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• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:20:08 +1300
  > > Any idea what shoes to use with that SA drums? > Hush Puppies are best avoided, as they can squeal. Adidas give good bite. -- Regards...
• Re: Another Different Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:37:39 -0400
  Can the van be driven with that drum installed? I would think that if the brakes were applied and there was no pulsating, that...
• New Better Way to Remove Brake Drums? Opinions Requested Please
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 17:45:44 -0500
  ...Today I was reading the Haynes Techbook on brakes, and they had an interesting suggestion regarding removing stuck-on brake drums. I don't...
• where is the best buy for drums and rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:43:55 EST
  I own a 1084 Vanagon---need a break job---local shops want $75-$125 a piece for drums and rotors--my mechanic said I...
• RE: Brake Drum Removing
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  20 Jul 1994 11:56:58 U
  ...Brake Drum Removing ----- Begin Included Message ----- I determined that loosening satr wheels was not necessary to pull the drum off. A gear puller can...
• Re: brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:14:19 -0700
  ...The drums are pretty much > bullet-proof and often are rusted to the hub. > > Karl Wolz
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 May 2016 09:41:16 -0700
  ...That does look like the drum is rubbing a little on the backing plate. I knew the drum was contacting the plug but..... Humph...
• Re: Front Berings, Shocks and Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 May 2000 09:18:21 -0400
  ...Looks like you just remove the wheel and the drums pry > > off. Doesn't seem to make sense and I am a little disappointed...
• Re: bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 22:09:59 -0500
  marty wrote: > Hi List!! I have a dumb question, is it ok to bleed the rear brakes with the > wheels off (drums on)? Sure...
• Re: brake shoe bottom spacer
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:24:47 -0400
  It seems like this would also improve the leverage the cylinder has to push the shoe against the drum. It's pushing more of...
• Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Sep 2022 14:06:10 +0000
  ...Still while most modern cars have disk brakes, drum brakes are still the usual choice for trucks and busses. Drum brakes simply offer more...
• Re: Tips for removing drums??
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:03:10 -0500
  ...E-brake off. > > Try to slip some penetrating oil between flange and drum. > > Clean are between axle stub and drum opening. > > Heat. > > Banging. Perimeter...
• Huge Nut on Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:54:51 -0400
  ...Seems unecessary, but also seems no way to get a drum puller around the edges of the drum. OK, what size socket do I...
• Adjusting Rear Brakes - any tips?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 08:37:17 -0700
  Markus, If you can pull off the drums do so just to look at the brake shoes and the adjustment mechanism. The brakes are...
• Re: Dealer service ripoff?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:44:36 PST
  ...And that VW says "thou shalt not machine > rotors or drums" and they'd have to be replaced. Material cost for rotors, > drums, pads...
• Re: EV brake vibrations
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 13:52:06 -0800
  ...When people take off the drum and leave the hub still on you'll get this problem if you're NOT careful with the...
• Re: My First Brake Job Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 17:18:42 EDT
  ...There are two hex bolts on outer face of drum (in the same plane as wheel studs) - those come off? >> remove those 2 bolts...
• painting brake drums
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 09:21:23 -0800
  Last time I installed a set of rear brake drums they became very rusty very quickly. Should I have painted them before installation? This...
• Re: emergency brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 17:41:31 -0800
  ...Basically the shops had a machine that was able to ground the new brake shoes to match the arc of the brake drum, that...
• Re: HD Drums
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:27:39 -0400
  No expert either but maybe the rear drum brakes need to be adjusted some More. Maybe they are engaged slight causing some drag on...
• how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:23:51 -0400
  I'm trying to replace my rear brake shoes and i see that bentley shows using a puller to get the drums off. When...
• Re: New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 15 May 2000 12:17:13 -0700
  ...New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor > > > I replaced the brake drums on my '87 Westy. I loosened the > brakes up to get...
• Re: Nuts!...Axle Nuts!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 05:12:50 -0400
  ...but seriously, if you want one... >Of course, now I am faced with the dilemma of how to coax those brake drums off...The...
• Re: Rear Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 6 May 1998 16:25:59 -0500
  On Wed, 6 May 1998, Scooter061 wrote: > Time to break out some heat, mister... > > Scott De Santi > You're gonna shoot the drums??? Sorry...
• rear brake adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 08:53:28 -0400
  ...Anybody know that info off hand? Also ran into some references that seem to make me think that I can take the drum off...
• Re: Drums Rubbing
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:21:33 -0400
  David, can you bend the backing plate at bottom? Drums are easy to take off when new. Wysłane z iPhone'a > Wiadomość napisana przez...
• Help Please-Rear End Noise! (Addendum)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 15:43:38 -0700
  ...After taking the wheel/drum on and off two or three times just to make *sure* I'd done the brake job correctly I...
• Re: New Better Way to Remove Brake Drums? Opinions Requested Please
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 13:59:51 -0500
  ...Tap the drum smartly with the drift and hammer in a circular pattern around the perimeter of the lug bolts. About 3 good pops...
• Re: Beetle discs
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 01:59:23 +0200
  ...Discs were standard on 1966-on 1500 and 1600 engined Beetles, option (replacing drums) on the 1200s and 1300s. Same goes for the 1302...
• Ouestion about brakes-No VW Content
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 10:08:49 -0800
  Question, Is it ever necessary to turn a new rotor or drum prior to instalment? My girlfriends father took a car to a shop...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 26 May 2016 10:34:49 -0600
  Neil That would indicate that your Backplate is too close to the Drum as some DragMarks can be seen on the BackPlate as well...
• Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 16:58:57 -0400
  Yes, The GW HD drums fit with the original wheels steel or alloy. As for drum flex as the drum heats up during extended...
• Re: Rear Drums wont come off.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Jul 1994 16:30:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I tried to pull the drum off. I have the easy-off drum, >no castle-nut to remove. But I could not get the...
• Brake Drum Nut
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 16:32:45 -0500
  ...that bigger than a 36mm nut that holds the rear brake drums on (really holds them on, got the breaker bar waitin) -- Hotch 86GL...
• rear drum leaking 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:13:08 -0800
  ...I should relace both at one time make sence? PLUS my shoes move all over in the old worn out drums, kinda new shoes...
• Re: SA rear drums + pads
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:26:33 -0500
  I may have a set of drums cicking around, I can take a look next week if you want... On Dec 19, 2007 12...
• Re: Break drum removal suggestion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:41:54 -0600
  ...Scott Sullivan wrote: >I was having a hard time removing the brake drum off of a Westy. This is not the first drum that...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:59:13 +1300
  >There should be a couple of 10mm hex heads there that hold the drums on. >After removing them a good whack with a rubber...
• Re: 356 brake drum pricing advice
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 17:56:01 -0500
  ...356 brake drum pricing advice >In a message dated 9/29/00 4:03:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes: > ><< During...
• Re: couple of abrasive recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Trevor
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:38:50 -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...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:12:30 -0700
  Most likely it's a out-of-round drum, new. Mark the drum at the spot that rubs, then index the drum on the...
• 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: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 05:39:15 -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 Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 7 May 1998 03:03:39 EDT
  ...out some heat, mister... > > Scott De Santi > You're gonna shoot the drums??? >> No, he's gonna shoot those small farm animals...... ;<P~ chris
• Re: Need advice on Brake issues
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 15:58:02 -0600
  ...I had this when I put on new rear drums. I even > had �the new drums turned, and they still pulsed. I found I...
• yep, I bent the drum -- words to the wise
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:21:07 EDT
  ...Be double damn careful when you put your drum back on after any brake work. I tweaked the bejeezus out of mine after putting...
• Re: Rusty Drums & Hubs
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 21 May 1998 17:26:57 -0700
  On Thu, 21 May 1998, Vernon Craddock wrote: > [snip] > Arghh! the drum wouldn't budge Try as I might, I could not > get a...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 May 2009 15:53:12 -0700
  ...I don't just leave rear drum brakes alone forever - I remove the drums once in a while...... once a year maybe, empty out...
• disc brakes on earlier bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Aug 1994 10:58:53 -0400
  ...hydraulics - the mc for the disc/drum and the all drum systems are going to be quite different - i think you would want to...
• Re: Scraping sound from rear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:29:23 -0600
  ...It's and easy do to remove the drums yourself to check the condition of the brake shoes and drums. You DO NOT have...
• drums and shoes
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 5 Feb 2005 13:47:17 -0800
  I need to replace my brake drums, but the shoes are fairly new. Can i be a cheap-ass and keep the old shoes...
• Re: Wheel Squeal? Prevent a Tow
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 20 Oct 2018 11:43:00 -0400
  ...rear drums were recently replaced with GW heavy dudy drums. They still shudder now and then when used but this was happening ever sense...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:35:01 -0800
  ...And you need to bang on the drum with a metal hammer. There's lots in the archives on this. :) Neil.
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:48:43 -0500
  ...The drum will slide right off with no prying whatsoever. I fought with these for years and finally learned this trick. It works every...
• Re: rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:34:11 -0700
  ...Don't be afraid to whack the drum. I used a piece of 2x2 oak that I had laying around so I wasn't...
• Re: Rear brake shoe replacment= crappy pedal now
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:19:08 -0700
  ...I am not exactly sure if the problem I had was caused by mismatched radius of shoes and drums. It could be an adjustment...
• Re: Trip
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 14:04:23 -0800
  ...As it turned out, the drums were .060 over the max allowable diameter. I would take those drums to a brake shop and have...
• Re: forgot to loosen the parking brake adjuster
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:11:04 -0400
  ...Also note my method of shimming the lower shoe rests to get better contact of the in-correct shoes to reach the drums. Yes...
• Brake Drum Removal
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jan 97 18:16:05 PST
  ...He suggested that I could pull the drums without removing the castle nut (46mm). He suggested that rust accumulates between the drum and the...
• Tips for removing drums??
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:21:34 -0500
  ...Does anyone have a good tip for removing the brake drums (I have an 88 Vanagon). I typically just give a few bangs around...