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• MEYLE Ball Joints, Wheel Bearings, Brake Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:07:51 -0500
  When 'Unca Joel' left the Vanagon List, he gave me an absolute ton of Vanagon parts, new and used. Among the new were MEYLE...
• Re: 82 westy rear Brake Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:03:08 -0800
  Its probably your slave cylinders. They should just be replaced with the appropriate European spring-loaded cylinders as carried at Van Cafe. They have...
• Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 4 May 2002 10:57:12 -0500
  ...Increasing wheel diameter so reduce highway cruise RPM.......changing drive ratios in the tranny so as to avoid inappropriate engine rpms yet still avoid...
• Brakes need help!!!! just replaced r-shoes&hyd cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 17:00:37 EDT
  i have a 87 syncro and i just replaced my rear shoes and wheel cylinders. i bled the brakes till new fluid and no...
• Re: ok, stretched beetle limo!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:44:33 -0700
  ...wheel? > > more likely a 411/412 steering wheel. or porsche 914. they kinda > looked the same. > > > 2/ what kind of motor has 3 cylinders...
• Re: pancake vs. up-right
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Aug 1995 19:15:00 GMT
  ...down and the cylinders lying on D >> a table next to it? Also, the pancake motor has a hamster wheel fan mounted to the...
• Re: Brake smell
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:42:33 -0700
  ...job? If > so, for aproximately what time period? Front pads and disks, rear shoes and > wheel cylinders, and brake lines all around were changed.
• Re: '91 Vanagon Brake Shoe Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:13:32 -0800
  ...I replaced my rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders. > The cylinders were shot, and I did the shoes because I had everything > apart. Anyway...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 00:05:24 -0400
  ...Last time I ordered dealer wheel cylinders they were made in Brazil and did not have the springs. The dealer price for the proper...
• Re: Slipping Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 10:57:25 -0500
  ...Also check the wheel cylinders by using a power bleeder, fluid should flow freely at ~20 psi. Also are the adjusters lubricated with ANTI...
• Re: Sticking brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:23:57 UT
  ...at the wheels, be sure you've also changed brake fluid and flushed the system. A buildup of crud inside the cylinders could cause...
• Re: Brake troubles - need opinions...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 20:35:40 +1200
  ...Check your wheel cylinders and calipers for wetness, which will also tend to drain onto the wheel and be sprayed around the inner surface...
• Planning for Parts Bus - advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 22 May 2007 14:34:53 -0500
  ...Shortly before the 86' decided to take a long rest I had changed the rear wheel cylinders and put new shoes and pads on...
• Re: clutch
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 11 May 2003 08:37:10 -0600
  ...The brake wheel Cylinders were replaced and were bled with no problem. The mechanic at Kal Tire is an experienced heavy duty mechanic. ( They...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 5 May 2018 15:08:00 +0000
  ...Brake fluid is very hygroscopic, and water - in addition to vaporizing during braking and causing fade - also pools at low spots like wheel cylinders...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:11:42 -0700
  ...So, for those who deal with local FLAPs (NAPA, etc), what is a good brand of wheel cylinders to go with that they might...
• Rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 22:33:40 -0700
  In you are changing the shoes on the rear brakes, and you notice fluid seeping from the rubber boot on the wheel cylinder, is...
• for sale deluxe '78 camper bus
  Historical mailing list - Sally Lecrone
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 11:14:30 -0700
  10,000 miles on engine rebuild, brakes and suspension gone over, new wheel cylinders and kyb shocks, all fuel injection equipment in tact and...
• Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 13 May 2016 13:50:00 -0700
  ...Do stock alloy wheels fit over fins? The ATE wheel cylinders (with springs) are not that old. But I did cringe n cuss when...
• cheap Westie FS Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gilland
  Sat, 17 May 2003 12:18:22 -0700
  ...shoes & cylinders and new pads up front * clutch done 1/2001 and including rebuilt master & slave cylinders * ---THE BAD--- * front drivers side wheel bearing...
• Unearthing 70 VW bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 95 08:56:57 PDT
  ...Any suggestions, other than Liquid Wrench and a 2# hammer? I figure I'll have to replace all master & wheel cylinders and shoes, and...
• Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 16:58:57 -0400
  ...Do stock alloy wheels fit over fins? > The ATE wheel cylinders (with springs) are not that old. But I did cringe n cuss > when...
• rear brakes 85 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:08:18 -0400
  ...rear brakes 85 westfalia I just ordered shoes & wheel cylinders from the depot. Before i tear into the job i figured i'd ask...
• VW Part application guide needed LVC
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:18:43 -0500
  ...I do know they are Audi or VW and that they are Rear Wheel cylinders. BUT for what vehicle?? The 1st 3 numbers tell...
• rear brake cylinder replacement / bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ken Sid
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:49:26 -0700
  ...I have purchased new pad and cylinders for both sides and a new spring kit. Yesterday I removed and reinstalled all the components on...
• Re: Brakes inconsistent
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:30:36 -0700
  ...The rear wheel cylinders are new last fall. Sean Stueber says on August 16... > I had to adjust mine several (about three, I think...
• another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:39:18 -0400
  ...Off to FLAPS for 2 new wheel cylinders and new shoes. Debated waiting and getting cylinders from BD or another list vendor, but was...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:26:46 -0700
  I was just talking with Van-Cafe (Peter) and their ATE wheel cylinders have the return spring in them also. Rob At 3/26...
• Re: rear wheel cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:48:34 -0400
  ...always use >German rear wheel cylinders when I do rear brakes (every time I take a >leaking rear wheel cylinder off it is a...
• Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:25:29 -0600
  Volks, I replaced the wheel cylinders and calipers on my 85 GL. I have bled manual brakes many times before, but have never done...
• 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...
• Closeout pricing on parts
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:08:13 -0400
  ...I also obtained a small quantity of original German ATE wheel cylinders for '72-91 busses and Vanagons, for $14.95 each, which is...
• 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:48:20 -0400
  I’ve just completed the replacement of the master and slave cylinders of my 1981 Vanagon clutch and thought I would share some notes...
• Re: Brakes need help!!!! just replaced r-shoes&hyd cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Deaner K. Lawless Jr.
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:23:49 -0400
  Kurt Thomas wrote: > i have a 87 syncro and i just replaced my rear shoes and wheel cylinders. i > bled the brakes till new...
• Re: 82 westy rear Brake Leak
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:48:43 -0700
  ...fluid, and perhaps low grade part > installed last time. > > the rear wheel cylinders are the parts of the brake system most prone to > wearing...
• YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:26:31 -0700
  ...So, for those who deal with local FLAPs (NAPA, etc), what is a good brand of wheel cylinders to go with that they might...
• Re: Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 6 May 2002 23:41:15 -0400
  ...Increasing wheel diameter so reduce highway cruise > RPM.......changing drive ratios in the tranny so as to avoid > inappropriate engine rpms yet still avoid...
• compression and leak down test
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:35:29 -0500
  ...on all cylinders. I tried to do a leak down test, but I'm not sure I was doing it correctly. I ended up...
• Re: ok, stretched beetle limo!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:19:51 -0700
  ...1/ is that a Vanagon Wolfsburg steering wheel? > 2/ what kind of motor has 3 cylinders? > > bob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@EARTHLINK...
• Hittin' The Road! (finally <grin>)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:25:12 -0700
  ...Gonna enjoy the heck out of all my recent work! (now did I forget anything? Oil change, tranny oil change, brake line, wheel cylinders...
• Re: Brake line replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Ed.
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 10:11:09 EDT
  ...When a system is run dry, it tends to distroy the master and wheel cylinders. This is because with out the fluid to keep...
• HELP! Rear brake adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 23:54:53 -0400
  I spent the better part of today replacing the rear shoes and wheel cylinders on my '87 Westy. I was told by a local...
• Next project: Thoughts on SS vs. Rubber Hose?
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 07:36:56 -0700
  ...wheel cylinders, rubber brake lines, clutch slave and master cylinder and master brake cylinder. Handle the fluid gunk once. We've made choices on...
• Shocks- while we are at it....
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 27 May 2014 22:23:37 -0700
  ...Then new brakes, wheel cylinders and drums. This past weekend we broke an axle and will be replacing it next Saturday (if the stars...
• the issue of bleeder screws
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:07:09 -0700
  ...Does anyone know the size of the screws for the calipers and wheel cylinders? Is there a difference? (Some parts stores say they are...
• Re: Brakes inconsistent
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 07:31:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The rear wheel cylinders are new last fall. Sean > Stueber says on August 16... > > > I had to adjust mine several (about three, I think...
• Clutch Slave Piston Seal installation
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 08:16:51 -0700
  ...I'm told that seals on clutch master cylinders, wheel cylinders and clutch master cylinders have need replacement late in the lives of Vanagons...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Brake Shoe Question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Swan
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:06:28 -0600
  ...got >> stumped recently.� I replaced my rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders. >> The cylinders were shot, and I did the shoes because I had...
• Slave Cylinder?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Aug 97 09:14:16 -0700
  ...Marten's are getting doused with Dot 4, both the cylinders buried in the dash are "masters". -Blaine
• : FS 1988 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - keith pike
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 23:32:57 -0330
  ...2.1 Cylinders: 4 Transmission: 3 Speed Automatic Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Warranty: N/A Certified: No Kilometers: 131,000 Stock Number: N/A Price...
• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 09:46:48 -0700
  ...I'm going to replace shoes and drums as well as wheel cylinders > on my 88 Westy. > > Because the westy has a dual circuit...
• Re: Brake troubles - need opinions...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:57:18 -0700
  ...If the reservoir is empty then you have a leak in one or more brake lines or wheel cylinders. If the reservoir is full...
• Re: Brake pedal vibration
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:28:47 -0700
  ...Clean metal moving parts and lube.If wheel cylinders show signs of leaks replace. If drums are ok look at rotors.They never get...
• Brakes problems
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 29 May 2011 15:07:38 -0400
  ...I don't see any evidence of leaking around the wheel cylinders. Now fact is I substituted an old master cylinder I had lying...
• Re: FS 1988 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - keith pike
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 23:36:53 -0330
  ...2.1 Cylinders: 4 Transmission: 3 Speed Automatic Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Warranty: N/A Certified: No Kilometers: 131,000 Stock Number: N/A Price...
• Re: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:46:00 -0400
  ...the usual cause of this effect is the combination of the shoes not adjusting properly and the wrong wheel cylinders. The only cylinders I...
• Re: bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 22:09:59 -0500
  ...I've put on new rear brake lines, pads > and wheel cylinders. > > Marty > 85 GL Set the shoes as wide as you can and...
• Re: I learned alot about my brakes today....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:17:27 -0400
  the rear wheel cylinders are new (1000 miles on them). They were originally leaking. They were replaced with quality german parts, along with new...
• Re: RE> Excessive Oil Usage/15 Inch wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Feb 1995 15:32:51 -0400
  ...test the compression > This works best in engines with vertical cylinders, it's damned hard to really wet the full crown of a VW...
• Piston/Cylinder prices.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 23:57:08 -0400
  ...Most other consumable parts also available such as mufflers, pipes, Syncro wheel bearings, clutch cylinders, CV joints, Gasket sets, etc. E-mail with needs...