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• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 18:24:09 -0700
  ...What cars is this on? I helped my neighbor do the brakes on his Lexus, and the rear discs had drums AS THEIR CENTER...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:30:13 +0000
  ...Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions? > > Hi, > > During the engine/transmission swap on my 87 Westy, I figured I'd re-do the > rear brakes...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:54:23 -0700
  ...Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions? > > Hi, > > During the engine/transmission swap on my 87 Westy, I figured I'd re-do > the > rear brakes...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:43:57 -0700
  ...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? > Here Scott we will make it easy on you > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_187/brake...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:09:53 -0400
  ...drums on the rear and replaced the shoes>"' > > Care to elaborate on that ? > I am not aware of any 'heavy duty' rear brake drums...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:27:09 -0700
  ...I have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly >> assembled. >> 9. The drum brake positioning bolts are installed. >> 10. The drum...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:35:51 -0400
  ...Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions? Hi, During the engine/transmission swap on my 87 Westy, I figured I'd re-do the rear brakes...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:14:28 -0500
  ...I have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly > assembled. > 9. The drum brake positioning bolts are installed. > 10. The drum...
• Re: Brake proportioning valve (BPV) or pressure regulator question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:39:54 EST
  ...Now step on the brakes a few times. Turn the drum. Do you hear any dragging of the rear break shoes? If not remove...
• Re: Frustrated with removal of Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:45:29 -0700
  >After seeing the discussion about removal of the brake drums last week >I decided to try and replace my rear brakes. But I can...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:59:51 -0400
  ...Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions? > > Hi, > > During the engine/transmission swap on my 87 Westy, I figured I'd re-do > the > rear brakes...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:46:03 -0700
  ...drums on the rear and replaced the shoes>"' Care to elaborate on that ? I am not aware of any 'heavy duty' rear brake drums...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 3 May 2009 00:11:58 -0400
  ...The optimum ratio is normally 70/ 30 front-to-rear braking power. The bottom line is that our 'hokey' rear drum brakes are plenty...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:39:41 -0700
  ...drums on the rear and replaced the shoes>"' > > Care to elaborate on that ? > I am not aware of any 'heavy duty' rear brake drums...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:58:49 -0700
  ...drums on the rear and replaced the shoes>"' Care to elaborate on that ? I am not aware of any 'heavy duty' rear brake drums...
• Subject: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 6 May 2003 14:18:06 -0600
  Mike If you just want to remove the brake drum and the shoes, springs etc. inside the drum you do not have to remove...
• Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:36:28 -0700
  ...None of the 4 brake cylinders leakI have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly assembled.The drum brake positioning bolts...
• Hot crossed drums
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 26 May 1998 15:05:21 -0400
  On my 1981 Vanagon, I recently installed new rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders right and left and turned the left rear drum. These...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:17:02 -0400
  ...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? > > > Here Scott we will make it easy on you >> >> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_187/brake...
• Sami's rear wheel klunking
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 19:48:55 -0700
  ...Sounds to me like the klunk is a product of the rear brakes (drums, yes?). Whether drum or disc, the rear wheel bolts/studs...
• Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:28:43 -0700
  ...Rear Brakes You may find that all you need is to adjust the rear brake shoes. Driving with the parking brake on would have...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 09:48:15 -0700
  ...Rear drums are made out of relatively soft metal and can be bent using hammer resulting in "pulsing" brake pedal actuation. If drum is...
• Frustrated with removal of Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Paul B.
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 13:20:03 -0800
  Hi everyone, After seeing the discussion about removal of the brake drums last week I decided to try and replace my rear brakes. But...
• Re: drum brakes
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 21:45:25 -0700
  ...cost difference between disk and drum? > > If you haven't already guessed I just finished redoing the rear brakes on my > van. I'm...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 May 2016 06:47:58 -0700
  ...Brembos on the rear and 12" NASCAR racing slick tires, you wouldn't stop much shorter than with stock drum brakes..... I've just...
• Re: drum brake woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:26:56 -0400
  ...drum brake woes Volks: I've replaced my brake lines and installed new drums, shoes, cylinders, and hardware on my rear brakes. The hydraulic...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:24:08 -0400
  My old Mercedes that had rear drum brakes had three evenly space threaded holes in the face of the drum. You could thread bolts...
• Re: Rear Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
  Thu, 7 May 1998 11:08:57 -0700
  ...Rear Drum removal > > I'm having a heck of a time removing the brake drum from my '85 > GL. Lug nuts off, drum bolts...
• drum brake woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:45:25 -0400
  ...I've replaced my brake lines and installed new drums, shoes, cylinders, and hardware on my rear brakes. The hydraulic system is bled and...
• Adjusting Rear Brakes - any tips?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 08:37:17 -0700
  ...Adjusting Rear Brakes - any tips? Hi, I was told that I have to adjust my rear brakes. I pulled off the drums and moved...
• Re: Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Sat, 4 Feb 1995 14:36:23 +0000
  Tom Ervolina said: > I can't get either of the rear brake drums off. I've ordered the Bentley > book but haven't received...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:06:55 -0500
  ...how to get rear brake drums off? >In a message dated 6/4/01 12:35:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, afox@USGS.GOV...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:12:40 -0700
  ...Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions? > My old Mercedes that had rear drum brakes had three evenly space > threaded holes in the face of the...
• drum brakes
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:29:22 -0700
  ...cost difference between disk and drum? If you haven't already guessed I just finished redoing the rear brakes on my van. I'm...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 10:54:13 -0700
  ...vanagon parking brake in theory applies braking to both rears. Mis- > adjustment of brakes may mean one drum gets more brake pressure than > the...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:10:14 EDT
  ...trying to replace my rear brake shoes and i see that bentley shows > using a puller to get the drums off. When you replaced...
• Help Please-Rear End Noise! (Addendum)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 15:43:38 -0700
  ...Just finished installing new rear brakes - shoes, drums, hardware, wheel cylinders - and now I have a definite "clunk" in the left rear, one clunk...
• Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 6 May 2003 12:33:57 -0700
  ...Rear Brakes Does anybody have any tips on removing the big nut on the rear axle of a Vanagon? I'm trying to replace...
• Re: drum brakes
  Historical mailing list - Heath Vogt
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 07:57:34 EDT
  ...cost difference between disk and drum? If you haven't already guessed I just finished redoing the rear brakes on my van. I'm...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:12:00 -0700
  ...I have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly > assembled. > 9. The drum brake positioning bolts are installed. > 10. The drum...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:52:05 -0600
  ...rear brakes. So, Alex and I removed the retaining bolts on the rear drums, but they appear to be "frozen" on to the rear...
• 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...
• Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:42:26 -0700
  ...I have checked that all the rear brake shoe linkage is properly assembled. 9. The drum brake positioning bolts are installed. 10. The drum...
• 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: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:26:21 -0400
  ...more with worn out drums. Check the archives. I have written about the proper set up of the rear brakes a number of times...
• Rear Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:27:11 -0700
  David - Many thanks for the tips on rear brake service. I find my rear drums pretty solidly frozen to the hubs... is there a...
• Re: Brake Fade-wheel cylinder pull back!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:46:48 -0700
  ...the drums, and the quality of the shoe material , and the drum surface. .. all that is about 'slow down force' and rear brake temps...
• Re: Need advice on Brake issues
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:40:31 -0800
  ...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: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 19:05:22 -0800
  ...Each wheel has one disk brake for normal driving/braking, and one minature drum brake, about 1/3 the size of the vanagon rear...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:53:42 -0400
  ...rear brakes. So, Alex and I removed the retaining bolts on > the rear drums, but they appear to be "frozen" on to the rear...
• Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 19:44:08 -0400
  ...Miguel > I'm trying to replace my rear brake shoes and i see that bentley shows > using a puller to get the drums off...
• Re: are rear brakes self adjusting?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:34:24 -0800
  ...Dan Robert Zezoff wrote: > Are the rear drum brakes on my 82 Westy self adjusting??
• Rear Brake Drum Puller
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Dec 96 08:54:16 -0800
  ...Text_1 Hi All, Well, my '85 Westy is making some strange metallic squealing noises out of the rear brakes when they are cold...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:04:31 -0700
  ...The found the brake pedal low, so inspected, bled brake cylinders, removed rear drums and inspected, cleaned adjusters, checked the hardware, adjusted and tested...
• bleeding brakes
  Historical mailing list - marty
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 19:59:54 -0400
  Hi List!! I have a dumb question, is it ok to bleed the rear brakes with the wheels off (drums on)? Also the Bentley...
• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well? - Non VW content
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 20:12:34 -0800
  ...What cars is this on? I helped my neighbor do the brakes >>on his Lexus, and the rear discs had drums AS THEIR CENTER...
• Re: Freeing Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 18:03:23 -0500
  ...Freeing Rear Brakes Reach around behind the wheel to the rear of the drum (opposite of where you put the tires :-). There is a...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:06:40 -0400
  How did you get the rear drums off? First time I pulled the drums on my van they were rusted to the hub so...
• Re: Rear brake shoe replacment= crappy pedal now
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:26:44 -0400
  Don, As you have probably learned the hard way, the rear brakes on the Vanagon have a major impact on pedal feel. In other...
• Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:22:53 +0000
  ...rear brakes. So, Alex and I removed the retaining bolts on the rear drums, but they appear to be "frozen" on to the rear...