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Re: Why go to big tires?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:03:22 -0700
...Imagine shrinking your existing brakes down to the size of a quarter -- you'd have no trouble turning the wheels by hand, the leverage...
Re: Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 Feb 1995 16:59:26 -0500 (EST)
...flat-head screwdrivers as levers. I put them between the drum and the wheel "plate" (where all the brake components are attached to) and...
Re: master cylinder (p-mail)
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:29:42 -0800
...brakes. Figure out which way to turn the adjusting star, > figure out how to release the adjust star lock (usually push a lever out...
Re: Brake system overview
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 29 May 2006 16:30:39 -0500
...There is a rear brake >pressure regulator, mounted on the right side from member near the spare >tire. There is not an external lever...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 2 Oct 2010 16:01:30 -0700
...tiny crimp-clips to held the parking > brake > lever onto the brake shoe ....as some brake shoe designs use, for > example. > oh ...lube the...
Re: Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:18:40 -0700
...The other day someone other than myself pulled my emergency brake lever. I did not know and wound up driving with it on for...
WTB New-style E-brake lever...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:26:03 -0700
...off the clutch,, then off the brake...the van rolls back a little so I tap the brake again and it stops...then I...
cluch problem
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:09:32 -0400
...brake wear,none on the slave cyl. Master cyl I year old slave orginal. anyone have the spec for freeplay on the clutch lever...
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...
Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:26:52 -0700
Hey William, I'd be tempted to install a separate switch, on the brake lever itself (like you get with the GoWesty Rostra kit...
Re: Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:40:45 -0600
...The other day someone other than myself >>> pulled my emergency brake lever. I did not know and wound up >>> driving with it on for...
Re: Rear Brake Drums
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 07:10:06 -0500
...I have broken a 3/4 inch breaker bar using a 10 foot pipe for added leverage. The one you hammer on simply works...
Re: master brake light misbehaving
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:02:05 -0400
Check the brake fluid level! Or check the switch under the handbrake lever. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: Clutch Pedal Does Not Move
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 13:24:57 -0400
...Clutch Pedal Does Not Move > > > > > > > After putting in my locking differential, replacing the clutch, > > > flywheel, brake master, clutch master, clutch slave, and brake > > > switches...
air in the brakes?
Historical mailing list - David SIDOTE
Sun, 13 Oct 1996 21:16:09 -0400 (EDT)
...I bleed the brakes as described in the bentley but I do not see a lever on the brake pressure regulator. Does anyone have...
USA number for Eastwood?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Apr 1995 12:40:52 -0700
...attach the brake lines FIRST and then bolt the cylinder to the mount? One wants to NOT use the mass and leverage of the...
e-brake adjustment/rear brake adjustment/slow clutch
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 08:40:51 -0800
...morning it was below zero, and the e-brake lever didn't want to stay down, seemed the cable from the front was frozen...
Re: Replacing front brake pads
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:14:39 -0700
...The wood won't mar your brake pad compound or the caliper..wherever you can get leverage to push the pistons and pads back...
Re: another brake saga
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:46:30 -0700
...lever on the brake pressure regulator, but there is none on > my '86. �I remember other VWs having the kind with the lever, is...
Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit (long)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:02:22 +1300
...Taller wheel/tire combinations will have greater leverage on the brakes, thereby decreasing the brakes' ability to work effectively than smaller-diameter tires. When...
Q's: Clutch Problems!!
Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
Sun, 5 May 2002 20:53:06 -0400
...I compared the movement range of the slave cylinder on the clutch lever of the ailing '81 against that of the good '81, and...
Re: Looking for a part (correction)
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Mon, 1 Sep 2014 09:13:01 -0600
...But you have the entire cruise system to install as well, including the components in the engine compartment, on the brake pedal, and the...
e-brake boot (the underside)
Historical mailing list - Mark
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:15:22 -0500
...I need to get access to the e-brake cable - the part that's right above the front of the gas tank. My problem...
Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Reminder
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:39:45 -0700
...Fri, 9 Nov 2001 08:41:35 -0800 <BR>> <BR>>did you first loosen the emergency brake cables (not just the lever...
Stuck brakedrum
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sun, 25 Jul 2004 14:18:43 -0700
JJ, I found that wrapping a tire chain around the drum and bolting it tight works to get leverage on the drum. Apply a...
Re: slack in e-brake cable?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:28:25 -0500
...You need to pull the rear drums, unhook the end of the brake cables from the lever inside the drum, and then remove the...
Greenish Puddle Under My Van
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 3 Jan 2004 14:35:07 -0700
...I found a light, slightly oily (like brake/clutch fluid) greenish, but not like coolant-green, puddle on the ground under my van this...
Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:56:40 -0700
...There ARE differences between a drivers seat and a passenger seat, in the levers that control the slide capability. The drivers side is on...
Re: e-brake boot (the underside)
Historical mailing list - Mark
Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:10:11 -0500
...If I disconnect the e-brake at the lever (from inside the van), I wonder if I can pull it back and then thread...
Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 20 May 2016 06:47:58 -0700
...I've converted to the newer style E brake lever, and that did help, but to get holding power on a slope, you still...
Re: Brakes Stuck.
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:40:46 -0500
...I've > worked the lever, but the brakes seem to be stuck. Is this an expected > occurrance? Is there an accepted procedure for freeing...
Re: Unidentified part
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:22:34 -0700
...for a parking brake lever where it pivots on a brake shoe .. like on old VW Buses perhaps. Nicely, vanagons have that part built...
Re: Brakes still going to the floor
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:54:01 -0500
...which I guess is the top of the brake lever hitting something in the > brake drum or some bracket. Does anyone have any ideas...
Re: Rear brake adjuster
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 12 May 2002 22:52:54 -0600
...An actual brake tool that is canted or bent on the end helps access the window. A screwdriver doesn't work well as it...
Re: parking brake handle spring/rod out.......restore?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:21:34 -0700
...when the parking brake handle is in your hands, and upside down. so you may have to remove the pin that holds the lever...
Re: Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Apr 2017 22:37:12 +0000
In addition to the hand brake lever and low brake fluid level switches, this indicator is also tied into the alternator warning system and...
Re: brake pad replacement
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:00:59 -0600
...I just use a Ben T steel rod and leverage it against the steel backing plate of the friction material and it pushes the...
Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 27 May 2013 01:30:01 -0400
The e-brake cables do not get adjusted to compensate for wear or whatever. Check the archives. I have written a procedure for proper...
Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:38:22 -0600
...The other day someone other than myself pulled my emergency brake lever. I did not know and wound up driving with it on for...
Re: Eurovan e-brake boot (picture)
Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:29:16 -0800
...Eurovan e-brake boot (picture) > > >Today I put a '95 Eurovan e-brake boot on my Vanagon brake lever. It still >needs to be...
Re: ventilation controls
Historical mailing list - Scott
Tue, 10 May 2016 13:55:38 -1000
...bicyle brake cable .. adjustment is by movement of the outer cable housing , in this case at the upper end where the levers are. it...
Re: self-adjusting brakes?
Historical mailing list - Will Wood
Wed, 27 Nov 1996 22:31:11 -0700
When you install a new drum or a new set of brakes, you'll need to tighten up the adjustment via the adjustment window...
Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 05:24:54 -0800
...When the brake shoes are improperly adjusted, it is possible for the cable lever on the rear most shoe to contact the bearing hub...
Re: Why go to big tires?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:07:50 -0700
...So that 5600in/lbs is no longer sufficient to stop the more massive rotating 'lever', you need even more brakes. On Mon, Apr 19...
Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:38:31 -0700
...even when you yank those early parking brake handles on pretty firmly, you still don't get much leverage on the brake drum shoes...
Re: USA number for Eastwood?
Historical mailing list - Craig Hartsell
Tue, 25 Apr 1995 16:48:12 -0700 (PDT)
...attach the brake lines FIRST and then > bolt the cylinder to the mount? One wants to NOT use the mass and leverage > of the...
Re: Brakes (upgraded and standard)
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:07:27 -0700
...From a scientific point of view, the greater the distance from venter of hub to the brake pad contact area, the greater the leverage...
Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 6 May 2016 17:48:47 -0700
...I'll replace the e brake cables re lube crucial spots on shoes and hardware. I'm also installing a newer style e brake...
Re: air in the brakes?
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sun, 13 Oct 1996 23:20:13 -0400 (EDT)
...I bleed the brakes as described in the bentley but I do not see a > lever on the brake pressure regulator. Does anyone have...
Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 13 May 2016 14:23:51 +0000
...internal activating lever points in the parts diagram, rotating the side of the star nearest the backing plate down will decrease brake clearances." Jim...
Re: Tire trouble all terrain tires/drum brake change
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 22:24:54 -0600
...changing rear drum brakes on my '91 Westy....did the job today and it came off without a hitch. Had trouble getting the drums...
Re: Frydae - Right-Hand drive manual transmissions
Historical mailing list - James
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:02:31 -0400
...Except for the placement of the shift lever and parking brake under my left hand instead of my right hand, and the centre console...
Re: Clutch Pedal Does Not Move
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 4 Jul 2006 13:01:27 -0700
...Clutch Pedal Does Not Move > > > > > > > After putting in my locking differential, replacing the clutch, > > > flywheel, brake master, clutch master, clutch slave, and brake > > > switches...
Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:32:13 -0700
...to flipping a lever on the porportioning valve, and disconnecting the vacuum line on the booster before bleeding the brakes. Is this important? Brent...
Re: adjusting rear brakes!
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:57:29 -0800
...internal activating lever points in the parts diagram, rotating the side of the star nearest the backing plate down will decrease brake clearances. Yours...
Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:31:41 -0800
Interesting site! There were a couple of vertical knobs (e-brake type) that would fit, but this lever needs a tee handle since it...
Re: what do I need for better brakes on 85
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:48:33 -0700
If there's any doubt about properly doing a DIY rear brake job, it might be worth taking the van to a Vanagon specific...
disc brakes on earlier bus
Historical mailing list
Tue, 2 Aug 1994 10:58:53 -0400
...I think this is a big project requiring access to a lot of parts - for instance the brake pedal lever is mounted differently on...
Re: Floor Duct
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:27:53 -0800
...Then >> lift and twist that floor duct assembly until it clears the parking >> brake lever and gear shift lever. >> >> (then put it out for...
Re: master cylinder (p-mail)
Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:14:25 -0500
...brakes. Figure out which way to turn the adjusting > star, figure out how to release the adjust star lock (usually push a > lever out...