11:16 -0400
  At 10:06 PM 4/12/2001, Rod Smith wrote: >Same deal, press brake pedal, open bleeder, nothing! >Now I have no brakes at...
• Brake lights don't work
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:28:35 -0800
  Hi folks, I'm about to troubleshoot (and hopefully fix) the non-working brake lights on my 1982 Westy. I checked the obvious stuff...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:10:35 -0700
  The only way to actually know whether the brakes stop better, or require less pressure for the same stopping, compared to the stock brakes...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:33:34 -0700
  I didn't read enough into it, but I wonder if the silicon-based brake fluids draw less water. They are incompatible with the...
• Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 12:28:02 -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...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:31:49 -0700
  I have yet to fully test the brakes after recent work done to them. They did, indeed, have fade at times. I"m hoping...
• 78 bus won't move -- brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:35:46 -0400
  ...I figure the rear brake shoes are rusted to the drums. Is there anything else that could possibly be wrong? It's only been...
• Ceramic Brakes Pads
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:13:38 -0400
  Has anyone ran the Bendix part # d45a, Ceramic Brakes Pads on their 79-85 Westy? I am thinking of running Ceramic Pads, and there...
• Re: third brake light
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 18:58:02 +0100
  Here in germany a company named "projektzwo" offers a styling kit with third brake light in the roofspoiler. I always wanted to have one...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Resend -Question about SA brake kits
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 08:19:10 -0800
  > The pistons o nthe SA big brakes are slightly larger than those on any other > T3/ Vanagon/Syncro out there. The larger rotor provides...
• Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:25:47 -0500
  I just replaced the calipers on my 84 westy and after bleeding the brakes twice, my brakes are still spongy (after pumping once, they...
• Brake pedal is high in warm weather?
  Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
  Thu, 13 May 2004 17:12:37 -0700
  ...I bled the brake system a while back while replacing front rotors. Any Ideas
• Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Tim and Sarah Kasher
  Thu, 12 May 2005 16:11:48 -0400
  ...Another small issue, My brakes seem pretty hard to step on to keep engaged......I need to check the brake fluid...Ok Im a...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 May 2018 23:53:46 +0000
  ...Brake fluid > > IIRC (but check the owner's manual), the correct brake fluid for the > Vanagon is DOT 3. It matters, because they have...
• Big brake kit question for `87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:58:22 -0800
  I am looking for input from any that are familiar with the "Big Brake" kit that Go-Westy sells supposedly from SA parts as...
• Re: Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 16 May 2001 16:12:59 -0700
  ...Brake Question > Quite a while ago someone was talking about the nipplets for the brakes that > would allow you to bleed them without letting...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:09:50 -0500
  FWIW, there probably are at least several hundred Vanagons on the road now with 15" front disc brakes and stock rear brakes. I don...
• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 07:35:12 -0800
  Hermann, the newer parking brake should hold on even a steep hill. The "trick" is to put enough slack in the cable before adjusting...
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for 81'-85' V'gons (a Long Report)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Sun, 22 Aug 2004 21:14:37 -0700
  ...convert to 86'-91' disc brakes >B. convert to Audi 5000/Audi 100 disc brakes >C. convert to SA Big Brakes There are other...
• Re: small car brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:12:49 -0400
  Is there a reason not to go back to Small Car to get the parts? I'm thinking of upgrading my front brakes and...
• Re: Brake pedal pumping.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:42:52 -0600
  ...What you describe is a symptom of brakes that are not adjusted well. I believe that the rear brakes are supposed to be self...
• Re: Problems removing rear brake shoe pivot
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:44:10 -0500
  ...I encountered a problem removing the >'brake shoe pivot'. (The V shaped thing at the bottom >of the drum brake that holds the brake...
• Brake lights
  Historical mailing list - peace
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 20:57:26 -0400 (EDT)
  The brake lights on my 79 bus do not light up until the pedal is pushed about 1/2 way to the floor (long...
• Third Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 12:36:12 -0800
  Volks; After reviewing the archives for info on installing a "third" brake light and discovering no discussion of the topic, I would be interested...
• bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 25 May 1999 20:28:11 -0400
  I notice that the Bus Depot has "Wrench, Brake Bleeder & Flare Nut, All Air- Cooled & Vanagon except 46-49 Beetle." Is this necessary or...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - emergency brake no "catching/holding"
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:31:51 -0800
  ...85 Vanagon - emergency brake no "catching/holding" > > Why do folk in the US call it an "emergency" brake" It's for parking > ie a...
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:54:24 -0400
  ...They're using a different road treatment nowadays and thorough brake line inspection is routine. DOT4 brake fluid has a higher boiling point than...
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:52:06 -0700
  yes, the normal way , in my world anyway.........besides looking for obvious brake fluid leaks......... like at the hoses say, or rear wheels........ is...
• Re: Home Made Brake Pressure Bleeder: *might* add moisture to brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 13 May 2016 18:43:43 -0700
  ...to pressurize the brake fluid > reservoir with AIR > when bleeding the brakes, would this air add moisture to the brake fluid? > > For me, high...
• Re: Brakes and brake pads: Semi Metallic vs. Organic?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 06:35:24 EST
  ...organic brake pads. >I am about to replace all the brakes (discs, drums, pads, shoes and >fluid) >Does one brake better then the other...
• Can master cyl. leak damage booster?
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:32:46 MDT
  ...My '85 westy is loosing several reservoirs worth of brake fluid per week. Since there are no leaks at the wheels or clutch cylinders...
• Re: parking light?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:33:14 -0500
  ...Aren't all cars like this? I've never seen one that had a seperate parking brake warning light. The only car I've...
• adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 03:12:05 EDT
  Have we agreed on a system for adjusting the rear brakes? Turn the star adjuster until wheel can't be turned by hand then...
• Re: Worth of Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Wed, 12 May 2004 11:07:26 -0700
  ...Really? Please tell me why? and which is worse, Girling or Twirling?:) Then Can we at least upgrade to 86' and up brakes? Phil...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:03:57 -0400
  I just came in from driving my '85 Westy (It's dark in Maine already) which has a 3rd brake light that reflects enough...
• Re: Brake Fluid, Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:20:13 -0500
  I sorta thought the reason to flush brake fluid every two years was to keep the absorbed water from rusting out the calipers, brake...
• Re: FW: Brake reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 3 Jul 2020 19:08:43 -0400
  Once, a long time ago, I believe that I learned that DOT 5 was not compatible with brake systems designed for DOT 3 and...
• Re: Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:18:39 -0700
  ...I just drive mine like a small truck...conservatively when it comes to brakes... One or two hard stops in traffic?...normal stock brakes...
• Brake fluid testing strips
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:43:45 -0400
  Hi folks, A friend told me recently that there are brake fluid testing strips. They let you know the condition of the brake fluid...
• Re: weird brake warning light problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:55:01 -0400
  On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > brake warning light does not come on with key...
• Wheel bearings revisited
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 11:23:13 -0700
  I posted an inquiry about getting disk brakes off a 1982 bus. For anyone attempting to do it, disconnect the brake line. Then the...
• Re: brake master cylinder leak
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 09:33:53 -0500
  If there is brake fluid coming out this hole then its leaking out the master cylinder. The hole is a vent to allow the...
• Re: Brake Upgrades
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 19:36:16 EST
  SA Vanagons have larger front disk brakes. I think the rear brakes (drum) are bigger too. If you could find someone who was importing...
• Brake Bleed Tubing
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Mon, 24 May 1999 12:12:18 -0400
  What size tubing should I get to bleed the brakes and clutch slave cylinder? Jason M. Yasment '84 Westfalia (up for new trans and...
• Brake Noise
  Historical mailing list - Shawn
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:20:09 -0600
  ...I just R&R'd the rear brakes on my Westy. Now it's started doing the same thing again. It makes a grinding...
• Rear Disc Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 15:00:12 -0400
  ...http://www.smallcar.com/brakekit.htm I have nothing to do with them. I'm just interested in their stuff.
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 09:17:46 -0400
  There is nothing different about the Vanagon brake hydraulics as compared to most any car 1967 and later. The dual circuit design is to...
• Re: no emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:10:49 -0600
  Warren, I took a bunch of pic's before I disassembled the brakes just to make sure I could get them back together again...
• Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:12:16 -0700
  ...If you're brakes start fading from overuse on a big descent ..........you better easy off way before any brake fluid boiling can occur...
• Re: Brake pressure bleeder attachment
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:57:45 -0700
  ...Brake pressure bleeder attachment > > So, yet another cool vanagon dude, Alistair Bell, helps me out and > suggests that what I really need is a...
• Re: Brake Lights Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:17:07 -0800
  ...Brake Lights Troubleshooting I found out last night my brake lights aren't working. About three years ago I had a switch replaced because...
• Meineke Brake Job
  Historical mailing list - Dumas Magee
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:53:11 EST
  My daughter's been using my '90 Vanagon because the emergency brake in her '90 Jetta wasn't working. (Vanagon content) Being in a...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:28:10 -0800
  ...It should be noted that the Mk4 Jettas ate rear brake pads much faster than the fronts. This may be due to rear brake...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 06:40:25 -0500
  ...No brake lights | |I have no brake lights. I checked the fuse and the bulbs. Both good. |What next? I looked in my Haynes...
• Re: More Energy Saving (driving)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:26:27 -0400
  ...Brakes waste fuel! > First every time you use your brakes, you now have wasted the > energy used, that got the vehicle moving. So no...
• Re: [Syncro] 16" trailing arms
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:29:25 EST
  ...Do you mean we have to ##!!!!&&%!!!??? upgrade the brakes too?? >> Hello Drew, IMHO the Vanagon brakes were always just adequate. I don't know...
• 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lavery
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:48:26 -0800
  ...This has got me thinking about adding a third brake light to make it more obvious that I've got my brakes on. Although...