Make sure that you aren't worn down on your pads - there is usually a
"scraper" that will touch down before the backing gets "eaten".  This is
supposed to act as a warning; so if your noise is a "scraping" sort of a
noise, you probably want to pull the wheels and carefully inspect you pads,
inside and out.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus"
Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Giroux" <eric.giroux@nrc.ca>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 11:28 AM
Subject: noisy front brakes

Front brake are noisy as hell (I assume hell is very noisy).  A sort of
strident noise, and it seems to be getting worse and worse, only when I
apply the brakes, of course.

I seem to recall this is a problem with a small part in the system?  A
springs perhaps?  My memory is fading, this is from a conversation with a
friend 10 years ago...

Advice appreciated.

�ric