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Subject:Re: Vanagon Rear Brakes
From:Zoran Mladen
Date:Mon, 16 Apr 2001 09:00:53 -0600

If you are thumping, your drums are out of round or your rotors and warped.

Z

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Alofs [mailto:lalofs@ENTERACT.COM]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 8:54 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon Rear Brakes

Terry Kay wrote:

> Rich,
> What I should have said, was that prior to installing the new drums and
> rotors,I had them trued.
> They were almost 100% on the money.
>
> I am going to flip flop the drums tomorrow, and see if the problem
> switches sides.
>
> If not---oh well, back to the drawing board.
>
> It's the pulsation thing that has me scratching my head.
> If nothing is out of round, how come all the thump, thump, thump?
>
> Now it is a me or it kind of thing. :>)
>
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> Terry 85 GL

Wheel bearing?   CV joint?

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