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Re: 85 Vanagon - emergency brake no "catching/holding"
Historical mailing list - mike
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:19:19 -0700
...the US call it an "emergency" brake" It's for parking > ie a parking brake, or if hand-operated (as is normal) a handbrake.
Re: beeper for hand brake
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:59:45 -0400
Or a yellow sticky on dashboard cluster with "handbrake" written on it. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Oct 23, 2014 o godz. 17...
Re: Milestone reached and Traction question
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 12:41:25 EDT
...are still available, but years ago I ran across a dual handbrake conversion for off road buggy use. If one wheel is loosing traction...
3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 11:16:59 -0400
...pretty much bolt onto what is in place already in my westy? 3) will I have issues with the handbrake or shifter? Thanks, Chris
Re: Bentley wiring typo?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:25:42 -0400
...I thought I'd reinstall the fridge relay to solve the "handbrake on, engine off" problem. Didn't help. Related to all of this...
Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:26:05 -0500
...Also, how do I adjust the handbrake? Do I just crawl underneath and adjust the bolt on the brake cable going back there? Thanks...
Re: Box behind/below driver seat.
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 09:07:18 -0700
...it should turn...what I hate > is having to release the handbrake to do it. Mine stays facing front > almost all the time. > > david...
Re: tire and wheel width matching
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Sat, 22 May 2004 12:04:30 +0200
...avoiding a Moose collision, and another time when sliding on ice (handbrake turn ;-) ) that suddenly broke and left me on tarmac - but it�s...
Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 21:51:34 -0700
...and YANK the > handbrake as hard as you can, just until you are about to rip off the calbes! > The handbrake is working, I...
Re: Annoying position of Brake and seatbelt warning lamps
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:03:50 -0500
...Allan "David M" <covrambles@YAHOO.COM> said: > Just lately, I've forgotten to release my handbrake twice. The warning > lamp is exactly obscured by...
Re: Brake warning light flickering
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Wed, 7 Dec 2011 13:40:27 -0700
...I did leave the handbrake on once or twice, could that have messed something up. How do I troubleshoot this? > > -David (1987 Wolfsburg 2...
Re: Flashlight holder source
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:41:42 -0400
...Just btw the light fits pretty well btw the handbrake lever and driver's seat, facing aft. Easy to get to, too. At 12...
Re: Trash can Vanagon stoppers
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 5 Mar 2009 22:01:10 -0800
...It was , I said, asking what that has to do with it? Apparently he went up and released the handbrake while I was in...
Re: THis may be a Silly Question - '85 1.9
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:51:26 +0000
...Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- . > > > > > > 2.) Do not forget to release the handbrake when towing with a Dodge > > 1500 > > pickumup truck. The Dodge will never...
for sale: rare vanagon 2 person bench front seat
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 06:33:26 EDT
...does not interfere with handbrake lever or shifter. put this in and your honey can scoot over and sit right next to you while...
Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 10:10:29 -0600
...My driveway has about a 20% grade, and I have to set the handbrake, put it in first gear, AND place bricks behind each...
Re: Loving the mineral oil
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 27 Jun 2014 18:09:14 -0700
...But what really pleased me was how it restored the chalky door handles and handbrake cover. I have the self destructing brown plastic in...
Re: Bleeding Bloody Brakes
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Mon, 23 Dec 1996 12:24:37 -0500 (EST)
...Found a piece of plastic pipe that was > just big enough to go over the handbrake side. Slid it over the > cable to butt...
Re: 85 Vanagon - emergency brake no "catching/holding"
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:34:40 +1300
...a parking brake, or if hand-operated (as is normal) a handbrake > > >I guess because in the event of a total loss of brake...
Re: Bentley wiring typo?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:40:05 -0700
...Bentley wiring typo? > > Thanks Dennis. > > I thought I'd reinstall the fridge relay to solve the "handbrake on, > engine off" problem. Didn't help...
Re: gun hiding?
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:27:31 -0600
I tend to keep my Uzi neatly slotted between the handbrake and the driver's seat. One time I pulled into Wal-Mart, reached...
Re: Metalic Chirping
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:51:28 -0500
...85 Westy-Wolfs Did you get the brakes done? If the handbrake cables are in the wrong place a chirping sound can be transmitted...
Re: Parking brake cable stretch
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:00:24 -0500
...Did you clean out the adjuster mechanism, and adjust the brakes to spec with the handbrake cable loosened (usually leaving it alone should be...
Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 7 Jun 2014 09:42:10 -0700
...Use the handbrake to minimize wheel spin and keep moving. Works really well in reverse since this is such a low gear. Hold lock...
Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part II
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:54 -0500
...idle stabilizer vlve, set meter to mA scale. ___ Engine idling, with handbrake firmly engaged, place gearshift lever in drive. While observing multi-meter: Milliamp...
Re: *&^%@ gas gauge!!!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Oct 94 11:51:39 MDT
...There is no definite > point at which the gauge will always say .5 gal left....I have lowered > the tank to replace the handbrake...
Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 2 Sep 2022 12:33:25 -0400
...Avoid grease or never seize. > > Now for the handbrake adjustment. The only way to properly adjust the handbrake is for the drums to be...
Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 22 May 2016 20:14:52 -0700
...Using the handbrake will push the shoes out > > and with them not seated that will wedge,, distort the drum, etc and > > move out letting...
Re: Speakin' of brakes
Historical mailing list - Marcus Grant
Fri, 20 Jan 1995 09:35:30 +0000 (GMT)
...brake line stopped it falling too far), and not suprisingly the handbrake stuff fell out and collected at the bottom of the wheel. Nice...
RE: Seat Adjustment Control Q's
Historical mailing list - IR Student
Fri, 20 Jun 97 10:21:00 PDT
...The only reason I can think of is for the driver's controls to be on the left, away from the handbrake. - Jeff '80...
Re: Box behind/below driver seat.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 04:05:12 -0400
...spec -- it says right in the camper manual to release the handbrake before swiveling the seat. You can apply it again afterwards, though it...
Re: W. Coast Canada members, was Re: Spillbuster cup/glass holder
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:58:39 +0000
...White Westy (at the time), little kid, frozen handbrake cable? tabe >Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:24:21 -0800 >From: Alistair Bell <albell...
Re: Clutch Cable
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 08:38:14 -0500
...I would guess that a cable hanging down would be the handbrake cable. By '84 they were using a solid rod for the single...
Re: beeper for hand brake
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:23:27 -0700
...wrote: > Or a yellow sticky on dashboard cluster with "handbrake" written on it. > > Chris. > > Wysłane z iPhone'a > > Dnia Oct 23, 2014 o godz...
Re: Real Cheap traction
Historical mailing list
Tue, 09 Apr 1996 17:06:15 -0400
...The mod is to have 2 handbrakes side by side. They can >be grabbed together as an emergency/parking brake. I have seen this...
Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:14:07 +1200
...pedal cluster wiper assembly complete (minus motor?) Would I need these: handbrake lever assembly steering-column/master-cylinder bracketry -anything else? I can probably...
Re: Loving the mineral oil
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:34:57 -0400
...But what really pleased me was how it restored the chalky door handles and handbrake cover. I have the self destructing brown plastic in...
Re: Update on brake indicator light
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 11 May 2005 20:23:54 -0700
...Mark Ed wrote: >I checked the switch at the handbrake. Disconnecting the ground does not make the light go out. > >I removed the connector...
Re: Stupid Car Tricks
Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 15:12:11 -0600
...Front-wheel drive cars are fun in reverse, and sliding around > in circles with creative handbrake use. And the bus .. the bus. Mine's...
Re: tire and wheel width matching
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 22 May 2004 23:15:56 +1200
...avoiding a >Moose collision, and another time when sliding on ice (handbrake turn ;-) ) >that suddenly broke and left me on tarmac - but it�s...
Re: Go Westy products
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:58:44 -0700
...room > either side? > Obviously there needs to be clearance for the handbrake lever and since > my van is right hand drive, I am curious...
Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 22:08:50 -0700
...and YANK > the > > handbrake as hard as you can, just until you are about to rip off the > calbes! > > The handbrake is working, I...
Re: Kelly Park VW show, valuable documents and sheetmetal
Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 08:57:03 -0600 (MDT)
...The sheet-metal pannel that **covers the master-cylinder, handbrake cables, etc. My 69 came without **one, Ken's 71 came without one and...
Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
Historical mailing list
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 23:38:12 EDT
...already in my westy? > > 3) will I have issues with the handbrake or shifter? > > yes you can use your orig drivers seat. you can...
Re: Bentley wiring typo?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:31:59 -0700
...Bentley wiring typo? > > Thanks Dennis. > > I thought I'd reinstall the fridge relay to solve the "handbrake on, > engine off" problem. Didn't help...
Re: beeper for hand brake
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:27:03 -0700
...I don't see why you couldn't do the same > thing with the handbrake warning light - you'd wire it up so the...
Re: gas leak update, coupled with questions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 10 May 2010 22:41:36 -0400
...a rear wheel it's going in to, it's a handbrake cable. #2 -- That's the vacuum line to the brake booster. The...
Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 13 May 2016 16:20:24 -0400
...I recently posted instructions on how to set the handbrake cable adjustment. As for direction on the drum side you turn the adjuster up...
Re: long term parking on hills
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:00:39 -0800
...I had thought that perhaps I could tighten the > handbrake cable, but reading this makes me wonder if I need to check the > rear...
Re: Rear brake self adjusting
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:51:03 -0700
Thanks for the handbrake adjusting tips Dennis. Yeah I might pull the wheels and add a shim. I did do that mod years ago...
Re: Clutch Cable
Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:28:30 -0000
...I would guess that a cable hanging > down would be the handbrake cable. By '84 they were using a solid rod for > the single...
Re: W. Coast Canada members, was Re: Spillbuster cup/glass holder
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:22:27 -0800
...White Westy (at the time), little kid, frozen handbrake cable? > > > tabe > > >> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:24:21 -0800 >> From: Alistair Bell <albell...
Is It True BenT BATHES IN FISH SAUCE Fridays
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:16:41 -0500
Robert, have you noticed any tendency for drivers to put their handbrakes on at stoplights? When I was visiting in Darmstadt in around '84...
Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:27:39 -0700
...But, I notice that with foot on brake engine running, I pull up the handbrake and feel the pedal drop a *little*. Is this...
Re: Average Cost
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 16:49:54 -0700
...For rear brakes, to change the brakes and take the time to shim the bottoms appropriately and then adjust the handbrake...knowing that the...
Re: gas leak update, coupled with questions
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 11 May 2010 16:35:53 -0700
...1 - Handbrake 2 - Brake booster hose - I'm surprised it will idle with a manifold leak that profound and I bet your brakes take...
Re: syncro substitute
Historical mailing list - Chris Gibbs
Fri, 31 Oct 1997 10:00:42 +0000
...by (pre 4WD/FWD) swore by the practice of applying the handbrake a couple of notches (with rear wheel drive cars only) if they...
Re: Remote start for diesels?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 8 May 2005 00:03:12 +1200
...It works only if the shifter is in neutral >AND the handbrake is set. This in Ontario/Canada. But didn't the diesel need...
Re: Shake, Rattle, and Roll...checking wheel/tire true
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 20:48:39 +1200
...jack wheel off ground, handbrake off. Move an object (say a box) close to the wheel, with a corner almost touching at a point...
Re: Brake warning light flickering
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:49:15 -0600
...I did leave the handbrake on once or twice, could that have messed something up. How do I troubleshoot this? > > -David (1987 Wolfsburg 2...