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• Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:17:28 -0700
  ...The handbrake doesn't work very well. On my late model Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the tension build as you...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Aug 2003 - Special issue (#2003-795)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 10:19:55 -0600
  ...The > handbrake doesn't work very well. On my late model > Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the > tension build as you...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - Terrence Clark
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:49:31 -0400
  ...The handbrake doesn't work very well. On my late model Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the tension build as you...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Aug 2003 - Special issue (#2003-795)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:53:39 -0400
  ...The > > handbrake doesn't work very well. On my late model > > Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the > > tension build as you...
• Re: Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:02:06 -0400
  On Friday 24 October 2003 06:26 pm, Blake Thornton wrote: > Also, how do I adjust the handbrake? Do I just crawl underneath and...
• Re: Re: tiny push button, etc....)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:51:54 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Oh - the little button on the Handbrake activates the Brake Warning >Light when the Handbrake is in use - push the button (which happens when...
• Handbrake Elbow
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 12:44:36 EST
  I was wondering if anyone out there has a right elbow that hurts because of the handbrake on the floor. This is new to...
• Re: clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:17:10 -0500
  ...Are you using the 'handbrake method' for doing hill starts? It's a bit awkward in a Vanagon due to the low location of...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 May 2017 06:19:22 -0400
  Bottom of the handbrake lever inside the cabin. Yrs, d On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 5:48 AM, B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com...
• What does the green wire on my handbrake do?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 20 May 2002 23:24:08 -0400
  While I was snaking wire for my auxillary battery, I noticed there is a green wire attached to the rear of my handbrake that...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:56:54 -0400
  ...The handbrake doesn't work very well. On my late model Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the tension build as you...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:16:16 +1300
  If the rear handbrake is grabbing at less than one click than things are > seriously out of adjustment. > I can't get my front...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:25:06 -0500
  ...The > handbrake doesn't work very well. On my late model > Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the > tension build as you...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:42:39 -0800
  ...BTW, make sure you slacken off handbrake before you adjust shoes. Adjust handbrake after that.
• Real Cheap traction
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 02:15:58 -0400
  ...The key mod to make these go through the mudwas to change the handbrake to a 'fiddle handbrake' this mod can be done on...
• Handbrake Woes - Sorted :-)
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:25:06 -0000
  Hi All Thanks for all the suggestions relating to my lack of handbrake. I took the drums off and found that the auto-adjuster...
• slack in e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:10:40 -0800
  ...when the handbrake is off, the adjuster and the cables just dangle about an inch and a half lower than they would be with...
• Handbrake cables for 1967 Type II
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 22:34:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I have just been quoted $80 (Can) for each handbrake cable for my 1967 Deluxe. Can anyone tell me the name of a reasonable...
• Re: Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:52:38 EST
  ...Same deal with the handbrake - either your brake shoes are toast, or (more likely) your brake adjusters aren't adjusting. If you go back...
• V'gon Hand Brake Cable Q
  Historical mailing list
  20 Dec 96 05:45:28 PST
  ...I had to dismantle the handbrake lever in the parts bus to get to the pin at the end of the cable. As I...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:53:56 -0500
  LOL! John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com Andrew Grebneff wrote: > If the rear handbrake...
• Handbrake Woes
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 07:42:15 -0000
  ...Just replaced all of the handbrake components on the van, but seem unable to get the handbrake to work with any effectiveness (it only...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:37:12 -0700
  ...The > handbrake doesn't work very well. On my late model > Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the > tension build as you...
• Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 08:15:33 -0800
  ...Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake Late response, I know, but busy this weekend. If I recall correctly, adjusting the brake lever is like adding brake...
• Re: Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:14:38 -0400
  ...had this problem on my Van when I bought it. >Also, how do I adjust the handbrake? Do I just crawl underneath and >adjust...
• Re: What does the green wire on my handbrake do?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 21 May 2002 09:47:28 -0400
  ...there is a green wire attached to the rear of my handbrake > that goes nowhere. Any idea what it should be connected to? > > Thanks...
• Re: Handbrake cables for 1967 Type II
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 13:36:35 -0400
  ...if necessary... > >I have just been quoted $80 (Can) for each handbrake cable for my 1967 >Deluxe. Can anyone tell me the name of...
• Re: Eight nights in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:12:35 -0400
  ...Caused more stress and anxiety than anything else. > > I think this must have been handbrake related. The handbrake has lost > almost all it's...
• The Silver Socket Returns Again! (Was Re: tiny push button, etc....)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:32:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Oh - the little button on the Handbrake activates the Brake Warning Light when the Handbrake is in use - push the button (which happens when...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 1 May 2017 11:39:00 +0000
  ...Brake warning light on Bottom of the handbrake lever inside the cabin. Yrs, d On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 5:48 AM, B...
• Re: Re: tiny push button, etc....)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 18 Apr 97 11:05:21 EDT
  ...Oh - the little button on the Handbrake activates the Brake Warning > >Light when the Handbrake is in use - push the button (which happens when...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:43:52 -0700
  ...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? > If the rear handbrake is grabbing at less than one click than things are >> seriously out of adjustment. >> > > I...
• Re: Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 07:33:32 -0700
  ...Anti theft device maybe! --- :^) But IIRC, it would start with handbrake on. Funny. More electrical today. Then maybe tackle the cracked brake shoes (linings...
• Eight nights in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:46:26 -0700
  ...I think this must have been handbrake related. The handbrake has lost almost all it's grip. There is pressure when I pull it...
• Re: Low brake pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Apr 1997 12:45:50 -0400 (AST)
  ...put on the handbrake 2-3 clicks then tighten adjusters until the drums won't turn. Let off the hand brake and check for...
• Re: RandomBrakeLight
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:33:19 +0100
  Sounds like the switch on your handbrake lever for sure (But check the fluid too!) DaveP 87Syncro [text/html]
• Re: E-brake relocation
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:54:07 +1300
  ...If you want an underdash pull-out ("umbrella-type") handbrake lever, find a suitable item at a wrecker, make mounts to fit it under...
• Re: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:51:54 -0400
  ...If you pull up on the handbrake, at least one of your shoes on each side is now actually on the drum, and if...
• brakes question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Clarke
  Fri, 25 May 2007 08:35:39 +0100
  Hi Volks, Many thanks for the information and advice, I now have much more effective non queaky brakes and a handbrake that works. Paul...
• long term parking on hills
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:41:25 -0800
  ...I had thought that perhaps I could tighten the handbrake cable, but reading this makes me wonder if I need to check the rear...
• Re: master cylinder problem thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Feb 2015 20:06:03 -0500
  ...Pull up the handbrake and try again. If the pedal stays good with the handbrake set then the problem is the rear brakes mechanically...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - emergency brake no "catching/holding"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:12:33 +1300
  ...the US call it an "emergency" brake" It's for parking ie a parking brake, or if hand-operated (as is normal) a handbrake.
• Real Cheap traction
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 14:31:24 -0800
  > The mod is to have 2 handbrakes side by side. They can be grabbed > together as an emergency/parking brake. Sam, I vaguely remember...
• parking brake cable
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Thu, 30 May 2002 17:13:31 -0700
  do I have to drop the fuel tank to replace the front cable that goes to the handbrake? Shaggy ===== Shaggy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: Hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Knight
  Fri, 18 Nov 1994 20:05:57 +1100 (EST)
  ...I have had the car for four years and never had a decent handbrake, now it is excellent. This info probably isn't relevant...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 1 May 2017 21:25:44 +0000
  ...Brake warning light on Bottom of the handbrake lever inside the cabin. Yrs, d On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 5:48 AM, B...
• Rear Brake Adjustment Reminder
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 21:40:25 -0800
  ...usual symptom of soft brake pedal (which firmed up considerably if handbrake applied). I jacked up the rear of the van and supported it...
• Brake warning light flickering
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:12:26 -0800
  ...I did leave the handbrake on once or twice, could that have messed something up. How do I troubleshoot this? � -David (1987 Wolfsburg 2...
• Re: E-brake relocation
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:26:13 -0700
  ...If you want an underdash pull-out ("umbrella-type") handbrake lever, find a suitable item at a wrecker, make mounts to fit it under...
• help-corroded handbrake rod and nut
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 23 May 1997 08:56:02 +0000
  I need to adjust the handbrake on my '87 Vanagon and the adjustment locking nut is badly corroded to the connecting rod. The problem...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:27:48 +1200
  ...I guess a lot of volk believe using the handbrake will act as a sort of sea-anchor. But instead of creating drag on...
• Re: Bus Hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:40:21 -0400 (EDT)
  On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, Jens Dominik Muller wrote: > And, release the handbrake. Jens. A very good idea, I don't know how long...
• Re: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:49:54 -0700
  ...Didn't say it well. �If you pull up on the handbrake, at least one of your > shoes on each side is now actually...
• Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:32:09 -0700
  ...With engine running, key turned to "off", I pull the handbrake up and engine stops! Did this 3 times exactly the same way. Seems...
• manually adjust rear brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 29 May 1997 14:27:03 +0000
  Bentley says to adjust rear brakes before adjusting the handbrake nut. Do '87 Vanagon rear brakes self adjust (e.g. back up and apply...
• Re: Eight nights in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:53:55 -1000
  ...Caused more stress and anxiety than anything else. > > I think this must have been handbrake related. The handbrake has lost > almost all it's...
• Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:33:41 -0700
  ...Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake Hmmmmm. I hope I didn't screw up my master cylinder, but I guess I can just replace it. I...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:44:49 +0200
  ...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? > > >> If the rear handbrake is grabbing at less than one click than things are >>> >>> seriously out of adjustment. >>> >> >> I...
• Re: Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:09:37 -0700
  er I mean "solving this problem kills two birds". Neil. On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:07 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com...
• Re: Foot actuated parking brake
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 09:20:43 -0700
  ...59 AM, Florian Speier wrote: > How do you want to do handbrake turns with a foot actuated brake? > Seems like a major loss to...