

| Subject: | Re: Vanagon Rear Brakes |
| From: | Robert Tippey |
| Date: | Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:35:54 EDT |
In a message dated 4/15/01 1:59:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET writes:
>
> The van when driven when the brakes are cold are OK.
> But get them warmed up a little and the right rear of the van sounds
> like the wheel wants to blow off.( Thump, Thump, Thump) and I can feel
> the high spot (or low) especially just prior to coming to a dead stop.
>
> And I did, prior to installing the rotors and drums have the turned to
> make sure they were round.
>
>
Have you checked the wheels for "trueness"? I remember the old volks having
this problem becase the drums were thin enough to be pulled out of shape by
a bent wheel.
ROB
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