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Re: clutch smell
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:17:10 -0500
...Depress the button on the handbrake lever and pull it upwards to hold the vehicle from rolling back as you move your foot from...
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...
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...
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: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:37:12 -0700
...When this happens the brake won't hold the vehicle no matter how hard the handbrake lever is pulled. This is a common problem...
Re: Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:14:38 -0400
...The nut in the middle of the junction between the hand lever and the two brake cables is the adjuster. Before you crank it...
Re: Spongy Brakes + adjusting handbrake
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:52:38 EST
...If I recall correctly, adjusting the brake lever is like adding brake fluid -- it means something else is wrong. Don't do it. If...
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: 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...
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...
need locate brake part for 69
Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
Tue, 13 Jun 95 17:21:08 EDT
...I need the handbrake levers for my 69 bus, you know, that lever that attaches to your rear brakshoe and your handbrake cable attaches...
Re: E-brake relocation
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:35:44 -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...
Go Westy products
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:09:11 +1000
...If the console is specifically shaped to house the handbrake lever on the left hand side (for LHD) then it is no good for...
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: E-brake relocation
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 6 Oct 2005 15:07:55 -0500
...If you want an underdash pull-out > ("umbrella-type") handbrake lever, find a suitable item at a wrecker, > make mounts to fit it under...
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...
Handbrake Woes - Sorted :-)
Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 10:25:06 -0000
...relating to my lack of handbrake. I took the drums off and found that the auto-adjuster levers on the brake shoes were getting...
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
...Used a little brake adjusting lever (had to grind down the end to get it through the access hole), but still had to take...
Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 2 Sep 2022 14:06:10 +0000
...The only way to properly adjust the handbrake is for the drums to be removed so you can see the lever position against the...
Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Reminder
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 08:41:35 -0800
did you first loosen the emergency brake cables (not just the lever)? I seem to recall that as the first step in tightening Bug...
Rear brakes resend due to reply getting blocked.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:51:47 +0000
...Now install the handbrake cable and adjust so that the lever almost touches the adjusting rod. It is important that when the handbrake is...
Re: Rear brakes resend due to reply getting blocked.
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 13:41:18 -0600
...Now install the handbrake cable and adjust so that the lever almost touches the adjusting rod. It is important that when the handbrake is...
Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 2 Sep 2022 12:33:25 -0400
...The only way to properly adjust the handbrake is for the drums to be removed so you can see the lever position against the...
Re: Eight nights in the vanagon
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:12:35 -0400
...It could be the adjusters or handbrake lever. Yes, I left it up too. :-) Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia 15 wrz 2015 o godz...
Re: master cylinder problem thoughts?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 20:06:03 -0500
...properly set? The handbrake can only be adjusted with the drums removed so you can check the gap between the lever and adjusting rod...
Re: Flashlight holder source
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:41:42 -0400
...Just btw the light fits pretty well btw the handbrake lever and driver's seat, facing aft. Easy to get to, too. At 12...
for sale: rare vanagon 2 person bench front seat
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 06:33:26 EDT
...does not interfere with handbrake lever or shifter. put this in and your honey can scoot over and sit right next to you while...
Re: 85 Vanagon - emergency brake no "catching/holding"
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:34:40 +1300
...At least a pull-up lever as in most Japanese cars and T3s can be easily modulated. Um... hydraulic brakes are mechanical to... as...
Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part II
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:54 -0500
...vlve, set meter to mA scale. ___ Engine idling, with handbrake firmly engaged, place gearshift lever in drive. While observing multi-meter: Milliamp reading should...
Re: Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:49:12 -0700
...brake lever) I guesstimated that the engine was being shut off as the light (actually the switch at base of handbrake lever being closed...
Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 2 Sep 2022 15:46:50 +0000
...were set up for 4 clicks of handbrake, and that later Vanagons were designed with a lever that provided 8 clicks? Finer resolution? Your...
RE: Seat Adjustment Control Q's
Historical mailing list - IR Student
Fri, 20 Jun 97 10:21:00 PDT
On my 83.5 Westy "Toaster", tilt and slide levers are on the right hand side on both of my front captain's chairs...
Re: Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:53:29 -0700
...brake lever) I guesstimated that > the engine was being shut off as the light (actually the switch at > base of handbrake lever being closed...
Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:14:07 +1200
...handbrake lever assembly steering-column/master-cylinder bracketry -anything else? I can probably get the parts from an SVXVanagon owner in Australia, who has...
Re: Go Westy products
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:58:44 -0700
...room > either side? > Obviously there needs to be clearance for the handbrake lever and since > my van is right hand drive, I am curious...
Re: Parking brake cable stretch
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:29:18 -0800
...Just replace the parking brake lever and cover with one from a 86 and newer Vanagon. These have a longer handle for more leverage...
Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 13 May 2016 16:20:24 -0400
...how to set the handbrake cable adjustment. As for direction on the drum side you turn the adjuster up. Lever through the backing plate...
Re: Rear brake self adjusting
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:51:03 -0700
...the handbrake, don’t try by feel. Pull the drums and just take up the slack to the levers. If the lever holds any...
Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 2 Sep 2022 17:01:00 +0000
...Is it possible that pre-85 Vanagons were set up for 4 clicks of handbrake, and that later Vanagons were designed with a lever...
Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:22:09 -0400
...the D/S seat bottom, possibly to protect it from the handbrake lever when rotating the seat (I never rotate the driver's seat...
Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Reminder
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:23:14 -0800
...Fri, 9 Nov 2001 08:41:35 -0800 > > > >did you first loosen the emergency brake cables (not just the lever)? I > >seem to recall...
Re: Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:00:06 -0400
...pedal cluster > wiper assembly complete (minus motor?) > > Would I need these: > handbrake lever assembly > steering-column/master-cylinder bracketry > -anything else? > > I can probably...
WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:08:41 -0700
...the D/S seat bottom, possibly to protect it from the handbrake lever when rotating the seat (I never rotate the driver's seat...
Re: Cupholders mount where?
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:25:41 -0400
...On our 87 Wolfsburg, the factory-standard front cupholders are on the inside wall of the passenger's seatbox (opposite the handbrake lever). This...
Re: Brake bleeding problems-repeat from brake spacers.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:28:39 -0400
...The handbrake cable needs to be properly adjusted. This cannot be >> done with the drum in place. You need to see the lever. >> >> After...
Re: Flashlight holder source
Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:31:26 -0700
...Just btw the light fits pretty well btw the handbrake lever and driver's seat, facing aft. Easy to get to, too. At 12...
Re: '91 Vanagon Brake Shoe Question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:39:06 -0500
...Proper adjustment confirmed by handbrake lever needing 4 clicks to drag and 8 clicks to really set brake. Yes on Westys driver's seat...
Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:38:00 -0400
...the >> D/S seat bottom, possibly to protect it from the handbrake lever when >> rotating the seat (I never rotate the driver's seat...
Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Reminder
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:39:45 -0700
...Fri, 9 Nov 2001 08:41:35 -0800 <BR>> <BR>>did you first loosen the emergency brake cables (not just the lever...
Re: 85 Vanagon - emergency brake no "catching/holding"
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:53:26 -0400
...At least a pull-up lever as in > most Japanese cars and T3s can be easily modulated. > > > Um... hydraulic brakes are mechanical to... as...
Re: master brake light misbehaving
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:02:05 -0400
Check the brake fluid level! Or check the switch under the handbrake lever. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: second newby question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:04:11 -0400
...The handbrake lever is the "must-replace" that I can think of*; the '85-up are much easier and more effective. If it's...
Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 22:10:42 -0400
...The handbrake lever basically uses a door light switch and when lifted the switch completes a path to ground. > > I don’t know how...
Re: Parking brake adjustment, '82
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 5 May 2008 13:57:17 -0400
...After the cables are checked out, you need to check the levers on the brake shoes. They need to swing freely and everything needs...
Re: Anyone converted RHD to LHD or vice-versa?
Historical mailing list - BenT
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 02:09:46 -0700
...pedal cluster > wiper assembly complete (minus motor?) > > Would I need these: > handbrake lever assembly > steering-column/master-cylinder bracketry > -anything else? > > I can probably...
Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:33:06 -0400
...the D/S seat bottom, possibly to protect it from the >>> handbrake lever when rotating the seat (I never rotate the driver's >>> seat...
Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - James Henry
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:38:54 -0400
...the D/S seat bottom, possibly to protect it from the handbrake lever when rotating the seat (I never rotate the driver's seat...
Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:03:57 -0400
...the D/S seat bottom, possibly to protect it from the >>>> handbrake lever when rotating the seat (I never rotate the driver's >>>> seat...