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Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:22:09 -0400
...the D/S seat bottom, possibly to protect it from the handbrake lever when rotating the seat (I never rotate the driver's seat...
Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 22:10:42 -0400
...The handbrake lever basically uses a door light switch and when lifted the switch completes a path to ground. > > I don’t know how...
Re: 2wd Limited Slip
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:25:07 -0700
I have tried using the handbrake technique on both my vans in the past with very limited success. The Vanagon with its forward weight...
Re: rear discs
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:02:55 +1300
...Even the factory handbrake cables fit. Current price $700.00AUS. Contact: John Sherman at: Volks Conversions 19 Wrights Pl Labrador Gold Coast QLD 4215...
Re: Stupid Car Tricks
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 16:12:41 -0500
...the rear end would swing out with a tug on the handbrake. ;) _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "BSD is for people...
Re: Brake warning light flickering
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:49:51 -0500
...I did leave the handbrake on once or twice, could that have messed something up. How do I troubleshoot this? � -David (1987 Wolfsburg 2...
84 Westy stumbles off idle
Historical mailing list - Geo
Wed, 5 May 2010 09:57:32 -0400
...revs moving up before releasing the clutch (requires use of the handbrake if stopped on a slope) but the other driver here tends to...
Re: Engine Problem
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 Mar 1990 09:03:01 -0500
...you might be able to isolate it by doing a series of stops with the handbrake only - at least you can differentiate front/back...
Re: Foot actuated parking brake
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:59:46 -0700
How do you want to do handbrake turns with a foot actuated brake? Seems like a major loss to me. Florian On Tue, Apr...
Re: Loving the mineral oil
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:16:51 -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: Aux battery removal
Historical mailing list - PB
Sun, 2 Jul 2017 16:21:25 -0700
I think they specified that lowering the handbrake applied to manual transmissions. I actually did succeed in removing the seat, swivel, and the base...
Nut Bustin'
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Fri, 6 May 1994 12:11:29 -0700 (PDT)
...pins, chocking the car with a couple of blocks, setting the handbrake as fas as it could go, and then started the car, and...
Re: A Braking Question
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 08:45:28 -0700
This assumes you've checked that your rear brakes, adjusters and handbrake mechanisms are installed correctly and are in correct adjustment: Replace the master...
Re: 82 vanagon brakes.. how bad...
Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
Mon, 3 Sep 2001 18:08:33 +0200
...But if you have good pads and functioning rear drums (driving down an Italian highway through the Apennines with the handbrake on for 10...
Re: Cupholders mount where?
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:25:41 -0400
...On our 87 Wolfsburg, the factory-standard front cupholders are on the inside wall of the passenger's seatbox (opposite the handbrake lever). This...
Re: gun hiding?
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:48:35 -0800
...wrote: > I tend to keep my Uzi neatly slotted between the handbrake and the > driver's > seat. One time I pulled into Wal-Mart...
Re: Rear Disc Brake conversion
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:31:25 +1300
...stud diameter you like, with studs (not bolts), and includes 933 handbrake cables (which will need modifying to fit the van). Calipers & drilled/ventilated...
Re: Parking brake cable stretch
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:29:18 -0800
...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: Real Cheap traction
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Wed, 10 Apr 1996 15:17:57 -0700 (PDT)
...sport called > auto-cross[...] The key mod [...] is to have 2 handbrakes side by side. > [...] If traction is lost on one wheel the appropiate...
DVD Ripping (was: mounting tablet in rear of vanagon?)
Historical mailing list - Marco
Fri, 31 May 2013 10:11:49 -0700
...I'm a Mac guy so I have used Handbrake, MacTheRipper and�MacX DVD Ripper Pro (think they also have a PC version).� Cheers...
Re: '91 Vanagon Brake Shoe Question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:39:06 -0500
...The handbrake cables get adjusted before the drums go back on and never try to adjust them afterwards. Order of adjustment is: Assemble brakes...
Re: Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
Historical mailing list - BenT
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 02:09:46 -0700
...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: long term parking on hills
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:01:23 -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...
SVX-powered crewcab pickup blows trans
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
...Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, bolts, hydraulik handbrakesystem etc.) will come to EURO 5700,--. Possible would also be 305mm rotors with 996...
Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 08:52:01 -0700
...the Bentley shows a connection to the brake warning light > which has the dual function of warning when the handbrake is on and, at...
Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 7 May 2002 09:02:16 -0400
...your wheels. > >Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, bolts, >hydraulik handbrakesystem etc.) will come to EURO 5700,--. > >Possible would also be 305mm rotors...
Re: I can name this sound in...
Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:54:55 -0400
...Check with the > handbrake when it happens again. But check those lug nuts first. > > Jim > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 12:15 PM...
:) Opel wide and say BLEURGH.
Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
Mon, 23 Jan 1995 01:57:06 GMT
...There's a T-junction >just outside my driveway and as I came up to it, I hit >the handbrake hard. As realisation dawned...
Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - James Henry
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:38:54 -0400
...the D/S seat bottom, possibly to protect it from the handbrake lever when rotating the seat (I never rotate the driver's seat...
Re: noisy shifting
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:20:59 -0800
...Have you gone under yourself with the box in neutral (Handbrake and blocks!) and shifted it by grabbing the thing in your hand? It...
Re: Bus Hibernation
Historical mailing list - Jens Dominik Muller
Wed, 27 Sep 1995 00:35:48 -0400
...And, release the handbrake. Jens.
Re: emergency brake doesn't work well? - Non VW content
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 20:12:34 -0800
...My Honda has 4-wheel disc brakes, >but instead of using the center of the rear disc as a drum they made the >handbrake...
Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 14 May 2010 11:26:47 -0500
...latch for seat > belt warning light > -warning light unit only has handbrake light and logo, seat belt > space blank > -warning light unit does not...
Re: Unusual vibration while accelerating
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 11:33:13 -0700
...and further, have handbrake on hard, car in 3 or 4th, helper in driver's seat, and you looking at engine as helper lets...
Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:38:00 -0400
...the >> D/S seat bottom, possibly to protect it from the handbrake lever when >> rotating the seat (I never rotate the driver's seat...
Re: gun hiding?
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 12:09:42 -0800
...wrote: > > > I tend to keep my Uzi neatly slotted between the handbrake and the > > driver's > > seat. One time I pulled into Wal-Mart...
Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:32:50 -0500
...the Bentley shows a connection to the brake warning light which has the dual function of warning when the handbrake is on and, at...
Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 20:29:47 -0700
...3) will I have issues with the handbrake or shifter? ### No, shifter is not a big deal unless you are the middle guy why...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 4 Sep 2019 19:55:53 -0700
...Currently I'm using Wagner (rear). > Proper adjustment, set up of the rear especially the handbrake cable. Look for my past writings. > > Dennis > > > -----Original...
FS 86 camper $1000 in cleveland, oh?
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:15:21 -0600
...It needs a handbrake cable. The buyer would need to arrange delivery. The van is in Cleveland, Ohio. They'd rather not sell it...
Re: women and standard gearbox
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:20:51 -0800
...however it may be flawed) was never to depend on the handbrake (even if it is to be used), especially on a hill. That...
Re: Syncro Doublecab Wanted
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Tue, 2 Dec 1997 12:25:38 -0800
...You will need DOT and EPA approval, and a few bits changed on the truck -- the speedometer must read in miles/hour, the handbrake...
Re: Need advice on Brake issues
Historical mailing list - Edward
Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:18:32 -0500
...Try >stopping with the handbrake. If the rears are causing a pulse it will be >apparent. > >It is common for the rear drums to...
Adjusting rear brakes
Historical mailing list - Christer Lindh
Sun, 23 Jul 1995 23:28:40 +0200
...Not so. (I haven't bothered with the handbrake yet, want to get the normal braking tuned first) Do I need to bleed the...
Re: Sticking Accelerator cable
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Mon, 6 Sep 1999 12:53:23 -0700
...OR - Anyone done any brake work lately? We just fixed this problem on a Syncro van, someone had routed a handbrake cable OVER the...
Re: Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:31:08 -0400
...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: need info on converting to Audi 4 wheel disc brakes
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 08:24:06 +0100
...I�ll be testing them some time (handbrake has still to be connected) and report after the testing procedure. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smola, Tony...
Re: Squeaky breaks?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 1 Nov 2016 22:53:21 +0000
...BTW to further diagnose front or rear just use the handbrake to work the rears. If pulling the lever changes the noise the problem...
Re: Smog test failed - here is my plan
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:25:34 -0700
...They've all wanted to make sure that the wheels were likely to stay on and the brakes and handbrake and lights and wipers...
Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 08:53:02 -0800
...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: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
Fri, 14 May 2010 11:23:17 -0700
...latch for seat > belt warning light > -warning light unit only has handbrake light and logo, seat belt > space blank > -warning light unit does not...
Re: gun hiding?
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 15:04:44 -0500
...wrote: > > > I tend to keep my Uzi neatly slotted between the handbrake and the > > driver's > > seat. One time I pulled into Wal-Mart...
Re: Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:56:38 -0400
...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: Only ONE drive wheel?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:58:52 -0400
You could pull up on the handbrake, while holding in the lock button and modulate pressure to stop the free-spinning wheel and send...
Re: gun hiding?
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:41:13 -0800
...wrote: >> >>> I tend to keep my Uzi neatly slotted between the handbrake and the >>> driver's >>> seat. One time I pulled into Wal-Mart...
Re: long term parking on hills
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:33:18 -0600
...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: The Ideal vanagon
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:22:03 +1300
...discs -genuinely switchable 4-channel ABS -power steer standard -pull-up handbrake (as in T3) -choice of 3 wheelbases -choices of groundclearance, including T1...
Re: Can a rear brake pull down one side of a 77 bus as you stop???
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 May 2012 00:11:49 -0400
...Rear squatting will be more pronounced when using the handbrake only. The rate of squat is controlled by the shock absorbers. There is also...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:45:20 -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: THis may be a Silly Question - '85 1.9
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:26:40 -0800
...2.) Do not forget to release the handbrake when towing with a Dodge 1500 pickumup truck. The Dodge will never feel it and the...