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• Re: '86 up brake improvent on vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:42:34 -0700
  ...They use the same pads and bolt to the same knuckles but take different rebuild kits and have slight differences in the pins that...
• Fw: Found performance brakes..
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:17:29 -0400
  ...I'd been wondering if any of the newer compound performance pads were available for the Vanagon. I assume that the HPs are pads...
• Re: wheel bearings (Baja)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:13:41 -0500
  ...OEM pads and very good replacements will usually have shims or pads with them. Otherwise some anti-squeal compound on the outer pad will...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:13:12 -0500
  ...I felt a considerable difference from new stock rotors and pads to new drilled rotors and pads when it comes to heavy braking with...
• Re: Vanagon mattress pad
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:51:10 EDT
  ...I'm getting old joints and need to lay down a mattress pad in the van when camping. The only thing I have been...
• What really is the diff unload vs loaded calipers
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:00:26 -0700
  So I have a right front caliper leaking dont have the big$$ for doing what i realy want I did the pads just 3mths...
• Re: Early vs. Late brake comparison / lower ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:14:33 -0500
  The later brakes also have a much improved pad life which is probably the main reason for the change. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Brake Pad Advice Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:07:08 -0400
  ...You have an organic pad which is the cheapest, and also the easiest on your rotor (low wear on rotor, higher wear on pads...
• Re: Photon driven Vanagon - The Answer
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 10:00:42 -0800
  ...So, when light strikes on the both sides of the paddles, light is bounced off the shinny side - so in the particle model of...
• Re: Dashboard Compatability
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:19:29 EST
  ...Are there any differences in dashboards as far as mounting and fitting through the model years? >> you just have to remove your padding at...
• Re: Front Brake Pads - How To?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:17:31 -0700
  ...Take a punch and a hammer and rap out the pin that holds the metal piece of sheet metal spring that holds the pads...
• Dealer service ripoff?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 22:50:35 EST
  > Were you having trouble with a pulsating brake pedal? Changing pads should > be $60 - $80 for parts and about 1/2 hour labor on...
• Re: front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:08:16 -0400
  I put VW pads on my '84 that I bought from the dealer. They came with all the hardware (pins & clips). They were $100...
• Tom sent you a private message on Tagged! :)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:12:07 -0500
  <div style="margin:0; padding: 10px 0 15px 0; text-align:center; width:539px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px;"><a...
• sleeping pads
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 00:30:17 -0800
  The Therma-Rest pads are certainly great for backpacking - you'll never sleep on one of those blue foam "boards" willingly again! I don...
• Re: Riddle me this... Honda Brake question NVC!
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 16 May 2007 17:47:29 -0700
  ...Paraphrasing from memory, I was told...... 'pads contained too much metal, therefore wearing rotors prematurely'. Can't recall exact details, (i.e. pad name...
• Re: Early vs. Late brake comparison / lower balljoints
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:30:35 -0500
  ...The old brakes needed pads and, ball joints were shot, and one wheel bearing was noisy. As for performance with late model brakes, pads...
• Re: Vanagon mattress pad
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:59:07 -0700
  ...Vanagon mattress pad > > I'm getting old joints and need to lay down a mattress pad in the van > when camping. The only thing...
• Door handles and pedal pads
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 9 Dec 2023 16:25:25 -0800
  ...Won’t wear out like the stock ones anyway! https://shufti.blog/2023/12/09/vanagon-brake-pedal-pads/ Cheers Alistair
• Westfalia use for mouse pads
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Mon, 09 Jun 1997 16:01:03 -0400
  > Now that I have a trackball, I found a good use for my old mouse > pad(s): > > Place on top of the stove grill...
• Re: Kayak Transport on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:21:21 -0500
  on 3/31/00 6:16 AM, Max/Joyce Wellhouse at maxjoyce@ipa.net wrote: > Mohawk and Carlisle make these cheap paddles and they...
• Favorite brake shoes/pads?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 07:20:09 -0600
  ...Any favorites for shoes/pads. I have stock 14" alloys, nothing fancy. How about rotors? tx, bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd...
• Re: gimmie some opinions
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Tue, 25 Oct 1994 20:05:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Walker wrote: > but it might also be that you got the wrong kind of pads. i tried some > after-market metallic pads on my...
• Re: Pads
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 14:06:31 EDT
  ...Barke pads of course. I'd rather squeal than grind. Rotors, of course. BenT to stop good
• Z-bed
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 19:53:30 -0500
  ...I bought a mattress pad from Z-products company that matched the seat/bed arrangement. The problem is that this leaves the mattress just...
• Re: Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:46:07 -0800
  On 3/20/10, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > Does someone have a good write-up on replacing the front brake pads in...
• Re: Squealing Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Daivd Janzen
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 22:29:43 EDT
  I had this problem on my 85 and replace rotors, calipers and all the hardware on them, and NAPA pads with anti squeal stuff...
• grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 21:38:42 EDT
  hey everyone, I am "performing" my first brake pad replacement, so excited. Anyway, I plan on replacing the pads with OE pads since I...
• Re: Reply to Ben: Re: Front brake noise of 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 10:24:55 -0600
  I replace my pads and shoes myself, using all the supplied "parts", especially the anti-squeak one's. Then, I drive up a big...
• Re: Vanagon seat padding wanted
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:21:52 -0500
  JC Whipme seems to have them --- http://www.jcwhitney.com/Padding/GP_2007070_N_111+200729927+600015756_10101.jcw at $25 per seat --- please...
• Re: Favorite brake shoes/pads?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 11:10:20 -0400
  ...Front pads- VW- $25 a set (does both sides) Front calipers (Girling/VW)- $60 each Rear shoes- Scandanavian- $35 a set Rear shoes- ATE...
• Volkswagen Syncro: We Could Use More 4×4 Vans
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL HOLMAN via Yahoo
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:28:27 +0000
  ...We Could Use More 4×4 Vans</a></div> <div style="margin-top:10px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;float:left;min-width...
• Re: Paddle van Pictures are now available
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 20:15:37 EDT
  ...Here I was looking for the riverboat queen with Wasserboxer powered paddles. Gee it looks just like my parts van. 'cept cleaner. BenT <A...
• Re: Dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:59:38 -0800
  ...Then heating from the dragging pad or pads causes more pressure to build up and cause pulling to one side, along with rapid pad...
• Re: Vanagon mattress pad
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 04:36:53 -0700
  ...John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:I'm getting old joints and need to lay down a mattress pad in the van when camping...
• Re-padding seats - anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 16:02:04 -0400
  ...They have good fabric, but the padding is shot. Hard on the fanny on long trips. Anyone here done this? Is it complicated and...
• Re: subject Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:54:28 -0800
  ...BTW you don't want the whole rear pad in memory foam. You need >> some support under it. Make the pad out of stiff...
• Re: Horsehair in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:18:24 -0400
  Yes, VW continued to use 'horse-hair' mixed into the padding on later-model VW's for that trademark German seat feeling. For the...
• Big Brake maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 31 May 2007 21:10:46 -0400
  ...Perfect timing to replace the pads. A relatively simple job, other than pushing in the brake caliper piston. I seem to remember this being...
• RE: did i buy bad brake pads??? help:)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 12:24:04 +0100 (MET)
  > Not to worry, the groove is not always there and $22 is OK depending on the > type of pad material. Wow! $22! I could...
• Re: Brake Squeal
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 18 Jan 2020 10:37:43 -0500
  ...For the early 2 piston calipers the fit of the pad the pad is > > captive in the caliper casting. As these calipers are old...
• You Can Buy Ferdinand ‘Butzi’ Porsche’s VW Pickup Truck
  Historical mailing list - Stephen via Yahoo!
  Mon, 23 May 2016 03:46:07 +0000
  <html> <head> <title>You Can Buy Ferdinand ‘Butzi’ Porsche’s VW Pickup Truck</title> </head> <body style="padding:0px;margin:0px;"> <table align="center...
• Re: where is the best buy for drums and rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:55:15 -0500
  ...Tim's advice on OEM brake pads. As many of you already know, there are lots of different formulations for brake pads be they...
• did i buy bad brake pads??? help:)
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 12:21:07 -0800 (PST)
  hello all, i bought some pads for my front disc breaks and i am a little suspicious that they may be used. can you...
• Need front hitch bike rack info
  Historical mailing list - Addison Leplatte
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:41:14 -0500
  Can any anyone help with info on adding a hitch to the front of PaddleVan so I can carry the bikes up there.. Mods...
• Re: Go Westy Big Brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:33:50 -0700
  It would be better if you included and explanation 'why' new pads have to be broken in. Can you spell 'green fade'? Come on...
• Re: Squealing brakes
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:56:17 -0700
  ...On domestic cars, I have always > used this red > > goop I call "gorilla snot" against the backs of the pads to prevent > > squealing (got...
• Re: Favorite brake shoes/pads?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:01:40 EDT
  interesting you ask...i just replaced both front and rear brakes to include rotors, pads, drums, shoes, cylinders, new fluid and hardware. i bought...
• Re: Brake Pads?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:50:49 +0100
  ...i've been out of the market for van pads for a while now. sudhir On 12/26/05, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com...
• Re: Need advice on Brake issues
  Historical mailing list - Edward
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:18:32 -0500
  Seems like a sticking caliper would have been a real problem when they put on the new, thicker rotors and pads. They would have...
• Re: Pad over engine & Fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 14:27:16 +0200
  Pad over engine, I did a mistranslation, OK. The deck lid from my '80 is steel and the lid from my fathers '89 2...
• Vanagon seat padding wanted
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:31:12 -0500
  I'd like to buy some good used or new seat pads for my Westy seat. I'm not going to swap the passenger...
• response-OK....Brakes and an 85 (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - nathan lebron
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 09:30:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The rear pads are worn. The mechanic suspected that I may need to have the shoes also replaced because it may be egg shaped...
• Re: Upper bunk foam
  Historical mailing list - B
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:20:24 -0700
  ...But B being "of a certain age", found the original padding was just too spartan to get any decent sleep. So we augmented it...
• Re: Can you replace an early dash with a late one?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:06:14 -0500
  ...and if anyones interested, i have several nice black late model padded dash pads from '95-'91 vanagons. chris
• Re: Squeaky Mintex brake pads anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Sat, 29 Jan 2005 00:26:31 -0500
  ...Seriously...the goo was spread on the back of the pads and the edge of the piston that makes contact with the inside pad...
• Re: Found performance brakes..
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:42:12 -0700
  ...I did use Pagid race pads with them and felt a difference from other vans with semi-metallic pads. No squeals or uneven wear...
• Re: Question about caliper, was Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:41:26 -0700
  ...The pad on that side looked almost new and the pad on > the inside had about 3/16"s of pad left. I'm...
• Re: bed liner
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:55:23 -0600
  ...I bought a Herculiner kit that comes with a gallon of liner (used 1/2), two roller pads, coarse pad,one roller and 2...
• Re: Brake Pads and Rotor Turning
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 14:08:22 -0500
  > While searching the archives I noticed that one person goes through four > sets of pads before turning his rotors. Should I skip turning my...