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• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 11 May 2003 01:49:31 -0500
  ...sledge around the circumference of the flat face of the drum will eventually break the "sticktion" that builds up between the drum and the...
• Brake drum saga.... CONGRATS!
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:04:18 -0500
  Jen on Long Island ----- Glad to read you brought your frozen brake drum problem to a successful conclusion! Now that the pressure is off...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:14:28 -0500
  Blake, From what you have described, logically speaking you have an eccentric inside the drum itself. Consider that the wheel and drum give no...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 05:10:09 -0600
  Ms.Gnarl, Don't even look at those nut's ! Look on the drums, and more than likely, the wil be two 10 mm...
• Re: where is the best buy for drums and rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:18:35 -0800
  Gary, We sell the German ATE front rotors for $42.65 and the ATE rear drums for $40.95, plus shipping. Cheers, Jeff www...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:35:51 -0400
  ...release the emergency brake! I won't admit this, but I know someone personally who worked on his rear drum for over 2 hours...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:29:07 -0600
  Be sure the 14mm (I thinks it's 14 mm) retaining bolt has been removed from the face of the drum! John On Dec...
• Rear Brake Drum Puller
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Dec 96 08:54:16 -0800
  ...Bentley shows a special tool that looks like a gear puller to remove the rear drums. Is there an easy & safe way to remove...
• Re: Parking Brake Slipping
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:38:40 -0600
  ...Once you've got the lugs and the retaining bolt off, the drums probably will not come off in your hands. You may have...
• Re: New Drums
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 19 May 2012 08:20:31 -0700
  ...Failing to adequately clean off the protective grease before installing > the drums. I don't recall my new drums having any protective grease on...
• Re: variable brake pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 05:13:27 -0800
  One way to solve the problem is to take the brake drums in to the shop and have them remove the lip, not turning...
• Re: washer spacers 15" wheels bolt drum
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 07:15:17 -0400
  ...As a test, mounted rears with lock washers sized the width the bolt protruding from brake drum. Will the narrow lock washers cause the...
• Re: Brakes not letting go all the way in the rear? Clunk after stopping...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 7 May 2008 12:09:27 -0700
  For sure you need to get the read drums off asap. Might be a mess in there. And I've had drums be just...
• Re: Brake Drum Removing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 10:19:24 PDT
  ...David.Kao@eng.sun.com (David Kao) > My 84 vanagon GL has gone through at least 3 times of pulling brake drums. > I had...
• Re: Parking Brake Slipping
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 00:14:39 -0700
  Yes, you can remove the drums and do full servicing of the rear brakes without removing the 46mm nuts. There 11mm head bolts holding...
• Brake Drum replacement
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:31:07 EST
  Ive been notified by my mechanic that I need new drums. How difficult of a replacement is this to do myself?
• Re: New Drums
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 18 May 2012 20:47:07 -0700
  ...Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM> I just installed new Brembo drums and SBS shoes in my 1985 Camper. Now the brake pedal pulsates when...
• Re: couple of abrasive recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:17:17 -0800
  ...Great for the brushed/satin finish. > http://www.walter.com/Walter/en-ca/abrasives/line-finishing/drum-sanders-drums/blendex > > > I'm not trying...
• removing drum on brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 19:27:33 -0400
  It's been a long tyime since I have had too remove the drum on a vehicle. Not having much luck with my 86...
• Re: Rear Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Miller
  Fri, 8 May 1998 03:23:55 +0100
  You guy just don't get it do you?? use a decent hub puller and just wind the drum off..... just like that!... well...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 17:40:49 -0500
  ...lot easier to get >the drum off if you take the wheel nut off and just >remove the drum and the whatsit in the...
• 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: Rear Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 7 May 1998 18:30:37 -0700
  ...For me it took a really good smakcing with a hammer on the drum. They are two piece, is it separated from the hub...
• Re: Rear Brake Adjuster Video: Drum With Window
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 May 2016 00:48:26 -0400
  ...Of note the older drum had some wear which allowed the adjuster to work. I could not hear the adjuster work with new drum...
• Subject: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 6 May 2003 14:18:06 -0600
  Mike If you just want to remove the brake drum and the shoes, springs etc. inside the drum you do not have to remove...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:28:04 -0700
  John, when I did this on my '91, after taking the 2 bolts off the face of the drum, I simultaneously pried with a...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:41:50 -0400
  ...After you've got the bolts out, and you've smacked on it with a hammer a bit (brake drums and hammers go hand...
• Re: Brake drums warped - machining?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:37:00 -0700
  ...A bad rear bearing can cause the >> hub to wobble and make it feel like a warped drum. With the rear wheels off >> the...
• Re: Rear Brakes - How do you get JUST the drum off?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 02:25:32 EDT
  ...Yesterday I tried removing my drums and there is no way they would come off. I removed the two bolts that "hold" it in...
• Re: nut mm rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 5 May 2004 13:52:34 -0400
  ...All you need to do is pull the drum... remove the two small (11mm?) bolts on the face of the drum, then persuade the...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:59:53 -0600
  ...these are brand new ATE drums from GoWesty and came in sealed boxes. The previous drums showed zero wear and were installed new made...
• Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:17:45 -0500
  ...pend.) How do I pull the rear drums? Tried tapping (OK, hammering) from all sides to no avail. I don't have to remove...
• Re: drum brake woes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:05:19 -0500
  ...Crank out the adjusters an equal number of turns until you can feel the drum drag when you spin the wheel. Then crank out...
• Re: Freeing Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 18:03:23 -0500
  ...I soaked the studs with penetrating oil and then banged on the drum, but directly onto the face of the drum. But of course...
• Re: Urgent Question about Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 08:05:50 -0800
  ...Urgent Question about Brake Drums > Hi All, > > I'm installing my new 15" Passat rims on my '87 Syncro. The rears wont fit > properly...
• Rusty Drums & Hubs
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 21 May 1998 13:07:43 -0700
  ...Forms a nice box around the drum with good handles. Still, the drum did not want to come off. After apply a lot of...
• Re: Brake drums warped - machining?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:20:05 -0700
  ...Most drums warp in the middle where it touches the hub. It would take too > much machine work to chase that. Checked that area...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:10:04 -0700
  Have you tried applying heat, Liquid Wrench, or a combination thereof? Applying heat to the drum will cause it to expand, maybe just enough...
• First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 12:10:45 -0600
  ...Wheels off Removed bolt retaining drum to hub. Tapped drum all the way around with 3 pound hammer. Saw the drum move slghtly towards...
• Re: nut mm rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 5 May 2004 14:31:08 -0400
  ...the >drum will drag if you tighten them... >Then use the hammering method but be a little gentle you might crack the >drum if...
• Re: Rear Brake Adjuster Video: Drum With Window
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 17 May 2016 23:10:00 -0700
  ...With new drums and shoes that fit properly you may only need 1 or 2 > clicks to set them. They should be right there...
• Re: Brake drums warped - machining?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:03:14 -0700
  Just an update on this one - I decided to see if Autohausaz would take the bad drums back, and they issued an RMA for...
• Rear Brake drums, adjusting brakes
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:23:35 -0500
  I got my rear drums off without taking off the big nut like folks on the list said. I put the lug nuts back...
• Re: Frustrated with removal of Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Paul B.
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:20:31 -0800
  ...By the way, if I do damage the drum, is it difficult or expensive to replace? Thanks again, Paul ---Rich Burdick <rburdick@BWN.NET...
• Volkscafe brake drum upgrade
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:50:17 +0000
  Ive been reading about these tonight and wondering if anyone have experience with these drums? not cheap but not too expensive. Worth it? Raul
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:59:51 -0400
  ...Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions? >I can't believe with all the wisdom out there, no one suggested the > obvious... release the emergency brake...
• Re: First year of Disk Brakes?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 May 95 13:03:13 PDT
  ...Recently I drove a '70 bus with drums on all four. Years ago I owned a '69 bus with drums on all four. The...
• Re: New Better Way to Remove Brake Drums? Opinions Requested Please
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 08:37:29 -0600
  ...You know those two bolts on our drums that appear to serve no > useful purpose? What Haynes says is to do is put longer...
• Re: brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:00:05 -0700
  I have never had any success freeing a stuck brake drum with a soft faced hammer. I use a 6# single jack while adding...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:30:05 -0400
  ...No, unfortunately. > Say you have the drum >off, and you ran a wire wheel around the edge where the drum meets, or maybe >a...
• Re: replacing rear brakes on 80 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 17:05:57 -0700
  > > > Well, you could, for grins, take it to Midas for a free brake inspection. > > There, they will remove your wheels, bash off your drums...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:06:40 -0400
  How did you get the rear drums off? First time I pulled the drums on my van they were rusted to the hub so...
• Re: Brake Drum Removing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 10:00:51 PDT
  ...Thought I pull off the drum to inspect the inside. Check out Bentley's pg. 46.7 and it tells me to: - release parking...
• Re: disk conversion
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 14:35:59 +0200
  The Bus Depot wrote: > > Ron: > > Is there a conversion for the drum rear brakes on my 83.5 vanagon to > > disk. is it worth...
• Re: Parking Brake Slipping
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:57:30 -0400
  > There 11mm head bolts holding the drums on to the hubs. Remove these and > the drums can come off. They can be good and...
• Break drum removal suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 09:06:26 -0800
  I was having a hard time removing the brake drum off of a Westy. This is not the first drum that I had to...
• Re: Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Feb 1995 21:36:06 -0600 (CST)
  ...That way the tip of the screwdriver should touch the drum from inside. Now hit the screwdriver with a hammer, turn the wheel a...
• Urgent Question about Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 10:47:21 -0500
  ...The rears wont fit properly because of the 2 hex screws on the outside face of the brake drums. Should I just remove them...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 May 2016 06:47:58 -0700
  ...At that time my > infrared gun showed drums being 100º F but they felt hotter. > > Theory: setting e-brake pushes shoes closer to drum...
• rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 22:28:58 +0000
  ...Well, I need to replace my drums. But removing the hub piece from the drum is proving elusive. yes, I have removed the two...