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• Re: vanagon brake job
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 12:46:02 -0500
  Hi Robie, I read about your brake repair and I have some questions. I just replaced the brake pads on my '91 Multivan. The...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Brake Shoe Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:12:48 -0500
  At 02:25 PM 12/30/2010, Jason Swan wrote... >In fact, the brakes act like they aren't adjusting at all. >No hand...
• Re: Frozen emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:10:16 -0500
  ...I imagine it occurs with the disc brake modification because the disc brake automatic emergency brake adjuster places the brake handle somewhat higher than...
• Re: Weak Brakes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:21:13 -0500
  ...Brake fluid is >> up, no leaks at each brake, good parking brakes - but with engine >> running the pedal goes almost to the floor. It...
• Rear Brake Adjustments (Tighten then become loose)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rissman
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 06:47:30 -0700
  Can anyone on the list tell me why when you adjust the rear brakes on a Vanagon to where they have a considerable amount...
• Brake Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:56:55 EST
  ...The brake system warning light stays on when the engine is running. I checked the emergency brake release switch and it is ok. This...
• Re: cruise question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:43:54 -0500
  When I installed my cruise control, I removed the instrument cluster and attached to the brake light wires from above. It didn't take...
• Re: Soggy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:50:54 -0400
  Soft brake can be caused by the following: Bad master cylinder Brake light switches air bound. Yes, some timed they do not fill. I...
• brake master cylinder leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 09:12:37 -0500
  found the location of my brake master cylinder leakage and wondering if anybody can shed some light as to what may need to be...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:49:16 -0700
  ...Brake question...... >> >> >> Right on, Scott. >> >> A loaded Westie, maybe an automatic without much engine braking, going >> down a long steep grade...that is "Brake...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 13:48:00 E
  ...What a difference! The brake pump is located behind the speedometer, under the brake fluid reservoir. It looks like a pipe. The prices in...
• '56 kombi brake update
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 23:13:05 -0700 (PDT)
  Wie Ghetes Well, I just spent over $100 on various new brake stuff, and putzed around with my brakes for a few hours. THis...
• Re: cruise question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:03:08 -0500
  Black wire with a red tracer; running all the way from both of the brake light switches at the master cylinder to the brake...
• Low brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Wed, 2 Apr 1997 06:32:34 -0800
  Hi, What would cause 'low brake pedal'? I just got new rear drums & brake shoes. I've checked the brake fluid resevoir & it's...
• Re: [Syncro] e-brake cable slipping off of brake shoe
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:46:53 -0700
  ...the e-brake cable keeps slipping off of the break shoe, rendering the emergency brake worthless. The cable moves smoothly and the brake action...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:46:55 -0700
  ...I just had an interesting situation involving brakes/brake fluid. 85 Adventurewagon , 80 to 85 early style front brakes........long long descent...Tioga Pass...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 17:17:54 -0700
  ...but dragging brakes would be more of an issue than brake lights being activated by dragging brakes,stuck caliper etc. about brake master cylinder...
• Brakes- the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 21:23:29 -0600
  I wrote a week ago about a brake job that was not giving good results. It is still making us scratch our heads and...
• Dash brake light
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Dec 1995 09:52:36 -0500
  The dashboard brake light on my '87 doesn't work. I checked the obvious....the bulb and the fuse and both are ok. Any...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 09:32:52 -0500
  Hello all, I'm having a problem with the brakes on my '84 westy. When I hit the brakes, there is very little resistance...
• No Brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:06:09 -0400
  Help! Replaced worn front brake pads ( I compressed the pistons in the calipers using a clamp) after which the previously good brake pedal was...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Brake Shoe Question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Swan
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:03:49 -0600
  Well, now there's something I couldn't figure out by just looking at the brakes!� Thanks for the instruction.� I'll work it...
• 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
  The parking brake works on both rear wheels. There is no 4 wheel car built anywhere on the planet with parking brake on only...
• Re: Self adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 22:28:13 -0600
  ...Self adjusting rear brakes Hi List, I have a '91 westy that the rear brakes do not self adjust. All the brake hardware hwre...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 20:27:14 -0400
  ...Dem da brakes, -Larry harald_nancy wrote: > Maybe your brakes fade and glaze, because of leaking brake fluid, > or oil or grease contaminating the...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:15:22 -0400
  Someone emailed me (apparently lost the email) with a suggestion to check and see if the brake pedal stop position changes with the emergency...
• drum brake woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:45:25 -0400
  ...I've replaced my brake lines and installed new drums, shoes, cylinders, and hardware on my rear brakes. The hydraulic system is bled and...
• Re: Foot actuated parking brake
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:24:25 -0700
  ...As for e-brakes... I don't think any manufacturers call them emergency brakes anymore (too much liability). They are intended solely as parking...
• Brake pads
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Sun, 31 Aug 1997 02:32:43 -0700
  > with 7 year old, water saturated brake fluid. They did manage to screw up > the rotors and put on the cheapest, smelliest brake pads...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 22:44:39 -0600
  Searched the web for "brake fluid." Found ... http://www.vtr.org/maintain/brake-fluids.html http://www.technicalchemical.com/tcc-tec4.htm http://www...
• Re: Weak Brakes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:59:13 -0700
  Any difference if you pump the brake pedal like a mad man? Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Brakes!!! Urg!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:49:41 -0400
  ...Brakes!!! Urg! > > >OK gang - brake fluid on the driver's side floor by the brake pedal - Master >Cylinder? I hear hissing when from the...
• Adding rear disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:40:53 -0500
  I know there is a big brake kit that goes on all the way around. Is there anyone that sells a rear brake kit...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:14:28 -0500
  ...None of the brakes drag when the brake pedal is up (brakes off) > 3. The parking brake engages the rear brakes at 4 clicks...
• Re: Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:01:08 -0400
  You most likely overheated and vaporized some fluid in the wheel brake cylinders. Bleeding may correct it but if got things hot enough to...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:30:29 -0500
  I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that responded to my Brakes post. I bleed the brakes and the clutch slave cylinder twice...
• New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Mon, 15 May 2000 14:48:27 -0400
  I replaced the brake drums on my '87 Westy. I loosened the brakes up to get the new drums on. I figured applying the...
• Re: Big Brake maintenance (II)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:22:55 -0400
  While I do have one of the Audi Big Brake kits (on my SilverBeast), the Big Brakes I was working on were the South...
• Brake fluid testing strips. Yesterday/s response appears it was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:11:26 +0000
  ...https://www.amazon.com/s?k=brake+fluid+test+strips&crid=ESGX75BR7HYA&sprefix=brake+fluid+%2Caps%2C115&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-data-refreshed...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:16:27 -0600
  On 19 Sep , 2014, at 12:18 PM, Neil N wrote: > larger than > OEM brake booster potentially add more hydraulic pressure to the > braking...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 15:20:08 -0700
  On my '81, I had a brake light wire terminal fail at the switch connector. It fell out of the connector housing. That said...
• Re: Parking Brake vs Left in Gear - Siezed Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:20:17 -0800
  Yeah, my rear brakes did that a few times. The last time I was not able to brake it loose by using granny gear...
• Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 20:13:08 -0400
  You won't get a brake warning light as long as the dual master cylinder is still making brake pressure properly on both seals...
• Re: brakes "were adjusted"
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 22:50:24 -0700
  ...For example, a bad brake master cylinder. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Jul 21, 2012, at 10:37 PM, Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat...
• RE: new owner
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Jul 1994 10:17:21 -0400
  My 83 V doesnt have the float switch on top of the brake fluid reservoir - hence brake light on is a result of a...
• disconnect brake line to remove caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 03:03:55 EST
  ...On the other side of the bracket, toward the master cylinder is a rubber brake hose, then brake line and so on. From my...
• B-r-r-r-a-a-a-k-e-s
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:55:57 -0400
  ...Then stop with the emergency brake. I pull off the top of the console so I can see the brake reservoir. Fluid is in...
• opps! let the brake fluid reservoir bleed empty
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 14:21:22 -0500
  ...When I had the brake lines disconnected while swapping out the cylinders, enough brake fluid drained out to empty the reservoir behind the dash...
• Re: Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80%
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:45:01 -0700
  ...Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80% > In foggy memories from many decades ago in Physics class, it was clearly explained how the Front...
• Brakes & potential problems
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 15 May 2002 17:34:04 -0700
  How do I tighten the emergency brakes on a 1989 vanagon GL? Also it seems I get better braking when I pump once more...
• Re: Brake resonse post appears to be blocked,
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 9 Feb 2025 22:28:35 -0500
  ...If pedal firms up with brake pulled, then problem is in the brake set up and adjustment. >> >> If not, then mater cylinder, brake booster...
• Re: bleed brakes after clutch slave failure?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:53:56 -0400
  ...Brakes are still working, right? The clutch takes its fluid from a higher point in the reservoir for just that reason, so it can...
• Re: are rear brakes self adjusting?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:34:24 -0800
  The rear brakes have a mechanism that is supposed to increase the distance between the brake shoes as they wear, keeping them a consistent...
• brake question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 16:23 EDT
  ...I checked the calipers and as much brake line as possible and I can't find any leaks. The parking brake also suffers from...
• brake question
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Thursday, July 18, 1996 3:40PM
  ...I checked the calipers and as much brake line as possible and I can't find any leaks. The parking brake also suffers from...
• Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:09:19 -0500
  ...I noticed the brake light going on in my 91 Vangaon Carat. Thought that it was just a touchy signal on the floor so...
• Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:07:37 -0700
  ...Brake hydraulic pressure > Does anyone have a feel for how much hydraulic pressure is in a > Vanagon's brake lines during hard braking? > > Mike
• Re: Brakes & potential problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 15 May 2002 23:19:28 -0600
  ...I tested my brakes after that event, by doing the back-up-brake-auto-adjust, and it worked so well that I still have...
• Re: brake proportioning valve (was: badly rusted mystery part)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:21:01 -0800
  I use Tilton brake bias controls mounted just behind the e brake lever inside the van for easy adjustment. Summit Racing and Jegs will...
• brake bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:04:10 -0700
  I'm trying to bleed the brakes on my '88 Vanagon after replacing the master cylinder, calipers, rear wheel cylinders, and brake hoses. I...