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• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2016 01:09:25 -0400
  ...Not having the full surface of the shoe contact the drum means less effective friction surface. There is a good chance those drums you...
• Re: Vanagon rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 21:55:12 -0800 (PST)
  David Kao writes: > > I just checked around for prices of drums and shoes. This is what I got: > > VW dealer: drum : $178.95 each...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:16:48 -0800
  As was mentioned in another reply, you probably need to go at the drum with a hammer. Rust can form between the inner face...
• Re: 85gl rear drums
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:01:57 -0500
  ...85gl rear drums hello all, seem to have a weird issue with my drivers side rear drum, replaced shoes,cyls,shoes hardware. still have...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:12:21 -0700
  ...the drum a hair away > from the axle flange and squirt some oil in. > > And you need to bang on the drum with a...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:58:36 -0500
  Anyone have a method of removing the rear drums? The shoes are retracted and the drum wiggles so it is not stuck to the...
• Re: Soft brake
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 15:12:21 -0800
  Check the spec on the drum per the Bentley (don't have one handy right now). For what ever reason (I suspect crappy self...
• Rear Brake Adjuster Video: Drum With Window
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 16 May 2016 21:00:12 -0700
  ...Of note the older drum had some wear which allowed the adjuster to work. I could not hear the adjuster work with new drum...
• RE: Rear brakes squeak
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 13:39:51 -0500
  ...Some > cars wrap the brake drum with a spring similar to that used to close a > screen door. This stops the drum from ringing...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:22:04 EDT
  Get a hammer and hit right between where the studs are on the brake drum. You can hit here with alot of force and...
• Re: Drumb Question looking for a Drumb Answer
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:06:15 -0400
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>i guess my message was not clear enough. </P> <P>i only remove the drum, not the...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 3 May 2009 00:11:58 -0400
  The part that many folks may not be aware of, is that the 'duplex' wheel cylinder/ single pivot drum brake arrangement has both a...
• Re: Tips for removing drums??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:00:33 -0700
  ...Try to slip some penetrating oil between flange and drum. Clean are between axle stub and drum opening. Heat. Banging. Perimeter and face. More...
• Re: Rear brake shoe replacment= crappy pedal now
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:48:23 -0700
  Ken is right about the radius of new shoes not matching worn drums. I put on new shoes and new slave cylinders on my...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 10 May 2003 17:11:04 -0700
  Perhaps living in California has spoiled me in this regard, but even in situations where the drums and hubs have been together for a...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums. Need to do a better job at proof reading!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 May 2016 22:17:07 -0400
  ...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: removing drum on brakes?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:10:26 -0700
  ...Mark Andy Morse wrote: > It's been a long tyime since I have had too remove the drum on a vehicle. Not having much...
• Re: sticking rear shoe?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:32:01 -0500
  In my experience, if the shoes are gone, the drums are gone. If the shoes don't fit the drums, they will beat against...
• Re: diff.dope & rear drum shoes ETC.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:16:51 -0400
  ...I got 2 different sizes of rear drums brake shoe >dimentions. Go figure! I could see Could that be the regular and oversize shoes...
• Re: Need advice on Brake issues
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:40:31 -0800
  Mark, Perhaps your mechanic did not put the rear drums back on the axle exactly the way he took them off. I had this...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:04:50 -0700
  Jim, Get a BerFH! Put the drum flat on the sidewalk and wail on that sucker. I live in the desert where we don...
• Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:48:19 -0700
  ...Same drum as before. There is a kink or dent at the centerbore of the drum. I do not think this warrants replacement as...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:29:05 -0700
  ...I did not get a close look at the drums until after someone asked me to. I agree that someone woudl have caused this...
• Re: Useful Brake Drum Tip - ?? - PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:08:26 -0700
  ...AxleFlangeFace.jpg/AxleFlangeFace-full;init:.jpg > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/DrumAntiseize.jpg/DrumAntiseize-full;init:.jpg > > A while back, I had my rear brake...
• Re: Rear brake shoe replacment= crappy pedal now
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:34:49 -0700
  ...It was common a decade or so ago to 'arc' shoes to fit the new drum size. Due to the hazard of having brake...
• Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:36:28 -0700
  ...After the original email I rotated the drum brakes to oposite wheels. The pulsation followed the drum and this was verified by clamping off...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 05:45:52 -0600
  ...Removing rear brake drums? The drum center's have grown onto the hub------heat is the only answer. ����������������� ������������ �������� ���� ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85 GL...
• Re: Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:15:52 -0400
  >I find my rear drums >pretty solidly frozen to the hubs... is there a special puller or >extractor for it, or is it just...
• 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: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 11 May 2003 14:17:50 EDT
  ...Well, it's not. >> Well, one does not HAVE to remove the hub cum brake drum, but it is a lot easier and less...
• Re: drums and shoes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 5 Feb 2005 22:18:13 +0000
  ...an aside here; did you notice someone here advertising having some beefier drums that won't warp? Think they were $50 a pair. -- Bob...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:46:03 -0700
  re "Recently I put new, heavy duty drums on the rear and replaced the shoes>"' Care to elaborate on that ? I am not aware...
• Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:22:53 +0000
  ...So, Alex and I removed the retaining bolts on the rear drums, but they appear to be "frozen" on to the rear axle hubs...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:41:00 -0600
  ...drum! > > John > On Dec 23, 2014 6:58 AM, "Mike Riley" <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > > > Anyone have a method of removing the rear drums...
• Rear drum thickness
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 00:52:27 -0700
  ...I'm trying to figure out if I will be better off having the old drums turned or just getting new drums. Is it...
• Re: Brake Fade-wheel cylinder pull back!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:46:48 -0700
  ...do that until the drum just fits on ( I always line it up with the two offset drum retaining screw holes ) ... and the drum...
• Re: Tips for removing drums??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:25:40 -0700
  ...E-brake off. >> >> Try to slip some penetrating oil between flange and drum. >> >> Clean are between axle stub and drum opening. >> >> Heat. >> >> Banging. Perimeter...
• Re: yep, I bent the drum -- words to the wise
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:00:50 -0500
  I bought my latest set of drums locally on a sunday at AutoZone, this in an Alabama town of 40,000. Jim On Aug...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:28:56 -0400
  ...c) Swap drums left to right to isolate problem. d) (bonus) I've had a set of drums wrecked by shop that turned them...
• Re: Drums Rubbing
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:21:18 -0700
  ...As a guess, if the lower shoe anchor wasn't seated all the way, that could cause an alignment issue of drum to backing...
• Re: 356 brake drum pricing advice
  Historical mailing list - Robert LaPorte
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 16:35:15 EDT
  ...There were a total of eight (8) drums -- four (4) of each. Does anybody have any idea what these things are worth? >> The catch...
• Re: Brake Drum Removal, Alldata web site
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 03:00:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...The hub and drum on the Vanagon > are "split", so you can remove the drum without removing the hub. True. The drum and hub...
• Dealer service ripoff?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 22:46:58 EST
  > rotors or drums" and they'd have to be replaced. Material cost for rotors, > drums, pads and shoes: $600. Labor: 4 hours front, 4...
• Re: need hints to remove rear 73 drums
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 12:38:43 PDT
  ...Muir says just take the > wheel off, remove the 2 little bolts and pull the drum off and look at the > brakes. My drums...
• Re: Rhein 15" Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 12:16:28 -0600
  Ty Graham wrote: > > I had some problems fitting the rear wheels on my brake drums. The wheels > hit a bolt head in two places...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 21:13:35 GMT
  ...I suspect that this would keep your disks and drums in pretty good shape. The warp the drums story... that's a good one...
• forget the disk brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Tue, 2 Aug 94 22:54:54 EDT
  ...If I keep the drum brakes aren't there shoes that help the drum brakes work better? I noticed in the Sept. Hot VWs...
• Brakes Squealing
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 14:02:12 -0400
  I recently replaced the drums on my 85 Vanagon and the brakes started squealing something awful. Only when I break hard does the squealing...
• Re: rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:01:42 -0400
  ...Don~ First time I removed the rear drums from my 85, I would describe my tapping more as "pounding" using a rubber mallet. The...
• Re: your opinion - brake drums
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:44:02 -0700
  ...If they resurfaced the rear drums, the cable has to be readjusted. The hand-brake should engage positively after 4 to 6 clicks. The...
• Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 6 May 2003 12:33:57 -0700
  ...Back the shoes off and pull the drums. If the drums are stuck on put a tire chain around the drum and pull the...
• 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: drum brakes
  Historical mailing list - Heath Vogt
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 07:57:34 EDT
  Part of rear drums is cost part of it is need. You don't need as good of binders on the rear as the...
• are all year brake drums the same?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:29:01 -0800
  folks, i have a few set of slightly used brake drums in the garage... they were from my 83.5 before i parted it...
• Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:09:48 -0500
  ...Today while coasting down a hill I used the parking brake to verify that the sound is the rear drums. I replaced the shoes...
• need hints to remove rear 73 drums
  Historical mailing list - randy johnson
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 23:14:07 EDT
  ...Muir says just take the wheel off, remove the 2 little bolts and pull the drum off and look at the brakes. My drums...
• Re: Another Different Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:55:57 -0700
  ...But then to get the drum on to where he had to pry it off, he > would > have had to hammer it over the...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 05:19:16 -0400
  ...Asked a fellow I know and he recommended only way is to lay the hub/drum flat on the ground and spot heat around...
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:31:03 -0700
  ...Simply remove the > drum > off of the hub - you will need to release the parking brake to allow > the > drum to come off and...
• Re: Brake drums warped - machining?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:14:54 -0700
  ...The donkeys there managed to mount one of my low mileage drums 1/8" off centre and tuned the f***ing thing that way...