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• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:59:53 -0600
  ...Can't go for the rear discs now as I spent all my money on this brake set, -- Gnarlie On Sun, Apr 27, 2014...
• Re: Brake Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:11:55 +0000
  ...In sum, where I ended up is the GoWesty heavy drums, stainless lines, flushed the brake lines, new shoes on the rear, same old...
• 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
  ...Am looking at my rear brakes now. I have a new set of GW > shoes on hand. > 6 mm lining. > The backing plate at...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:15:13 EST
  ...have been coming in to have brake work done. Very easy way to remove your rear drums EVERY time no matter how rusty they...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 20 May 2016 12:06:19 -1000
  ...ve replaced nearly every part in my rear brakes. The shoes are so > close to the drums, > I have to leave the adjuster bar...
• Re: rear brake needs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 20:08:22 -0500
  ...3) Rear brake lines, about $12.00 each. Clean the adjusters. Turn the drums, $12.00 the pair. This is a good time to...
• 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: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:07:49 -0400
  ...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: Stupid Question of the Day - Brake Drums?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 19:53:44 -0500
  ...bent brake drums, on vanagon. Why I don't know but just letting them sit for a few years, and the rear brake end...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 09:59:19 -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: Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:23:09 -0400
  ...Its probably >possible to do a rear brake job just by removing the drum, but it didn't >look easy! No question at all...
• Re: Rear Brakes Seized?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 07:53:49 -0400
  ...I've had the rear drums seize up from rust before, but > usually it frees up easily with some gas pedal coaxing. But the...
• E Brake question
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 16:30:31 -0500
  To change an emergency brake cable on my 83.5 Vanagon, do I have to remove the rear brake drum?? Peace, JB '66 Split...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:10:39 -0700
  ...But this is about rear brake > drums. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > > Zeitgeist wrote: > >> No doubt it's a warped rotor--a common problem...
• Need advice on Brake issues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:33:49 -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: Brake Pad/Shoe Thickness '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 11:58:12 -0500
  On my 85, rear drums, I remove the oval rubber plugs on the back mounting plate and can measure the wear. On the fronts...
• Thumping from right rear wheel.
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:43:32 -0500
  My brake saga is continuing. Today noticed a thumping happening from the right rear when I apply the brakes. Does not happen when I...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:17:39 -0800
  ...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: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:26:31 -0700
  ...way to turn rear drums would be with them mounted on the > flange , but that's not practical. > > The drums center firmly .....a tight...
• Re: Another Different Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:51:20 +0000
  << Can the van be driven with that drum installed? I would think that if the brakes were applied and there was no pulsating, that...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 23:03:06 -0700
  My drums were really stuck when I did my rears. It appeared that rust between drum and face of wheel hub and on spindle...
• Soft brake
  Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:48:47 EST
  ...I adj the shoes all the way to the drums & I still have a soft brake. No leeks around the master cylinder. The rears...
• Re: Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 23:58:12 -0400
  ...to pull the rear hub to replace the brake shoes. Do I need to pull the hub to get the drum off? Is there...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 27 May 2003 23:37:07 -0700
  ...rear brakes are out of adjustment. You might be lucky and can get by just by hand adjusting the shoes without pulling the drums...
• Re: slack in e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:03:55 -0800
  ...So remove the rear drums inspect the rear brakes...........for worn shoes, and for leaky wheel cylinder primarily, or things out of place or...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 20:14:52 -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: Speakin' of brakes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 10:24:23 -0800 (PST)
  ...the rear shoes touching the drum. Then try the brakes. I they feel better, then the rear brakes need adjusting. The rears are supposed...
• Re: Vanagon Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 09:00:53 -0600
  ...Vanagon Rear Brakes Terry Kay wrote: > Rich, > What I should have said, was that prior to installing the new drums and > rotors,I had...
• Re: What to do about brakes
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 19:47:28 -0700
  ...Warped rotors can cause the vibration, as can rear drums that are too thin/out of round. I haven't checked the rear drums...
• New parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:45:48 -0500
  ...rear brake drum, 80-91, Beck Arnley $22.00 each two left rear. brake shoes, 80-91, Raybestos set/ $12.00 two complete sets...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:55:01 EDT
  hey Guys I forgot one My old 51 standard bug had cable brakes and when you pulled the E brake it locked all four...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 18:40:42 -0600
  ...Brake Help Please!!!!! >As was mentioned in another reply, you probably need to go at the drum >with a hammer. Rust can form between...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 29 May 1998
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Sat, 30 May 1998 09:01:15 -0700
  ...rear brakes. Mine failed to work due to brake dust build-up. This causes the shoes to be too far from the drum it...
• Re: diagnosing by smell - maybe brake problem?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:19:09 -0700
  ...Plus if rear brake hardware falls off and gets between the drum and shoe, it would damage both. But..... You wrote that it's...
• Re: REAR WHEEL WOBBLE
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:28:41 -0700
  ...misshaped drums. This happened to me when I put on new drums from CIP. I was getting a rear wheel wobble and rear wheel...
• Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 27 May 2003 08:39:38 -0700
  ...rear brakes are out of adjustment. You might be lucky and can get by just by hand adjusting the shoes without pulling the drums...
• Rear Disc Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:03:49 -0500
  ...Is it possible to install rear disc brakes for 14� wheels? Can front disc brakes be retrofitted to replace the rear drums? I know...
• Re: A tool for removing the rear axel nut on a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:45:46 -0700
  ...THE REAR AXLE NUT TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKES!! > > > > That said, here is the reason. > > > > On the face of the brake drum there is...
• Rear brake drum/shoe replacement - bleed brakes? grrr
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:49:47 -0600
  Hi, I just replaced the rear drums and shoes on my 91 Westy.� � I tried to follow the Bently to measure the adjuster "preset...
• Returned - 1. Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jesse L Reynolds
  Thu, 8 Aug 1996 11:39:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I did a tune up yesterday, and I wanted to adjust the rear drum brakes on my 76. First, I noticed the rubber seals...
• Re: brakes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:19:19 -0400
  The rear brake shoes on my vanagon are only touching the drum on the top half of the shoe. This area is obvious as...
• Re: brake bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:39:04 -0400
  ...Then turn the rear drum by hand. I keep adjusting the rear brakes out until you can just start to hear/feel the brakes...
• Re: Rear brake questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:04:36 -0700
  ...rear brakes that way ~ ~! plus, if the drum is stuck on the flange.......it's easy to bang the flange out of the drum...
• Re: 91 syncro westy left rear wheel chirp at 50+ mph
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 20:14:19 -0500
  Warped brake drums could happen from over-torquing and incorrectly torquing your wheel lugs. Also, from leaving your hand brake engaged, but that would...
• Re: Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:43:34 -0400
  ...Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down? It is impossible for the rear shoes to ever wear evenly. The...
• Re: 86 Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 22:31:13 -0700
  ...And yes the brake light was on.But me and him were in another world I guess.After cooking supper on the drums, I...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Puller
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 18:08:55 -0400 (AST)
  > shows a special tool that looks like a gear puller to remove the rear > drums. Is there an easy & safe way to remove the...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don R. Preston, Jr.
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:02:10 -0700
  ...gonna replace the rear brake pads....... >> >> I can get the rear passenger-side wheel off, but I cannot get the drum off, >> no matter...
• Re: Brake dust indicator
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:18:58 -0700
  ...BenT sent from my drum brakes > On Aug 13, 2014, at 2:01 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET> wrote: > > My right rear wheel...
• FS: Rear wheel assembly parts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 11 May 2004 19:10:11 -0700
  ...Brake drums 5. Brake shoe hardware 6. Bolts holding axle assemble to rear trailing arm Make an offer; if acceptable it will be yours...
• Re: Brake Drum Removal, Alldata web site
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 14:52:51 -0800 (PST)
  On Fri, 17 Jan 1997 byron.peratoner@bangate1.TEK.COM wrote: > I have an 83 Westy, and I need to replace the rear brake...
• Rear Brakes 87 Van GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:39:28 -0400
  Can you remove the brake drums without pulling the hub? Techniques? Do you need the pulled to pull the hub ? Which do you use...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sat, 10 May 2003 17:14:17 -0600
  ...John Aircooled.Net Inc. > >The myth that one needs to remove the axle nut to do the rear brakes is one > >that's been...
• Re: 78 bus won't move -- brakes?
  Historical mailing list
  10 Jul 96 08:05:25 PDT
  ...Then it feels like they hit a stop, and the > engine stalls. > > I figure the rear brake shoes are rusted to the drums. Is...
• Re: Brakes Stuck.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:24:13 -0800
  ...brake, and not something hydraulic, two things come immediately to mind - draggy rusted cables that don't return, or shoes stock to rear drums...
• Re: Need advice on Brake issues and shifting issues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:52:38 -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: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 May 2016 16:32:01 -0700
  ...Never pry a drum off with a lever between the > backing plate and drum. Bad alignment, bad brake action, lost contact, > noise. > > Dennis > > > https...
• Re: Rear brake adjusters
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 06:22:06 -0700
  The Bus rear brakes also have a spring clip to hold the adjustment knob setting. Otherwise the adjustment could change on its own. Better...
• Re: My First Brake Job Questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 17:33:53 -0700
  ...to get going on my rear brake shoe replacement - and I ran > into questions regarding removing the drum. Can you briefly advise me on...
• adjust parking brake?
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 7 May 1998 11:09:17 -0700
  I've only done a rear brake job on my Vanagon once. But you know it's been so long ago that I forgot...