Did you check your drums to make sure they were within specifications
for thickness?

Todd
'88 Westy

Mark G wrote:

>I spent the better part of today replacing the rear shoes and wheel cylinders
>on my '87 Westy. I was told by a local mechanic that they could not adjust
>the handbrake because the rear brakes were shot and needed replacement, and
>that the wheel cylinders were leaking.  Luckily I chose to do the work
>myself. The cyliders were not leaking, although the dust boots were funky and
>the seals looked pretty shot, so it would have been time to replace soon
>anyway.  The shoes still had about 1/8 in of material, so they weren't as bad
>as I thought either, but, again, they would need replacing soon.
>
>Anyway, when I put everything back together and bled the brakes, they worked
>fine, although the pedal feels soft.    However, even after adjusting the e-brake per Haynes, the e-brake does
>not engage at all. If the van's in neutral and I'm on an incline, and I pull
>the handbrake, nothing-the van will keep rolling.  (And forget about keeping
>the van still if in gear-it will simply start rolling.  I'm about out of
>threads on the adjuster, so any suggestions? I'm out of ideas.  Thanks. -Mark
>
>Mark G.
>'87 Westy
>'00 Passat
>
>
>Mark G.
>1987 Vanagon Westfalia (to go slow)
>2000 Passat 1.8T 5SPD(to go fast)
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