Did you clean everything with aerosol brake parts
cleaner before you put it back together?  The
drums/rotors are shipped with a very light oil coating
to prevent rusting while sitting in the warehouse.  If
you don't clean it off you may have brake slippage and
squealing.

Mark

----- Original Message -----
> From: MLind <mdlind@rica.net>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 9:11 AM
> Subject: Brakes still a squealin
>
>
> > Hi all. I finally got around to replacing the rear
> brake pads on my 1981
> westy.
> > The PO has just had them done at some brake place
> and they were squealing
> quite
> > badly. I got new shoes (pads?) a new spring kit,
> new drums, etc from the
> BD.
> > Heck, while I was at it I stuck in new wheel
> bearings. They still squeal,
> but
> > not as bad. What to do now?  The squeal is limited
> to right as I am
> stopping,
> > from 15 mph and below, and seems worse if I am
> applying more pressure
> (i.e.
> > downhill). Is this thing just doomed to squeal? Is
> there something I
> missed?
> >
> > TIA
> > Myron Lind
> > 81 Westy
> >

=====
Mark
Just because you have an opinion, doesn't mean that anyone wants to hear it

87 Westfalia Gl
84 Scirocco 8v
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