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• drum brakes
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:29:22 -0700
  Oh wise list, Does anyone know why they still put drum brakes on cars? If it's cost, what is the cost difference between...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:54:23 -0700
  ...but those drums get very stuck on the flanges. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:28:21 -0500
  At 12:54 PM 1/29/2009, jon wrote... >So, anyone have any suggestions on how to get a drum off that's stuck...
• Re: Brake Drum Removing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 10:54:58 PDT
  ----- Begin Included Message ----- > My 84 vanagon GL has gone through at least 3 times of pulling brake drums. > I had the same question you...
• stuck brake drum a cheap puller
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:26:51 -0800
  I have always like to check my rear brakes every two years to keep the drums from sticking. One had become stuck so bad...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:58:49 -0700
  ...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? Hey Scott, Van Cafe has the South African drums - thicker etc: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page...
• Re: Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Feb 1995 16:59:26 -0500 (EST)
  > > Tom Ervolina said: > > > I can't get either of the rear brake drums off. I've ordered the Bentley > > book but haven't received...
• Re: nut mm rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 5 May 2004 20:17:57 +0200
  ...remove the two small (11mm?) bolts > on the face of the drum, then persuade the drum to come loose. I used a two > pound...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 19:43:47 -0600
  Tabe, STOP!!!! NO OIL ON OR NEAR THE BRAKES! You don't want to get oil on the drums, shoes, or other brake components...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:20:46 -0700
  ...how to get rear brake drums off? > > > >In a message dated 6/4/01 12:35:07 PM Eastern > Daylight Time, afox@USGS.GOV...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:03:07 -0700
  ...Is this off a Syncro? is the Syncro drum different? To my eye, it almost looks pushed out. I would replace. Use damaged drum...
• Re: Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen P. Miller
  Fri, 6 May 1994 13:23:48 EDT
  > Does anyone have any ideas about how to > get a stuck drum off after the nut is removed? I've tried everything except > a...
• Re: SA rear drums + pads
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:40:40 -0800
  I'm curious - what is the difference between SA drums and the 'usual' ones? Vern ----- Original Message ----- From: "dylan friedman" <insyncro@YAHOO.COM> To...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:39:32 -0800
  ...Saw the drum move >slghtly towards the ends of the studs. When I do drum brakes ... After getting the first wheel off I use...
• Re: New Drums
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 May 2012 14:17:52 -0700
  ...I don't have to say where that drum was likely made.; that is the only drum I have seen with any external weight...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:27:34 -0700
  Nope - the SA drums are merely thicker (by 4 lbs. each!), there's no other change. Hush Puppies would whine if you left them...
• Re: Rear Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 7 May 1998 11:11:36 -0700
  If I remember right the only problem getting my drums off was getting past the rust around the hubs. A little sand paper did...
• Re: Rear brake shoe replacment= crappy pedal now
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:26:44 -0400
  ...The main problem is that back in the day, when everyone turned their drums and they had drum brakes, they would not only turn...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 21:28:40 -0600
  ...Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums? >Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:58:21 -0800 > >No, do not remove the big nut...it...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:59:53 +0000
  ...Remove the drum and they shoes should be easily accessible. The drums do often get stuck when a ridge forms inside the drum. Note...
• Re: Rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 10:24:08 -0500
  ...Remove the two small 11mm head bolts in the rear drum. Use a hammer and hit the face of the drum between where the...
• Hot crossed drums
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 26 May 1998 15:05:21 -0400
  On my 1981 Vanagon, I recently installed new rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders right and left and turned the left rear drum. These...
• Re: Urgent Question about Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:58:20 EST
  Ed, These serve to hold the drum in place which the lugs do pretty well andf I've never seen drums so loose they...
• Re: drums and shoes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 21:01:44 EST
  ...some beefier drums that won't warp? >> I missed that, but I bought a pair of OE, one piece, cast iron drums which are...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:30:13 +0000
  Nope....e-brake was off....how else would I be able to spin the drum?? ;-) > Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:35:51 -0400...
• Re: Resurfacing Flywhel now brake drums
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:47:59 -0800
  I had a friend with maybe 35 years of experience tell me there is little or no point in truing drums. If they are...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 02:27:42 EDT
  ...If you do not want to pull the drums, tighten the adjuster until both shoes are firmly planted to the drum. Then back off...
• Re: Rotoritis?
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Sun, 28 May 2000 23:35:13 -0500
  Terry Kay wrote: > I'm going to check out the rear drums, or maybe just go get them cut, > anyway just to be sure...
• Re: Help on Brake Drum.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Apr 1995 10:54:04 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I can't get >the brake drum off for the life of me. Tried a hammer, lots of WD40, >etc. I poke a long...
• Re: Rear axle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 14:42:44 -0600
  Bill Marshall wrote: > Hey John, > How do you get the brake drums off w/out taking the axel nuts off? > Bill, take a very...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:55:30 -0500
  ...Kink in centerbore of drum Ben, this damage is from someone either beating this drum off with a hammer (possibly the shop that is...
• Re: Vanagon rear brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 16:44:07 PST
  I just checked around for prices of drums and shoes. This is what I got: VW dealer: drum : $178.95 each shoes: $77.25...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Puller
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 18:08:55 -0400 (AST)
  > shows a special tool that looks like a gear puller to remove the rear > drums. Is there an easy & safe way to remove the...
• Re: drum brake woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:26:56 -0400
  ...The parking brake cables can only be adjusted with the drums off so you can see the lever gap. Assembled correctly the self-adjusters...
• Help on Brake Drum.
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 14:06:23 MST
  ...I can't get the brake drum off for the life of me. Tried a hammer, lots of WD40, etc. Is there some sort...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 18:45:51 -0400
  ...That is a common reason for pulsating pedal.w Causes warped rotor or drum.Maybe crud on the drum exterior where it mates with...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:17:45 -0400
  ...However as Craig said, I recently tried using a small torch on the drum and it works like magic. Just take the torch and...
• Re: Rear Brakes - How do you get JUST the drum off?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:53:36 -0600
  David Marshall wrote: > > I didn't mean to start another long and nasty thread here, but, I have seen > the rear drum removed from...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:52:05 -0600
  I loosened my emergency brake cables completely; adjusted the star adjusters as loose as possible; used a regular hammer to hit the drum on...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:38:17 -0400
  At 05:22 PM 7/23/2008, Richard Golen wrote... >Any suggestions on how to "pop" the drums from the hubs? First, remove the...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:53:42 -0400
  ...I've heard it advised to put a floor jack under the drum and jack it up, tap the face of the drum with...
• Re: Serious brake question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 12:25:29 -0800
  Adam, in addition to doing what others have mentioned (more bleeding, checking mechanism) it is also possible that your drums are worn close to...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 20:14:52 -0700
  ...There is > no brake pulsing as it was when parts were new. > > Image of possible heat damage to drum and shoes. > > Drum http://tinyurl...
• Re: Rear Drums wont come off.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 94 10:12:16 PDT
  I had, a few times so far, good luck in removing the rear drums from my 84 vanagon. I thought it would be a...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:27:09 -0700
  a cheater way to check out of round of the inner surface of a rear drum is to mount it on the axle flange...
• Re: Vanagon Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:27:33 EDT
  ...rear drums are so cheap anymore, if you have to cut old drums, it is better to just get new ones. Rich
• Re: Help in Fairbanks - Lost a Wheel - Shop recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:01:41 -0400
  At 02:59 AM 6/6/2010, Will Taygan wrote: >like the drum is dragging, probably bent where it landed. Not getting >hot, but...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:26:31 -0700
  ...way to turn rear drums would be with them mounted on the > flange , but that's not practical. > > The drums center firmly .....a tight...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:39:41 -0700
  Hey Scott, Van Cafe has the South African drums - thicker etc: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_225_632/south_african_vw...
• Re: couple of abrasive recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:34:31 -0600
  ...Great for the > brushed/satin finish. > > http://www.walter.com/Walter/en-ca/abrasives/line-finishing/drum-sanders-drums/blendex > > > I'm not trying...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:14:07 -0400
  ...Say you have the drum off, and you ran a wire wheel around the edge where the drum meets, or maybe a bit of...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:55:57 -0700
  ...After my first bought of testing, the drums did show what *might* be slight heat damage as did shoes. I cleaned up the drums...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 16:39:20 -0500
  ...The drum pulled right off then. I had a hard time separating the drum from the inner splined piece after it was off the...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 19:53:44 -0500
  ...I have had many bent brake drums, on vanagon. Why I don't know but just letting them sit for a few years, and...
• careful removing drums! was drums scraping backing plate
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:58:34 -0500
  Hey, The rear brake drums on my air cooled 82 Vanagon were so tightly rusted to the hub that I really had to beat...
• Re: Urgent Question about Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:07:37 -0500
  ...I think they may have been there to prevent the brake drums from falling off on the assembly line. Once the wheels are installed...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:26:01 -0800
  ...if I just can not get the drum to come off the flange.........the thing the drum sits on, even after soaking with penetrant...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 01:50:45 -0500
  >Of course, now I am faced with the dilemma of how to coax those brake >drums off...The "beat the back of the tyre...
• Re: Brake proportioning valve (BPV) or pressure regulator question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:39:54 EST
  ...I do this by adjusting the shoes with the drum off. Then putting the drum on (if you adjust it so that the drum...
• Re: careful removing drums! was drums scraping backing plate
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:11:32 -0500
  although i have never tried it, it has been suggested that to loosen the rear drum when its rusted do the following. loosen the...