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• Re: gimmie some opinions
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 25 Oct 94 20:29:24 CDT
  ...the pads, that will help them stick to those little brass backing plates. by stiking more, it keeps the pads from rattling. but it...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 May 2016 17:18:20 -0700
  ...Just, wow; those backing plates have seen better days! > > > > > > -- > > Neil n > > > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 6 May 2016 18:47:10 -0700
  ...Just, wow; those backing plates have seen better days! >> >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> >> >> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 6 May 2016 15:43:28 -1000
  ...I'll leave that backing > plate replacement for another day. My new backing plates feel much > stronger in comparison but then they aren't...
• Re: jb welding speedometer mounts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 00:19:19 EDT
  ...BUT, for those looking for a fix in the future, locating one of these metal speedo backing plates could make your life easier--in...
• Re: is there a resource to find out cost of labor?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:34:43 -0400
  ...6 or more hours easily if it needs new backing plates and has all broken bleeders. The condition of the lines is important as...
• Re: Can anyone order VW dealer parts without a large markup?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 23:51:25 -0500
  ...coolant pipe from water pump to the thermostat housing 3 - Syncro front brake backing plates Can anyone help out? Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi...
• Re: Front speakers - 85' GL
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 01:47:19 -0800
  ...set plates because I needed a circular piece of plastic just larger than the old speaker grill to use as a backing plate. I...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 22:15:52 -0800
  ...then >>>> you can pull the hub off? Then the brakes and backing plates come off, and >>>> then what? >>>> >>>> Is Bell showing that you don...
• Parts available from Erics Van
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Mar 2021 12:49:31 +0000
  ...Includes GoWesty HD drums and OEM style new backing plates. They will be coming off next week for install of GW rear discs. Reach...
• Re: Alloy wheels and brake parts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:48:19 -0400
  ...Also removed rear brakes backing plates and all in very good condition along with front calipers. All on long island NY. > > Dennis
• Re: Adding a front passenger dome light
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 08:44:37 -0800
  ...My solution was to get one of the metal plates from a 'donor vehicle', cut the hole on that side and add the backing...
• Re: self-adjusting brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Wed, 27 Nov 96 01:39:07 CST
  ...self adjust, that you have to manually >adjust them through the backing plate adjusting hole. He said not to adjust >the emergency brake linkage...
• Ebrake Cable Q. on 56 Single
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:33:04 -0500
  ...I switched to 66-67 Cables to so they would fit the Backing plates and could be slightly modified at the backing plate to...
• Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:26:10 +0000
  ...Last Vanagon item I got from the dealer was the backing plates for the front brake pads, and they weren't even for a...
• Re: Parking brake adjustment, '82
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Tue, 6 May 2008 17:28:51 -0400
  ...At this point the parking brake cables are both seated against the backing plates. After I put the wheels back on, they turn freely...
• Re: Front Brake Part Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:36:31 -0400
  I have always thought that those plates, when they are used, came with the pads, depending on the manufacturer and perhaps the type of...
• Re: Metal inserts slide out? Easy fix.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 19:47:40 -0500
  ...No I didn't -- those rivets have backing plates which are much thicker than the insert and would if anything spread the stress over...
• Re: Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:02:09 EDT
  ...useful as the bolts that hold your >rear drums to the backing plates. (ie, pointless) From most of the replies (including the original poster...
• Poptop -bubble top add-on proposal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 17:21:43 -0800
  ...a.Keeping the added height to the maximum that will allow integrated gutter type metal plates for Thule type rack bar mounts, tall type...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:53:02 -0800
  ...VW parts used to carry the entire rear brake assembly as a kit, everything pre-mounted to new backing plates. Shoes, springs, adjusters, slave...
• brake line needed
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Mon, 03 Jun 96 10:58:57 EST
  ...When I recently replaced the backing plates and wheel cylinders I did not place the brake line on the left wheel far enough away...
• FS: 84 Vanagon GL (Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 00:46:38 -0400
  ...Water pump Front brakes - pads, rotors, bearings Rear brakes - backing plates, wheel cylinders, pads New master cylinder Replace some of the hard brake lines...
• Re: Pop Top Sports Rack
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 01:50:50 -0700
  ...Metal backing plates underneath would probably do, but depending on the weight of the load on the Thules(including stress from side winds), adding...
• Re: Unusual lube places
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:14:26 -0800
  ...Who lubes the backing plate spots where the brake shoes slide on the rear braking plates ? Part of normal break work. And sometimes I...
• Re: Poptop -bubble top add-on proposal
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:45:46 -0700
  ...height to the maximum that will allow integrated > gutter type metal plates for Thule type rack bar mounts, tall type, so > kayaks, etc can...
• FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:49:02 -0400
  ...They come with molded black plastic backing plates that allow them to simply snap into your headrests. These really dress up your front seats...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 20:31:46 -0800
  ...then > you can pull the hub off? Then the brakes and backing plates come off, and > then what? > > Is Bell showing that you don...
• '56 kombi update - new transmission
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:09:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...The brake backing plates are the same. 5) that $30 Bus Boys trans adapter, while it fits the tranny and the body, requires you...
• '56 kombi update - new transmission
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:14:07 -0800 (PST)
  ...The brake backing plates are the same. 5) that $30 Bus Boys trans adapter, while it fits the tranny and the body, requires you...
• Re: Need rear brake backing plates (now rear Discs?)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:11:32 -0600
  I just spent 7 days there having he and Eric do my Subie 3.0 conversion. I watched Burley fabricate numerous parts that he...
• Re: swing away tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:00:39 -0400
  ...Are the air vents on later vans removeable? On early Vanagons the side air vent is not removeable so the backing plates would all...
• Re: MC or Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 18:21:11 -0500
  ...to purge any air that is hidding in the lines.Worn backing plates can cause the shoes to be cockeyed and not grab the...
• Nixyard Partzsite
  Historical mailing list - Nikki Elko
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 13:45:03 -0700
  ...cracks) 8 fresh air vents for the dash (need spongy backing) 2 back plates for front side markers 3 distributor springs Obscure item: I...
• I need to sell A Few Parts:
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:51:19 -0700
  ...backing plates, brake springs, drums, adjusters, shoes, $ 80 3: Awning. It attaches to the drip rail. It extends and retracts via a winding mechanism...
• Re: what do I need for better brakes on 85
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:15:31 +0000
  ...If you need backing plates try to find the OEM style. The "classic line" style, (painted black) are thin, poorly shaped, and rely on...
• Re: help: locked e-brake?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 05:01:12 -0600
  ...The most likely spot for trouble is that they also rust into the socket on the backing plate. Backing plates are made of sheet...
• Re: 85 Vanagon GL Rolling Chassis in North Texas needs a pasture
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:09:36 -0800
  ...Backing plates nice too. You might get lucky with the long metal pipes. Mine had minor pitting. Coated them w/POR. They should last...
• Re: Front Brake Part Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:06:29 -0700
  ...When I > replaced the front pads, I noticed the thin metal plates, "noise dampening > plates" as they are called in the Bentley (finally got...
• '64 Tranny Problems
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  19 Apr 1995 08:17:41 -0800
  ...years ago, had different sized stub axles, and everything from the backing plates out to the brake drums. Unfortunately, when I moved three years...
• Re: DriversSide Rectangular LowBeam
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500
  We are getting sets of four all new square headlight housings with adjusters mounted on backing plates. Price will be in the $525 range...
• Re: brake pedal low--questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:11:53 -0400
  ...All contact areas btw backing plate and shoes should be lightly greased. The backing plates are not structural except that they align the shoes...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:52:49 -0500
  ...I've had lots of stuff up there, like full boxes of groceries, and >unless the wood breaks or the u-bolt backing plates...
• Re: is there a resource to find out cost of labor?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 08:49:35 -0700
  ...Remember these creatures are getting old and some of the stuff like backing plates just plain wear out... Daryl of AA Transaxle 425-788...
• Re: Poptop -bubble top add-on proposal
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:58:29 -0500
  ...height to the maximum that will allow integrated > gutter type metal plates for Thule type rack bar mounts, tall type, so > kayaks, etc can...
• Re: help with brakes in SF.
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:31:29 -0700
  ...Don't lose the pins that come in from the rear of the backing plates!! They don't seem like they come out at...
• Re: Pads
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 09:13:28 -0700
  ...MUCH easier than chopping, drying, shaping, bonding Kudzu to those backing plates, isn't it Unca Joel. cheers, Pensioner
• Re: swing away tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:22:37 -0400
  ...Are the air vents > on later vans removeable? On early Vanagons the side air vent > is not removeable so the backing plates would all...
• Re: Engine rebuilding resources
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 07:28:02 -0500
  ...But while I had the wheel cylinders off, the brake backing plates were butt-ugly with rust so I pulled them, too, & hit them...
• 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
  ...Just, wow; those backing plates have seen better days! >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Neil n >>> >>> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> >>> >>> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb...
• Re: Need center panel sheet metal from SF Bay Area junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:41:53 -0700
  ...Take those pieces and use them as backing plates and epoxy them to the inside of the van. Cut out 4 more similar shaped...
• Re: Camper Top Transplant
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 15:18:14 -0400
  ...The front latch comes with its own backing plates, no major probs there. The rear crossbeam in a Westy is very different from non...
• Re: DriversSide Rectangular LowBeam
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 4 Dec 2017 22:52:47 -0700
  ...of four all new square headlight housings with > adjusters mounted on backing plates. Price will be in the $525 range and > the outer lights...
• Re: Rear Wheel (Bearing?) squeak
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Tue, 8 May 2012 22:20:01 -0400
  Dennis got me thinking about the backing plates. Where the shoes contact the plate should be lubed with brake grease or anti seize. Lots...
• Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:04:34 -0700
  ...That would be simple if you took the whole wheels, including backing plates with brackets and wiring looms from another car...maybe like and...
• Re: Rear Axle Bearing Installation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 23:40:20 -0500
  I would just remove the brake hardware and backing plates. Then 4 bolts removes the bearing housing. With a press, you can push out...
• Re: swing away tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:19:36 -0700
  ...Are the air vents > on later vans removeable? On early Vanagons the side air vent > is not removeable so the backing plates would all...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:48:41 -0600
  ...They come with molded black > plastic backing plates that allow them to simply snap into your headrests. > These really dress up your front seats...
• Re: Brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Sun, 31 Aug 1997 21:32:43 -0800
  Hmmm....are you sure those are brake pads and not the backing plates? Just kidding! My original pads died at about 60K, I discovered...
• Power cleaners
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 19:53:23 -0600
  ...Things were going great so I blew off my rear brake backing plates and my LP fuel tank. This took all of ten minutes...