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• Rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 22 May 2006 05:56:20 -0700
  ...coming back as does the lack of emergency brake grab on the passenger rear brake. Drums and pads have 77K on them. What is...
• Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 16:42:20 -0400
  The Vanagon rear brake self adjusters work by the movement "away" from the resting position of the shoes. As the shoes move out 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
  ...Brakes not letting go all the way in the rear? Clunk after stopping... When pulling the drums, start with the side that has "mucked...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:20:09 -0700
  ...Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions > > The rear drum brakes on MY van..an '84..they are laughable. First time I > looked at them, I...
• Re: brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:28:39 -0700
  ...brake drum removal difficulties--need advice > Hi All, > > This weekend I tried to remove the rear brake drums of our '85 Westy > "Pearl" who...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:37:12 -0700
  ...I > also replaced both rear drums with new drums and > installed new rear brakes. I have tried adjustment as > well - all that does is...
• Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:17:28 -0700
  ...I also replaced both rear drums with new drums and installed new rear brakes. I have tried adjustment as well - all that does is...
• Re: nut mm rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 5 May 2004 13:52:34 -0400
  ...off to check the rear brakes (despite what the Bentley says). All you need to do is pull the drum... remove the two small...
• Re: Need advice on Brake issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:40:42 -0500
  ...To fix, need to change drums and maybe calipers. My position: Brakes were perfect on way in, so something changed. The rears didn't...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 05:10:09 -0600
  ...drum, just around the hub, and then for sure they will come off. Ms. Gnarl scribbles; How do I check the rear brakes? Don...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:32:46 EDT
  Heat the drum with a small propane torch then the hub will fall out. It has worked for me several times when I removed...
• Re: Metalic brakes
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 23:12:58 -0500
  ...Centrifical force caused the grease to migrate to the brakes. Pull your rear drums and make sure the brakes are clean and dry. A...
• My First Brake Job Questions
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 16:16:55 -0500
  ...Today I attempted to get going on my rear brake shoe replacement - and I ran into questions regarding removing the drum. Can you briefly...
• Re: rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:34:11 -0700
  ...I just had the rear brakes off on my 1972 F-100 and I was actually able to get those off easier than my...
• Re: Rear Brake Squeal on 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 09:02:36 -0800
  ...The slightest application of > the brake produces an absolutely ear drum piercing pitch. I cleaned the drums > and shoes with brake cleaner and readjusted...
• Re: Need rear brake backing plates (now rear Discs?)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:52:15 -0700
  ...drum brakes... :-/ On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 9:58 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > > I've discovered my rear backing...
• Re: Useful Brake Drum Tip - ?? - PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:21:16 -0400
  ...jpg http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/DrumAntiseize.jpg/DrumAntiseize-full;init: jpg A while back, I had my rear brake work checked by a local...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:16:48 -0800
  ...wrote: > I can get the rear passenger-side wheel off, but I cannot get the drum off, > no matter what. I have adjusted the...
• Re: Why do I have to pump my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 07:57:40 -0600
  ...The rear (drum) shoes need adjusting. ***I think this diagnosis is quesitonable....i replaced shoes, drums and wheel cylinders on both reare brakes. Before...
• Re: Parking Brake Slipping
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:23:25 -0500
  ...Now I have an appointment to get the rear brakes serviced, but would rather handle it on my own. Thanks, Joe On Tue, 13...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 11:27:56 -0800
  ...your foot off the brake. If you don't have any idea what's going on in your rear drums, like worn shoes or...
• Re: Brake Drum Removal, Alldata web site
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 03:00:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...On Fri, 17 Jan 1997 byron.peratoner@bangate1.TEK.COM wrote: > > I have an 83 Westy, and I need to replace the rear brake...
• Adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Christer Lindh
  Sun, 23 Jul 1995 23:28:40 +0200
  ...rear wheel bearings that has started to generate noice, but while poking around the rear parts I decided to put in some other brake...
• RE: Rear brakes squeak
  Historical mailing list - Ed.
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:13:46 EDT
  ...of shame) if you came back due to rear brake squeek we would take the drum off, make sure all the springs were still...
• Re: Rear Brake Confusion - Dennis Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:13:22 -0700
  ...rear brake problem on my 88 GL. Only a small area at the end of the brake shoes contacts the drum. The drums are...
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:33:02 -0500
  The easier replace pads is one reason why I went with the rear disc brakes on my Westy Syncro On Feb 19, 2006, at...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:46:12 EST
  ...How do I pull the rear drums? Tried tapping (OK, hammering) from all sides to no avail. I don't have to remove that...
• Re: rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:38:56 -0700
  Some form of the "star wheel" is common on all cars with drum brakes and you almost HAVE to adjust them with the drum...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:56:11 -0500
  The key is to heat it, as Craig said, according to Ken's instructions, around the center of the drum where it contacts the...
• Re: Urgent Question about Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 13:26:17 -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 - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:55:57 -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 Brake Adjuster Video: Drum With Window
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 May 2016 00:48:26 -0400
  ...Rear Brake Adjuster Video: Drum With Window I know. Clearly I need to "get a life".... LOL The shorter story is, I wasn't...
• Rear Brake Confusion - Dennis Haynes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:16:03 -0500
  ...rear brake problem on my 88 GL. Only a small area at the end of the brake shoes contacts the drum. The drums are...
• Re: Rear brakes, 87 syncro - how long?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:32:53 -0600
  ...Any special tools? > > Thanks, > > Jeff The rear brakes are a bit more trouble, especially if the drum doesn't want to separate from the...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:35:06 -0700
  ...Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions > > > The rear drum brakes on MY van..an '84..they are laughable. First time I > looked at them, I...
• Re: Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:56:56 -0700
  ...touching the drums on about 10% of the shoe surface.. Don Hanson > > BenT Syncro wrote: > >> Hi Gang, >> >> I had rear brakes done for another...
• Re: rear brake adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 14:38:17 -0500
  ...rear brake work. It's easy once you've done it a time or two. My hub was really stuck to the drum so...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 14:44:29 -0600
  ...Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums? Hey Y'all (I'm allowed to say y'all) Time for another..... "Stupid Question of the...
• Adjusting Rear Brakes - any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 10:54:36 -0700
  Hi, I was told that I have to adjust my rear brakes. I pulled off the drums and moved the shoes outward a bit...
• 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: Clunk, Clunk Clunk in left rear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:47:54 -0500
  ...While you have it up on blocks it's a good time to pull the rear drums and check the rear brakes for other...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 05:25:00 -0700
  ...Especially if they were left too far "closed" when trying to get the rear drums back on. Emergency brake misadjustment can also contribute to...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums Bolt sizes!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 08:52:38 -0500
  ...adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums Eleven millimeters. Yer prol'ly right. Seems every thing is big this morning, including the size of my...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:24:35 -0700
  Well, I've done rear brakes a number of times and I don't think there's any magic number involved here. You want...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:04:50 -0700
  ...rear brake question > Ok gang, I give up. > > Many of you have said that you can remove the rear drum without > removing the 46...
• Re: Brake Repair '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 13:08:10 -0700
  ...They charged $400 or so, and I got all the rotors/drums turned, new pads and rear brake cylinders, plus a lifetime warranty. When...
• Re: Brake drums warped - machining?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:35:38 -0700
  any brake shop 'should' be able to turn vanagon rear drums properly. they will measure the inside diameter to see if they can be...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:02:15 -0500
  I had my brakes just done. New rear shoes, and turned drums. They still squeek, but work OK. Should just done brakes squeek, or...
• Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 16:20:24 -0400
  ...Rear brake adjustment wheels? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Can anyone suggest an easy way to keep straight which direction to rotate > the brake...
• Re: rear brake adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 09:15:43 -0700
  ...rear brake adjusting I believe the right side adjusting wheel has left-hand threads. -Dana- Edward Maglott wrote: > > Hi all, > I have been searching...
• Re: Brake fluid overfilled
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 21:39:44 -0700
  ...I did this once and it caused the rear brakes to drag badly enough to heat up the drums and warp them There is...
• Re: Weak Brakes on 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:52:46 -0400
  ...Rear drum automatic adjusters stuck/not working? Have you tried manually adjusting the rear brakes?
• Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:13:31 -0700
  Hi Gang, I had rear brakes done for another listmember. During other work was being done by another shop, he is being told that...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:11:16 -0400
  ...I have posted in the pst how to properly adjust the rear brakes. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Trip Odometer Myth(?)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 12:17:26 -0400
  On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Mike Miller wrote: > Body seams, plastic over lights, metal pipes front to back for cooling, rear > drum brakes, ... I...
• Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:34:05 -0500
  ...The best solution is new drums. Mark Bob Donalds wrote: > Hi John > > I might suggest if the rear brakes got adjusted on a regular...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 6 May 2016 14:39:39 -1000
  ...Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake >> spring function (purpose) >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <javascript:;> >>> >>> Ah, ok. Shoulda known better re: shims...
• Re: Rhein 15" Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:29:15 +0200
  Stuart MacMillan wrote: > Only if the wheel falls off while you are going fast, 'cause the brake > drum may come off too leaving you...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:46:55 -0600
  ...adjusting rear brakes! >> > >> >
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:27:11 -0500
  ...Mcneely wrote: > >Now, if drum brakes are less effective than disc brakes, why do so > >many vehicles have rear drums? Vanagon content here in...